Rare brilliance

Eloise's 8-year-old is becoming suspicious of this whole Santa Claus scam, even going so far as to demand of the babysitter how it is that all these items, putatively sourced from the North Pole, nonetheless bear Target tags.

It's simple, explained the sitter, wise beyond her years: that's so if you get an identical item from someone else, you can return Santa's gift to the store.

I tell you, it's this sort of ingenuity that guarantees the Claus operation's continued market dominance.

Posted at 9:01 AM to Entirely Too Cool