“That’s Gotta Hurt”

One “Prancer” Short of a Sleigh Ride

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The Sun reports on Santa’s Reindeer.

The reindeer which pull Santa’s sleigh are thought to have come from a poem by Clement C. Moore, “A Visit From St Nicholas”.

Alas, poor Prancer. I knew ye well.

It is more commonly known as “The Night Before Christmas”, and includes reference to eight named reindeer.

Originally, the verse which includes the names has them down as: “Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer, and Vixen!

“On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Dunder and Blixem!”

But now-a-days Dunder and Blixem are often referred to Donner and Blitzen.

Although Rudolf is the most famous of the reindeer, he is not one of the core eight first mentioned.

Daily Darwin – Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Brakes Genome

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Darwin posits that the ‘art of the brake’ requires minimal higher order genomic aptitude, but failure to meet that minimalist standard frequently results in a very high order of genome toasting.

Natural selection deems that some individuals serve as a warning to others. Who are we to disagree? The next generation, ever and anon, is descended from the survivors

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Daily Darwin – Darwin’s Grinder Boys

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Darwin notes with utmost glee that exposing one’s ‘onliest’ genomes to showers of molten metal sparks probably insures that one’s own personal contribution to the gene pool will indeed be cleansed.

Natural selection deems that some individuals serve as a warning to others. Who are we to disagree? The next generation, ever and anon, is descended from the survivors

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