Saturday - Shortcake's Back!

Yes, dear readers, we know Shortcake has been at Santaland all year.  But she was strawbossing all that time.  Today she was in full elf gear.  BAM!

Shortcake started the day as Gatekeeper, and everyone was thrilled to see her.  Fa La La and Pippin gave Shortcake hugs.

After a mere hour and a half gatekeeping, Shortcake headed to HR.  Right where she belonged. 

Teddy Bear & Shortcake, the best crowd control elves ever.

 
She spent the rest of the day in HR, on the front line, and deep in HR.  HR 2 is rough.  The people in line are tired.  Shortcake was tired.  And Shortcake was the only source of Christmas cheer.  About halfway through the day, Shortcake met a gaggle of 6-8 year old boys.  They tried to convince Shortcake she was not a real elf. Which is ridiculous.  Obviously, Shortcake knows what she is.  Elves come in all shapes and sizes, and wear comfortable running shoes for arch support, and do not have pointy ears.  J.R.R. Tolkien made up the pointy ears.  The boys tried to take Shortcake's walkie, claiming elves didn't need walkie talkies.  Shortcake asserted that elves did, indeed, have things like wireless communication technology, and she sent those ruffians on their way.

OH!  Two days ago Tannenbaum couldn't remember Shortcake's name, so he called her "Spongecake."  Spongecake?!  SPONGECAKE?!  Shortcake has never been so insulted in her life.  Fa La La almost fell over laughing after Shortcake told him this story.

Here's Spritz teaching an NBC news reporter to be an elf.