... President Donald Trump continues to criticize attorney general Jeff Sessions. New communications director, Anthony "Tony the Mouth" Scaramucci has trashed most of the staff. I am afraid the White House may have blown a chance to make this year's "Top 100 Places to Work". The MOTUS (Mouth of the United States), however, endeared himself to his boss by reiterating the campaign promise to "Make America XXX Great Again". ... Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man accused of smuggling three king cobras into the country inside of potato chip canisters. The manufacturer immediately adopted the catch phrase "Our chips have a real bite". ... More than 150 people in full costume attended the annual World Santa Claus Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was nearly cancelled because of the worldwide elf shortage. One disturbing note: counseling had to be provided to a class of kindergartners on a field trip stumbled into the opening reception.