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- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 00:17:15 EST
- From: Tony Harminc <TONY@VM1.MCGILL.CA>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: Santa Claus Conquers the Fax Machine
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- David Leibold <DLEIBOLD@VM1.YorkU.CA> wrote:
-
- > A Reuters report notes that a new fax line to Santa Claus was swamped
- > with thousands of calls for gift wishes. The line was set up in North
- > Pole, Alaska (formerly Moose Crossing), the self-declared home of
- > Santa Claus for many years.
-
- > The fax number is +1 907 488.4646 (that is, 488.HOHO).
-
- Hrumph! Everyone knows that the North Pole (and Santa Claus) are in
- Canada. Several years ago Canada Post assigned Santa his own postal
- code, H0H 0H0.
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-
- Tony H.
-
-
- [Moderator's Note: Well, the Magnetic North Pole, perhaps ... Debra
- Hawkins, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Main Post Office has pointed
- out that my mention of the great need for elves to help Santa Claus
- with his correspondence should have included the phone number to call
- if you wish to have mail sent to you for handling. 312-765-3009.
- According to Ms. Hawkins, the backlog of Santa Claus mail in Chicago
- alone is currently 16,000 (as yet unclaimed by caring people) letters.
- They've given away a lot of mail, but the backlog cntinues to grow.
- The mail is sorted by size of family and number of children. They'll
- send you as much as desired based on your promise to try and buy at
- least some simple gift for each child mentioned and arrange its
- delivery in an anonymous way from Santa Claus. The post office makes
- no claims or representations about the people who have written, and
- they ask that you not take more mail than you actually feel you can
- deal with. The mail will be sent out to you immediatly; out of town
- people wishing to participate can do so; your gift might arrive a day
- or two late, but would still be welcome. You send the gifts direct to
- the child(ren) who wrote the letters. A large percentage of the mail
- has come from children of impoverished, single parent families living
- in public housing here. Again: 312-765-3009. My sincere thanks. PAT]
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