Some viewers might be a little distracted by what should also, hopefully, resemble real life: an almost transparent condom covering someone's magical love stick.
While Santa's health has come into question over the years (that belly fat! those all nighters!), it only stands to reason that someone so magical must have a thing or to to teach when it comes to well-being.
While much of their lives have been spent waiting for someone (a magical boyfriend) or something (fame and wealth) to come their way, the last thing they were expecting was Aisha Jamie Asdoriann), a newly arrived and reasonably well-behaved classmate from India who still cares about her family and clings to some semblance of modesty.
"Chris Christie is someone who is magical in the way politicians can be magical," Time's Mark Halperin announced on Meet The Press that week.
With the sole exception of wisdom literature, the core genres are panegyric in nature (i.e., they praise something or someone), and the magical power and use of praise is to instill, call up, or activate the virtues presented in the praise.
But as soon as someone obtains a magical elixir, it disappears from public view while the virtual empty wonderland remains.
Until someone finds that magical iPad-toppling tablet, however, we'll be seeing the Smurfs kicking at the Jolly Green Giant's ankles for some time.
Well, details are very fuzzy, but the general expectation is that one night someone will sprinkle magical fairy dust all over Pyongyang, the ruling elite will turn into the level-headed city council of Dubuque, Iowa, and they will convince the populace to be amenable to anything.
It is magical when someone enchants your home place by writing about it - and honouring it.
I couldn't tolerate magicians who did things that someone who actually had magical powers would never do.
