Does this bug anyone else?

[blablover5]

Well if Rudolph is so special when is he the farthest away from Santa?

Why is Rudolph the furthest away?

Well I suspect it has something to do with either a) "leading the sleigh" can't be done from the back and/or a NAV light that's sitting in the back and not lighting the way isn't very useful.

I'm guessing it's based upon dog sleds. The lead dog is the on in front he sets the speed and keeps everyone in line. There's a very special place for every animal depending upon their strenghts and the lead or furthest away is usually the best.

 

[Holdfast]

The perfect thread to tell the story I heard on the radio this morning:

The DJ was talking about some Russian history he'd read. Turns out there was actually an Imperial Tsar called Rudolph. And just like other Tsars, he got a nickname. You know, like Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible or whatever. He got called Red, because of all the the bloody wars he got Russia into.

Anyway, one winter's day, his wife looked out the window and called to him: "come take a look, it's snowing!". He glanced out and replied: "No, it's sleet. In fact, I think it's just rain". She said "no, it's definitely snow. Let's go for a walk outside!"

So she drags him outside and it really is just rain. The now very wet Tsar turns to wife and says:

"See? Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear."

 

[blablover5]

The perfect thread to tell the story I heard on the radio this morning:

The DJ was talking about some Russian history he'd read. Turns out there was actually an Imperial Tsar called Rudolph. And just like other Tsars, he got a nickname. You know, like Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible or whatever. He got called Red, because of all the the bloody wars he got Russia into.

Anyway, one winter's day, his wife looked out the window and called to him: "come take a look, it's snowing!". He glanced out and replied: "No, it's sleet. In fact, I think it's just rain". She said "no, it's definitely snow. Let's go for a walk outside!"

So she drags him outside and it really is just rain. The now very wet Tsar turns to wife and says:

"See? Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear."

You should be dangled off a very steep precipice and then dropped into molasses for that pun.

 

[Trekker4747]

The perfect thread to tell the story I heard on the radio this morning:

The DJ was talking about some Russian history he'd read. Turns out there was actually an Imperial Tsar called Rudolph. And just like other Tsars, he got a nickname. You know, like Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible or whatever. He got called Red, because of all the the bloody wars he got Russia into.

Anyway, one winter's day, his wife looked out the window and called to him: "come take a look, it's snowing!". He glanced out and replied: "No, it's sleet. In fact, I think it's just rain". She said "no, it's definitely snow. Let's go for a walk outside!"

So she drags him outside and it really is just rain. The now very wet Tsar turns to wife and says:

Sigh. Am I ready for this... :closes eyes:

"See? Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear."

No.

No, I wasn't.

Holdfast? Go to your corner.

 

[Holdfast]

To coin a phrase: don't blame me, blame the DJ!

I really did hear it on the radio this morning. Brilliant, isn't it!

 

[trekkiedane]

^I liked it.

 

[Gepard]

The Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer song has a very poor moral in it.

The moral is that people only like you when you can do something useful for them.

Santa's other reindeer ridiculed and outcasted poor Rudolph, treating him like dirty simply because he has a "shiny nose."

But THEN that "foggy Christmas Eve" comes around and they need someone to act as a beacon/fog light. Well, obviously, Rudolph is the only one who could suffice for such a task. And, sure, being the good man that he is Rudolph takes up the task.

But THEN all of the other reindeer loved him.

Well, screw THEM! Oh, NOW Rudolph is liked! Oh, NOW we're not making fun of his nose.

Whatever!

Didn't you post this last year?

 

[RJDiogenes]

"See? Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear."

Speaking of 1969, that's the year I first heard this joke.

 

[freak]

The Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer song has a very poor moral in it.

The moral is that people only like you when you can do something useful for them.

Santa's other reindeer ridiculed and outcasted poor Rudolph, treating him like dirty simply because he has a "shiny nose."

But THEN that "foggy Christmas Eve" comes around and they need someone to act as a beacon/fog light. Well, obviously, Rudolph is the only one who could suffice for such a task. And, sure, being the good man that he is Rudolph takes up the task.

But THEN all of the other reindeer loved him.

Well, screw THEM! Oh, NOW Rudolph is liked! Oh, NOW we're not making fun of his nose.

Whatever!

Oh you made my day..thanks for this it is hilarious!!!!
I guess it's how you look at it. I look at this song as a way of saying: don't judge a book by it's cover. The other reindeer were judging Rudolph just because of his shiny nose and laughed at him. Then Santa needed him for the foggy Christmas eve and everything became all hunky dorey. But it's how you look at it. But I thought this previous post was hilarious!

 

[ManOnTheWave]

The perfect thread to tell the story I heard on the radio this morning:

The DJ was talking about some Russian history he'd read. Turns out there was actually an Imperial Tsar called Rudolph. And just like other Tsars, he got a nickname. You know, like Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible or whatever. He got called Red, because of all the the bloody wars he got Russia into.

Anyway, one winter's day, his wife looked out the window and called to him: "come take a look, it's snowing!". He glanced out and replied: "No, it's sleet. In fact, I think it's just rain". She said "no, it's definitely snow. Let's go for a walk outside!"

So she drags him outside and it really is just rain. The now very wet Tsar turns to wife and says:

"See? Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear."

And then he put her to death.

 

[Rÿcher]

I agree that the Rudolph narrative is corrupt.

It's society for you in a nutshell.