| Note: This is a joke about the often paradoxical | | | | Apparently, Chinese toy spies dressed as indigenous |
| facade of free trade. | | | | polar bears have been snooping around the factory |
| This global economic recession has hurt almost every | | | | stealing many of their new designs for the 2009 |
| manufacturing company in the United States. | | | | Christmas season. In fact, they caught one of them |
| Unfortunately, it has also hurt the factories that | | | | with a digital camera snooping around the R & D |
| make toys for Christmas at the North Pole. Santa | | | | department behind factory five where they are |
| Claus Inc. is nearly bankrupt and it appears that | | | | working on all the 2010 toys for next year's |
| increased health care costs, the economic recession, | | | | Christmas. |
| and the Chinese patent and copyright infringements | | | | In a recent congressional committee meeting with |
| on their toys have taken their toll. | | | | other US manufacturers, Chris Cringle VII was |
| The CEO and Chairman of Santa Claus Inc., Chris | | | | ridiculed for flying to Washington DC on his Private |
| Cringle VII told investors on a conference call that | | | | Corporate Sleigh, and so he promised during the next |
| the company was restructuring its costs, and going | | | | visit to drive all the way from the North Pole in a |
| to Six Sigma Manufacturing Methods to increase its | | | | Toyota Prius. Also in his testimony, he indicated that |
| efficiency. He also told Wall Street that although they | | | | he would not be giving the elves any Christmas |
| will not make their numbers in the fourth quarter of | | | | bonuses or Starbucks Gift Cards this year, even |
| 2009, they are hoping that the Chinese will begin to | | | | though they were working over 20 hours a day |
| honor the Santa patents, and copyrights especially | | | | trying to get toys ready for all the Senator's spoiled |
| for their video games, DVD movies, and children's | | | | children. |
| books. | | | | |