Rescuing Santa

When we introduced a Freedom of Information in the UK (a watered down version of the US model), who knew what it would throw up, well a list of the strangest request for information in 2011 has thrown up at least one request to Cheltenham Borough Council for them to explain:

• What preparations has the council made for an emergency landing of Santa's sleigh this Christmas? 
• Who would be responsible for rescuing Santa? 
• Who would be responsible for rounding up the reindeer, and 
• Who would have to tidy the crash site? 

With reports that in the US dozens of US congressmen have pledged to protect Christmas from attempts to undermine it, especially the the nativity scenes, maybe this isn't as daft a question as it may seem.

Cheltenham Borough Council - Plans To Rescue Santa

Some of the other strange items the councils were asked about are:

• How does the council plan to help the brave soldiers of our infantry if and when Napoleon and his marauding hordes invade the district? (West Devon District Council)
• What plans are in place to deal with an alien invasion? (Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service)
• How many drawing pins are in the building and what percentage are currently stuck in a pin board? (Hampshire County Council)
• How many *holes in privacy walls between toilet cubicles have been found in public lavatories and council buildings? (Cornwall Council) *aka 'Glory Holes' in Gay Communities.

 

Its a funny old world, with some no longer able to tell the difference between fact and fiction ....

 Happy Christmas Everyone!