By now, you've probably realized that you too have a defective
elf. It's only Dec. 10, and your elf has failed at least once to
fly back to the North Pole in order to make a report to Santa
while your children are nestled all snug in their beds.  So,
when your little ones rush downstairs to excitedly discover the
new spot their beloved elf is in, you have exactly three seconds
to make an excuse as to why he/she hasn't moved an inch from the
day before.  Here are 10 choices you can pull out of your Santa
hat:  1. Fozzie the elf must've liked the spot he was in.  2.
Ringo was too tired to fly because he didn't get a good sleep
the night before.  3. The weather wasn't good enough for
Satchamo to fly to the North Pole.  4. Ethundal had a heavy
dinner.  5. Santa already heard how good you've been.  6. Santa
stopped by himself for the report last night.  7. Amy's GPS
wasn't working, but now it's fixed.  8. Blitzkreig is taking a
vacation day.  9. Red's taking a sick day.  10. Jingle is
running late because her othe