Ho Ho Ho!

Its time to saddle up the reindeer, give the elves a well deserved day off, and get ready to party like a hypersonic super-being! Jup, it is time for...

SANTARCHY 2009!

What?

Every year, in cities around the world, people come together for a good-hearted, albeit drunken, X-mas rampage known as Santarcy! In Santa Mayhem's opinion, it is time that Oslo gets its big black boots on and does the same. 

For history buffs and the completely uninitiated, visit http://santarchy.com/ for a primer. For everyone who does not care about the mystic origins of this secret society of sideways santas, here is the deal:

• Get a Santa suit (julenissedrakt) or something that approximates one (e.g., red shirt and red pants with white trim, Santa hat [nisselue…part of the national costume, I believe], boots, bag of goodies and team of reindeer is optional), or you could come as an elf who has escaped Santa's polar sweat shop, or a reindeer, or a group of Chrismas Critters…but the more Santas, the better!
• We gather at an unsuspecting bar. One by one the Santas come in until we are a gang of Santas whooping it up. Then, we all leave the first bar and go as a big crowd of Santas to the next unsuspecting bar. We will sing, we will cavort, we will bring Christmas to Oslo's doorstep, or bend Oslo over Christmas's knee, or whatever…

There are three important rules to Santarchy, passed down through the ages and taught to me by Santa Ivan in Seattle. I now entrust them to you, future Santarchist; heed them well:

1. Don't fuck with kids.
2. Don't fuck with the cops.
3. Don't fuck with me. (Or I'll puke on you.)

When?

Saturday, December 12^th 19:30

Where?

We will start at Underwater Bar (in St. Hanshaugen--Dalsbergstien 4, 0170 Oslo) and move on from there. Santa Mayhem will try to post an update of the other fine drinking institutions that we will visit after that, but the idea is to move west to east this year.

Who?

You, if you have a Santa suit or reasonable facsimile.

Why?

If you need to ask why more than three times, you are not a member of the group listed directly over. Please disregard this message. A mob of Santas full of holiday cheer (and alcohol)! Need I say more?!

Now where's that damn mistletoe? Somebody get Santa's Little Helper over here! Where's Santa's Secretary! Yo Prancer, Yo Dancer, Yo Vixen! Where's Santa's gawdamned sleigh?