SHOPPING MALL SCRAPS ITS SANTA-ON-AN-ICEBERG DISPLAY

A Long Island mall has reversed course on its politically correct interpretation of Christmas, and will return Santa Claus to a traditional holiday setting. The Roosevelt Field Mall’s Santa holiday village was going to be done this year in a style that made Santa appear as if he were sitting on a glacier. After the media created faux outrage about it over the weekend, the mall says it will now put Santa in a more traditional setting, complete with a Christmas tree and sleigh. David Contis, president of mall-owner Simon Property Group, said in a statement Monday the “experiment” sought to deliver a “modern interactive experience for the family. But after listening to customer feedback, we immediately decided to remove and replace them with traditional décor, including Christmas trees, and hope our customers will join us in celebrating the Christmas season.”
* Like Santa on the iceberg, he got cold feet.
* The iceberg idea went down faster than the Titanic.
* The last straw was the hungry stranded polar bear in the background.
* And nobody much liked all the floating bodies of drowned elves.
* David Contis of the Simon Property Group has himself been placed on an iceberg and pushed out to sea.
* As a nod to the iceberg, Santa will keep a glass of bourbon on the rocks with him.
* Yes, we wouldn’t want to tamper with the traditional religious role of Santa Claus – whatever that is.
* I see him as the God of Toys.
* Wow, we’re only in early November and the trouble is already starting.
* Notice how the idea became an “experiment” when all hell broke loose?