Well, flying reindeer are probably furrynurs trying to muscle in on the American way of ripping every poor slob off. Decent Americans don’t get their ex-mess presents for free, they buy them from big businesses.
“The idea of Santa and his flying reindeer is patently absurd.
No members of the Cervidae have aerodynamic propensities, and Rangifer tarandus is not an exception.
The misapprehension is, of course, based on a mishearing. It isn’t Santa and his flying reindeer with an ‘L’, no, it is Santa and his frying reindeer with an ‘R’: chicken-fried reindeer being a delicacy in the deep south of those far northern reaches…” http://howlandbolton.com/essays/read_more.php?sid=467
Lofty@#3: Decent Americans don’t get their ex-mess presents for free, they buy them from big businesses.
That’s true! Santa’s business model is … socialistic.
Real Americans don’t take hand-outs! (Unless it’s in the form of a repeal on capital gains taxes)
Lofty says
In the War on Christmas, the NRA has authorised the shooting of any low flying reindeer this year.
chigau (違う) says
Lofty #1
I don’t usually agree with the NRA but …
Lofty says
Well, flying reindeer are probably furrynurs trying to muscle in on the American way of ripping every poor slob off. Decent Americans don’t get their ex-mess presents for free, they buy them from big businesses.
richardelguru says
“The idea of Santa and his flying reindeer is patently absurd.
No members of the Cervidae have aerodynamic propensities, and Rangifer tarandus is not an exception.
The misapprehension is, of course, based on a mishearing. It isn’t Santa and his flying reindeer with an ‘L’, no, it is Santa and his frying reindeer with an ‘R’: chicken-fried reindeer being a delicacy in the deep south of those far northern reaches…”
http://howlandbolton.com/essays/read_more.php?sid=467
Raucous Indignation says
Oh, yes, quite experienced.
Raucous Indignation says
Wait, what was I doing?
Marcus Ranum says
Lofty@#3:
Decent Americans don’t get their ex-mess presents for free, they buy them from big businesses.
That’s true! Santa’s business model is … socialistic.
Real Americans don’t take hand-outs! (Unless it’s in the form of a repeal on capital gains taxes)
Caine says
I really like that hat. And the hatband. And the feather.
DonDueed says
The mustache looks perfectly norbal to me.
WMDKitty -- Survivor says
Quite experienced, if you’re talking about what I think you’re talking about. Gonna gain me some more XP later today…
Marcus Ranum says
Caine@#8:
I really like that hat. And the hatband. And the feather.
I got a big broad-brimmed hat like that around that same time. So did Stevie Ray Vaughn. I didn’t learn the useful stuff they learned, though.