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DECEMBER 1, 2Ui6 - WATEILOO CHRONICLE - 9 r_â€"_ ‘___.__._______ . â€"~â€"-~â€" . f . wâ€"~â€"â€"â€"â€" L , t 1 t it ‘( urio\it r i ~â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"~â€"â€"~â€"~ â€"A-râ€"Aâ€"â€"â€"~~â€" _ _7777 77777 ' " ' l7777 777777 77 7 7 77 777‘ fl ‘ S W ‘ l - LETTERS TO 71 HI: CHRONICLE l Be 00d fOl‘ oodness i L.“ be . t ‘ so an“! ‘elites’ Still issues forward more in unwise decisions. 0 o _ Now the “elite” are gnashing their Our nation is not exempt from such 8 e lust In case . not getting the message teeth and wringing their hands iii trends. his is a tough letter N write [it disbelie' The elite label anyone who It also will be accountable for its a , , _ , , e l respfinsp to Karen Mm“ “ ho speaks out about issues such as worr actions. “ e h making a list,dchecking " Mice, gonna find ”L" l has named herself (h ”m. of the ries about immigration or unfair trade It is a reminder to us all of the W 0 5 naughty an mm". . . . . .. , ,, . - » .. , , - , , a . , t And the naughtiest children of all Will get tamed elite, [Offer the furrow,““Hume,“s agreements racrst. words of the vase man Righteous- . , - , 4 , , , , 4 tr . , away by the Krampus. never to be seen or heard from again. First I am an immigrant Wm)". Do I like Donald Trump and “hat ness exalts a nation. but sin is a , A , l , 7 N h , l n What, you don t know about the Krampus? , family came to this country more than 1‘ “WNW? ‘ 0- reproac to any 99°F e. » » . . . r - . ' B 1 ‘th » d'al b the Krampus is the hideous horned creature who. With his t 30 years ago. At the time we were not U1 “0 eSb ere 15 a 1 08119 a 01“ , . . . . . . . t . . ,. . , . - guiding compamon, St. Nicholas, Visus Austrian children on the , looking for. nor did we “pt.“ A,“ ti” these issues. that the non~ehtes are Dave Irwin , . . . 4 ,. r eve of St. Nicholas Dav, known as Krampusnacht, Cm] treatment. party to, there Will be more Donald “merino 4 , ‘ _ _ _ _ We am to (, 'd' b ., lf‘lfl‘P‘ in the future l While St. Nicholas. cammg a miter and dressed m a flowrng offered? nuember sfl lt'fdyflarirlaL 211ml 7 } i {j 1" . ‘ a}. " aftVWtfh‘, l red robe, rewards the wellvbehaved children with small gifts of l where we ori , at d f n i: ll Gordoanidment he ‘F u'.‘ . 5,54 . $2”. w“: t frurts, nuts and sweets, the krampus brings coal for the naughty > i - A i f ’ » ~ - »., , . . . for the Child 511?“ 51” f" 1 “P!“ t \ Waterloo .6 ls“ ~ 5 l - a; , fit a?» . ones. Bad behavtour or poor school grades Will result in a good I ' We camerto “mains“; { h I t 423117; ", ‘Q-s; “734i. ’E°;t,“‘$;€fi- ‘; “switching" (a whipping with a bundle of weeds). I ‘ it it irrsrio ‘ffit.' "1,v"7 ewe}; . . . . l , ,- t "2! . L ~ , ~ -~ was . [he most disobedient and defiant offenders Will be beaten. " w) -. -- - - was a: , ~~ . . 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' ,. ‘ result that slit so ablitirs is that flit m “ml.“hlp as well as m. “may m If "7“7 .. . , . I lost and lechery, leenng and assailrng . 7 t . elite are not speaking to or listening mineral W a w. 5» hW’f- ‘ young women 7wtth h“ unmistakably 7“ a l . , ., l“) i . ( , w u , , “ravine ' _z¢.. 4,1; 3â€"3 iv“ - , , ~ to, d H7.)- ‘_‘ ”j“ d: “if? I'M!“ “l‘ ”l ltt'rrrierly saying. In (rod we m1Wt “The"? 1’ “aw”. i phallic bright red tongue. [he slogans ? , l maturity _ ll“) “4“ hi "H lllll‘lfi’llt trust, the country has abdicated that a , t ‘ “2M . . 9” ‘~' , l often read: “Season's Greetings from . i and they found someone outside the position for an immoral and selfish “a“ v|77755o§3§e77~ 1; 7 â€" ‘ theKrampus." 1 q mainstream “ho \\()lll(l idlI\ lltt'lr ”mm w, that 15 reflected more and ’ ' h It was through art historian and , ’ r ' ' ' ' ' ’" ' ' professor Dr. Ilse l‘riesen, who retired , a. ’ . 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