Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time -- George Bernard Shaw
Banta's perception is quite in consonance with his thought-process and his logic proves this amply.
We may not have sexy guards like Pamela from Baywatch but they surely don't have smart guards like Santa either...
When Titanic was sinking, Santa was the only person laughing on the deck. Wanna know why?