Originally Posted by Stuntpig

Right, Sinterklaas.

I was told by a Dutch guy that he was told to be a good boy as a child, or SinterKlaas and his 12 black killers would get him, throw him in a sack and sell him to the Spaniards.

So, before Hallmark got their hands on him, Santa Claus rode a horse, had 12 black homicidal assistants (I dont think they were black as in a race, just that they wore all black or something like that), had a red and white pointy hat and was somehow involved with Spanish slave traders, and if you werent a good little boy or girl you would be sold on December 6th.

And this was way down at the end of a list of fucked up thing invented by the Dutch, including wind surfing.

I think Austin Powers is onto something....