How do we make fun of Santa Claus? Let me count the ways! Jellio’s collection of drunk santa videos was a hoot, but its only the beginning. See, I have spent Christmas quite a few years now shopping for gifts, paying for gifts, wrapping gifts, hiding gifts, then getting up in the middle of the night Christmas Eve to leave gifts under the tree AND stuff stockings. But who gets the credit? Santa Claus! So you can’t blame me for having a little online fun at his expense.

Nothing like "stripping" a phenomenon down to the hardcore basics....

Hittin' The Clubs is a massive, multi-player, online, role playing game in which you play the role of a strip club manager. Your job is to hire strippers, bouncers, valets & informants while promoting your club to bring in new customers to make it grow and be more profitable.

And the Sex 2.0 juggernaut doesn't stop there. Check out Pornotube and Wikiforporn.

This year I participated in a cross country Secret Santa with a few geeky friends. I actually gave away a small sketch I had picked up on eBay a while ago by comic artists Adam Hughes, and the recipient seemed very ecstatic.

So I just got mine today - Guitar Hero II with a friggin guitar controller!!! I haven't even had time to plug it in yet, but just unwrapping it has got me SO PSYCHED. So, any of you morons got this? Do I have a treat in store?

I've been getting a lot of flack lately for the Second Life articles (not that we're stopping them any time soon), including a lot of people telling me that the article we featured on The Best Little Whorehouses in SL meant I live in my parents' basement (yeh, with my wife my 3.2 kids) and that I should find a real girlfriend (my wife won't let me).

I thought it wise to remind all those guys that Real Life dates aren't always what they're cracked up to be. But hey, if this is your kind of dream date, go ahead and contact her via her myspace page.

A note to say that sadly one of the giants of the animation industry has passed away. Along with William Hanna, Joseph Barbera was responsible for a huge part of my childhood - Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, Top Cat. Just so many good memories. Our thoughts go out to his family.

You can read about the Hanna-Barbera legacy on Wikipedia. And here's our own little tribute to the giants of animation voicework, many of whom worked for Joe.