Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for December 23, 1995

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a holly, jolly CHRISTMAS!...with MOE MENTUM, SUBSTITUTE SANTA! elf: What happened? You were in that house forever! Moe: A little girl saw me. She wanted to know where my white beard was, why I wasn't fat and jolly like Santa, etc..etc...So I decided to be honest! I told her that I wasn't Santa, that I was just PLAYING Santa...and that the REAL Santa was, in fact, seriously ill!! elf: Nice move. Moe: There were a few tears, but she'll get over it!