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To: Lost1 who wrote (5163)	12/4/2001 1:33:27 PM
From: Original Mad Dog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14610

I was still trying to figger out Gloop's post and how a great flood could be on firm ground. Now I've got to measure my debts in karma units? Arrrggggghhhhh! <g> Time for lunch, and then a good long nap.

To: Lost1 who wrote (5163)	12/4/2001 6:27:31 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14610

Talk about Karma...this guy is in for some serious chit... :) (BTW, what kind of sick kids are trying to see Santa in his underwear...) Santa Accused of Slapping Child</h2>PFUNGSTADT, Germany (Reuters) - A German Santa Claus cameunder investigation on Monday for slapping a boy and lockinghim in a broom cupboard, police said.The man apparently lost his patience when he was taunted bya group of children who wanted to see what he was wearing underhis red Santa Claus outfit, police said.A nine-year-old boy accused him of slapping his face andlocking him in an unlit broom cupboard in the town hall ofPfungstadt in western Germany for a number of minutes.``He vehemently denies having done that,'' a police spokesmansaid.The child's parents filed a legal complaint against theman, aged about 55. Police said they did not plan to detainhim. He had been working in a Christmas market. It is unclearwhether he would be allowed to continue handing out presents