Possibly the weirdest Christmas request ever

[jmowreader]

I put Letters to Santa in seven newspapers every year. Today was the last.

In the midst of a huge pile of requests for violent video games, American Girl dolls, Barbies, bicycles and at least three pit bull puppies (tons of kids asked for dogs; a few asked for that specific breed), one child requested a dike.

Two questions: why are second graders interested in flood control, and isn't asking Santa to bring you a dike like Rufus T. Firefly trying to buy ready made foxholes?

[Orrex]

1. Dam that child.

[Scruffy Rumbler]

2. Wouldn't it be nice...

if kids didn't have such heavy concerns? I can imaging her/him overhearing their parents worriedly discussing flooding and wanting to help.

[jmowreader]

3. Possible but not likely

The Lake Pend Oreille Basin flood plains are served by different newspapers than the one this letter was in.