I thought I would give my parents a little motivation to write their wish lists. Here is what I said.


Mom and Dad, you have 5 hours to submit your wish list. If not, a team of highly trained elves will be dispatched to abduct you. You will be taken to the North Pole where you will be subjected to various "Christmas" tortures to get the lists out of you. I am not kidding, and if you think Santa Claws is nice about these sorts of things, you are wrong. Be forewarned!