Bad Santa

A kind shopkeeper at a sari-sari store on Xavierville Avenue gave me this poster, which needs little analysis. A couple observations. For all the fans of the old Upright Citizens Brigade show on Comedy Central, remember the Santa Liqueur sketch? It was funny because the idea of Santa giving his special liqueur out was totally outrageous. Well, apparently not in Manila, where Santa arrives in his red tricycle, handing out tagay shots of Tanduay rhum. Please note the frightening intensity in Santa's eyes in this poster. He's staring at you with a hypnotic, glazed look that says, "Drink this rum or I'll shove a lump of coal up your ass." He reminds me of the evil portrait of Vigo the Carpathian in Ghostbusters II. I guess that makes me his lackey, Janosz.