Is this the newest tactic in the dreaded "War on Christmas"? Are they going to claim there is a shortage of mistletoe to prevent love and goodwill and mononucleosis from spreading? And all to make Christmas miserable for sexual harassment aficionados this yuletide season? (On a related note, if you grow the mistletoe in France, does that mean everyone has to French kiss you? Or are they called "Freedom kisses" now?)
Well, this tactic may backfire on the anti-Christ-y crowd! Women who have been tired of being the targets to smooch Scrooges for years will get a welcome reprieve, and as a result, they may come to love Christmas more than ever! So take that, you miserable mistletoe misers and malefactors, for trying to trick us all into thinking there's no mistletoe this year! (I thought it was all plastic nowadays anyway!)
Here's the spurious story (with an intentionally insulting headline from the old gray lady herself: it looks like some old lady is angry that someone may have Christmas cheer this year! And turn down that racket!):
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/garden/a-mistletoe-shortage-threatens-a-holiday-kissing-tradition.html
