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I came across a classic Christmas song the other Here are the lyrics with my copious notes:<\/span><\/p>\n “Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer”…<\/span><\/p>\n Stop<\/span><\/i><\/b>! “had a very shiny nose”..<\/span><\/p>\n Wait “and if you ever saw it”..<\/span><\/p>\n Why “you would even say it glows”…<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n GLOWS!? “All of the other reindeer, used to laugh and Why “they never let poor Rudolph”..<\/span><\/p>\n Poor? “play in any reindeer games”<\/span><\/p>\n Does “Then one foggy Christmas eve..”<\/span><\/p>\n huh, “Santa came to say..”<\/span><\/p>\n finally “Rudolph with your nose so bright..”<\/span><\/p>\n Santa “won’t you guide my sleigh tonight”?<\/span><\/p>\n Let “Then how the reindeer loved him..”<\/span><\/p>\n Oh “as they shouted out with glee”..<\/span><\/p>\n Glee? “Rudolph the red, (shiny, glowing, bright,) nosed Why By <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I came across a classic Christmas song the other day and after examining the words I have come to realize how easily humans accept ideas at face value without scrutinizing them for philosophical and\/or cultural flaws. The song I’m referring to of course is “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”. Here are the lyrics with my copious…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5,3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-comedy","category-movies","category-news-and-current-events","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nday and after examining the words I have come to realize how easily humans
\naccept ideas at face value without scrutinizing them for philosophical and\/or
\ncultural flaws. The song I’m referring to of course is “Rudolph the Red-Nosed
\nReindeer”.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nFirst off, why bring up the red nose? If you have a red-nosed reindeer it is
\nfairly obvious and social decorum would dictate you keep it to yourself to save
\nthe reindeer’s embarrassment. We don’t treat others that way normally. Who goes
\naround introducing others like “Hey there’s Jimmy the Pockmarked postman”, or ”
\nHave you met Nancy the lazy-eyed court reporter”? No. In the past the only time
\nwe emphasized a physical flaw in others is when were trying to sell tickets to
\na sideshow. I’m pro sideshow mind you but I’m looking for an alligator skinned
\nwomen or a snouted man, before plunking down good money. For a red nose?, ..Not
\nso much.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\na minute. You just told me in the first line it was red, now it’s shiny? Ball
\nbearings are shiny; patent leather shoes as well, not necessarily a color. So
\nwhich is it red or shiny?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nwould I? I don’t need too since you already described it to me.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nThe moon glows, candles glow, how could you possibly confuse a glow for red or
\nshiny? Why can’t you get your story straight? Who are you protecting?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\ncall him names”..<\/span><\/p>\n
\nnot, he’s a reindeer with an indecipherable nose issue; something needs to be
\nsaid<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHow do you know? You have access to his tax returns, what, suddenly it’s a
\nclass struggle; we have to play the poor card? Fear not Rudolph, Obama’s in
\noffice, redistributed wealth is coming<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nhe care? What could a reindeer game consist of anyway? They have hooves for Pete’s
\nsake. Hooves not fingers. That rules out any board games that involve dice.
\n(Can’t grip em) no ball games. (Can’t hold a bat, catch a football or dribble a
\nbasketball) or any charades since it would be impossible for him to indicate
\nhow many words or syllables. Sounds like he’s not missing much!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nfoggy where the North Pole? It’s probably foggy a lot there but what are you
\nsaying the entire earth got foggy on the same night? That sounds like the
\napocalypse to me. What’s next, locusts and boils?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nSanta shows up. Where was he all the times Rudolph was being ridiculed and in
\npain? Can anyone believe in a Santa that seems to ignore us in our darkest
\nhour?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nplease! Keep up, here are your options the nose is either red, shiny or glowy. None
\nof which fit the category of bright or someone would have said so long ago
\nduring the reindeer-mocking Rudolph sessions.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nme get this straight. Santa spent a year using magic elves to build, paint, box
\n& wrap every possible gift imaginable. From Lego’s to tennis bracelets,
\nyachts to wii’s. He is able to pack every gift for every human on earth in one
\nsleigh and deliver it, via chimney, to every human on earth in one night, but
\nsomehow you were unable to fashion a couple headlights to your sleigh and
\nneeded to call on the freak? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nyeah that’s gonna happen, when they hated and mocked him his whole life and
\nsuddenly he’s thrust into the spotlight to accomplish something these brats
\nwere incapable of, thus putting him in the category of Santa’s favorite;
\nSuddenly they’re all going to let bygones be bygones and embrace him as
\nmisunderstood and they’ll receive the revelation of their own arrogance and
\nbullying and suddenly repent asking his forgiveness which he’ll grant readily
\nas he is an enlightened soul? Who wrote this story the Hallmark channel?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nWho uses the word glee? Yeah that’s what the song was missing, an archaic word
\nfrom a nineteenth century romance novel to keep the song exciting.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nreindeer, you’ll go down in history”.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nnot? There isn’t a lot of competition for classic songs featuring reindeer. As
\na matter of fact it may be the only reindeer song ever penned. The fact that he
\nwas genetically mutated just gave the song the conflict it needed to give it
\nlegs.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nthe way I just heard about a buffalo in Wyoming that was born with 2 heads, 6
\nlegs and it lived. Sounds like the making of a new Christmas classic. Where’s Mel
\nTorme when you need him?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n