Frequent reader and commenter Lisa shared this via Google Reader. It's NORAD's explanation of how poor (or no) copy editing resulted in one of the more adorable technology-based holiday traditions.From the site:
The tradition began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement for children to call Santa misprinted the telephone number. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief's operations "hotline." The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.Awwwwww.
I have some Grinchier thoughts on the subject, too, but I don't want to be That Guy. However, if any of you do, in the comments, I will be there to back you up.
And now that I've made that invitation, those of you who want your holiday cuteness untempered should probably not read the comments.
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Whoa! I haven't checked in for a few days and it looks grim up there in Graniteland. I hope your folks are ok and everyone gets power and plowing.
As for the theme of the blog post, this might be a good time to mention a friend's website: Julie's Tacky Treasures. I nominate it for inclusion in your honor roll of interesting links. She's a serious (?!) collector of tack and is currently featuring holiday items, such as a rubber-duckie nativity scene.
http://www.tackytreasures.com/tackyhtml/seasonal-xmas.html
Enjoy!
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