Leave the Fire On

DADDY, WON’T SANTA BURN HIMSELF IF HE COMES DOWN THE CHIMNEY? YOU’RE RIGHT, SWEETY. LET’S PUT THE FIRE OUT. NO… …LEAVE IT ON.

A little girl sitting by the Christmas tree worries that Santa will burn himself while coming down the chimney. Her father agrees to put out the fireplace, but she suddenly realizes Santa needs the fire to stay on and tells him to leave it on. The joke comes from the child’s contradictory logic and instant change of mind, making it useful as a reaction to realizing that a seemingly helpful solution would ruin the situation. EN: A little girl sitting by the Christmas tree worries that Santa will burn himself while coming down the chimney. Her father agrees to put out the fireplace, but she suddenly realizes Santa needs the fire to stay on and tells him to leave it on. The joke comes from the child’s contradictory logic and instant change of mind, making it useful as a reaction to realizing that a seemingly helpful solution would ruin the situation.

• @beobanka / 1774 2020-06-30