Mall Santas really sick of getting peed on

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Your local Santa Claus over at the mall, icon of the holiday shopping season, acts jolly and cheerful, but deep down he may be struggling to maintain his sanity. Auntie Anne’s, the pretzel company, just interviewed a bunch of Santas, and they don’t sound well. Reuters reports: “Santas get sneezed upon up to ten times a day, fend off children pulling their beards and mop up after children who frequently wet their laps. … A

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