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I Want the Reindeer Back on the Elipse
Vanity | 12-12-04 | Snapple

Posted on 12/12/2004 4:10:54 PM PST by Snapple

We used to go see the Christmas tree, the state trees, bondfire, and reindeer every year on the Elipse in Washington D.C.

Then some animal rights activists made a stink and they took the reindeer away.

Bush should return the reindeer. They were very happy eating their hay and running around in the huge pen.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: District of Columbia; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: christmas; elipse; reindeer; washington
Let's ask Bush to return the reindeer.
1 posted on 12/12/2004 4:10:54 PM PST by Snapple
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To: Snapple
I'd say, shoot the animal rights elitests, but they probably don't taste as good as the reindeer.....


2 posted on 12/12/2004 4:13:05 PM PST by Viking2002 (Taglines? Vikings don't need no steenkin' taglines..............)
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To: Snapple

What was the complaint about the reindeer?


3 posted on 12/12/2004 4:14:55 PM PST by nuconvert (Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.)
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To: Viking2002

Remember to cut the meat across the grain, then tenderize it
by pounding with the edge of a plate. It can be soaked in
Yoghurt also, dredge in pancake flour and fry in peanut oil.


4 posted on 12/12/2004 4:15:30 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68
Edge of a plate? Hmmm - never heard of tenderizing any meat like that before, but I'll definitely keep that filed away for future reference.


5 posted on 12/12/2004 4:17:11 PM PST by Viking2002 (Taglines? Vikings don't need no steenkin' taglines..............)
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To: nuconvert

I forget the details, but to my best recollection, animal rights activists claimed the reindeer weren't happy being fenced in and watched by people.

Actually, the enclosure was very big and the reindeer looked just fine.


6 posted on 12/12/2004 4:17:26 PM PST by Snapple
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To: nuconvert
What was the complaint about the reindeer?

"They can't spell!"


7 posted on 12/12/2004 4:18:02 PM PST by Nick Danger (Want some wood?)
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To: tet68

Well, that's all right for the animal rights activists that get bagged, but when it comes to reindeer, the best bet is some good air drying. Then, when it's time to eat, heat up your tea and dunk away. Top it off with some tasty flakes of feeze dried, and smoked, salmon too!


8 posted on 12/12/2004 4:21:10 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: Snapple

I'd be happy if Michael Moore were fenced in at Leavenworth.


9 posted on 12/12/2004 4:21:43 PM PST by BulletBobCo (Terrorism is a cancer that can only be cured with a massive dose of radiation.)
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To: Nick Danger

"The road to hel is paved with elipses."


10 posted on 12/12/2004 4:23:34 PM PST by dighton
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To: Snapple

"animal rights activists claimed the reindeer weren't happy being fenced in and watched by people."

LOL. What did it give them complex or something?


11 posted on 12/12/2004 4:50:56 PM PST by nuconvert (Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.)
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To: tet68

Be sure to use a tough one, stoneware or hard plastic, or a
meat tenderizer/hammer but get one that has blades instead of points(find them in antique stores or thrift shops). The pancake flour is high in sugar so it will
brown much faster, keeps from over cooking the meat.


12 posted on 12/12/2004 5:17:08 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Snapple

I think the issue was that reindeer carry a disease dangerous to other hooved animals (I forget which disease), so they can't be transported across state lines. Since there are no reindeer in DC, no more display until the ban is lifted.


13 posted on 12/12/2004 5:36:43 PM PST by Kirkwood
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To: Kirkwood

Thanks!
Maybe it is this type of Brucellosis
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1012_041012_mongolia_reindeer.html

American Bison have this, too.


14 posted on 12/12/2004 5:55:35 PM PST by Snapple
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