Having flown around the world around a million times, he got rid of that protruding belly. Which left the beard to be coped with.

He flew back to the north pole and asked the head alf for a mirror. With that in hand, he made quick work of the beard.

Last but not least, he tried to get rid of the hat.

The only known quantity that moves faster than
light is the office grapevine. (from Nan's fabulous Home series)