Saturday, December 24, 2011

Christmas Eve Fun Facts – 2011 Edition

  1. Everyone knows Santa’s belly shakes like a bowl full of jelly, but few know what flavor of jelly. This year, it’s huckleberry.
  2. If global warming continues to affect labor conditions at the North Pole, elves will consider taking their talents to South Beach.
  3. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is an anagram for “Unlit Horrors Needed Deep Herd.”
  4. Hold a white elephant’s nose, and it will have a blue Christmas.
  5. On December 24, the Spanish celebrate Christmas Eva.
  6. Most candy canes on Christmas trees have been reused every year since 1986.
  7. The movie War Horse opens Christmas 2011. Start your 2012 Christmas list with the complete War Horse / Seabiscuit / My Friend Flicka box set.
  8. Prague is the only world capital that rhymes with eggnog.
  9. Rejected Wham! lyrics: “Last Christmas, I gave you my spleen, but the very next day you gave it away. This year, to save me from tears, I’ll give it to someone who’s keener on spleens.”
  10. Dasher and Comet are currently reigning world champions of the six-legged race.
  11. Santa often enjoys almond milk and spiced oatmeal cranberry cookies at vegan households.
  12. Rumor has it, the Ghost of Christmas Past is getting a flux capacitor and a DeLorean this Christmas.
  13. Remember: One if by land, two if by sea, three if by chimney.
The 2010 edition lives here.

2 comments:

drh's dad said...

I'm still trying to picture a six-legged race with reindeer. I can imagine a five-legged or a seven-legged arrangement, just can't figure out how to race with six. Please clarify so Rudolph can join in this game.

drh said...

Well...two reindeer, side-by-side, inner front legs joined and inner back legs joined. That gives two outer front legs, two outer back legs, joined inner front legs and joined back legs (2+2+1+1=6).

Think of a three-legged race for people, and you’ll be on the right track.