Santa and Banta decide to apply for jobs at a mine that had opened nearby. After sitting in the waiting room for a while, Banta gets called in for his interview.



The boss asks Banta if he had worked underground mines before? Banta says that he had.



The boss asks him how deep under ground he worked?



Banta says, "Oh, about 8 to 10 feet."



The boss says, "Mines are a lot deeper than that, get out of here - you're no miner!"



On his way out, Banta tells Santa to tell the boss that he worked real deep underground so he could get the job. Santa gets called in.



The boss asks Santa if he had worked underground mines before?



Santa says, "Oh sure."



The boss asks how deep underground he worked.



Santa says, "I used to work in a mine 20,000 feet underground. "



The boss says, "20,000 feet, Wow! That is incredible!, "What kind of lights did you use in a mine so deep underground? "



Santa says, "Oh, I didn't need a light, I worked on the day shift!"