Besides, Ol' 'Nezer, Babe -- If Mudcatters really wanted to buy into the corporate culture, we each of us could just pop down to the local outlet store and grab some mass-produced, useless, kitch off the shelves. If we did that, we could get away with postponing our SS threads until late October...

But, seeing as many Santas (myself included) have often made all or part of the gift for their Santees, we need to allow more time, not less.