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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-12-21, Page 27414. The faces of Christmas MICHAEL BURROUGHS Michael said he wants "lots of things" for Christmas but specified a rifle and bullets for himself and a stove for his sister. He said he also wants a Star Wars game and the Star Wars gun with the bullets. He said he planned to use the Star Wars gun .to "shoot his sister cause she's kind of stupid". He said he wasn't going to hurt her because the bullets were only plastic and would do no real harm. He didn't say why his sister was stupid saying that she "does stupid things to me". JOHN WATSON John said he wanted a plane, a car, a Max Machine and a smash up derby for Christmas. He said he felt maybe that was a little much for Santa to bring him so he figured Santa could leave out the smash up derby and his dad would get that for him. John didn't see any problem getting what he wanted for Christmas because as he said he "never did anything all year". KAREN McCALLUM Karen said she wanted a record player for Christmas and that was all. She said she saw Santa at the parade in Goderich and went to see him after to sit on his knee. She said Santa "scared" her but that she liked him. She said she wasn't sure if Santa was going to bring her the record player because all he said was "Ho Ho Ho". She didn't say whether or not she had been a good girl all year but did point out that she never got yelled at. TARA PLACE Tara said she wants a walking doll for Christmas, one of the ones that walks away from you and then turns around and walks back, She said she also wants a cooking set so she could bake "cakes and pies and be like mommy". She also wouldn't mind a couple of Christmas books. Tara said she hadn't seen Santa so far but planned to look for him Christmas night. She added that she tries hard to be a good girl but that "sometimes she is bad". She qualified that however by adding that most of the time she is good. COREY ADAMS Corey said he wanted a Mr. Mouth for Christmas and some Christmas books "because it's Christmas". He said he told Santa Claus that when he saw him in the parade and in the "drunk place, you know the Legion". Corey said Santa told him to be good adding "I think he said he'll see me on Christmas". The five year old said he couldn't see that being good was a problem because as he put it "I was never bad once all year because I want some presents". BRIGID BEDARD Brigid said -she wanted a "Baby Dis and Dat and I think that's it". She said she saw Santa to tell him that but she didn't know what Santa said. She added that she peeked downstairs Christmas eve and saw Santa putting the presents under the family Christmas tree. She said she had been a good girl most of the year but said that "one bad thing she had donw was run through the house". 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