I just heard a great story entitled “Santaland Diaries” by David Sedaris, where he talks about working as an elf at Macy’s Department Store during Christmas. Hilarious. Apparently there’s a drug test to become an elf.
It’s part of a larger hour-long show, but it occurs near the beginning. Only a Real Audio stream, but worth sitting down and listening to.
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On Morning edition there was a shortend version of Santaland Diaries. On This American Life there is a longer version. The link to TAL is: http://www.thislife.org/pages/descriptions/96/47.html
The audio for the show (Santaland Diaries is the second act, about 4 minutes into the show).
Enjoy.