Donner Wasn't In The Party

[Subdeacon Joe]

One of the many peeves in my menagerie. 

 

It's  "Donder and Blitzen," not "Donner and Blitzen."

 

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43171/a-visit-from-st-nicholas

 

"More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:

"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!""

 

Granted, either way it translates into English as Thunder and Lightning,  but it's nice to get it right 

[Calamity Kris]

We played a team building game at our office "Year End Celebration".  You rolled a pair of die much like these and did whatever popped up.  One of the prompts is to recite all of Santa's Reindeer.  I did and used "Donder" as one of the names.  Several of my co-workers corrected me and called it "Donner".  I explained that I'm European and we call him "Donder".  I didn't want to get into a protracted debate with them about it.........

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Something about Donner and Party in the same line.

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

I've seen it written "Dunder and Blixem."  

 

 

[Yul Lose]

I thought this was going to be a cannibalism thread.

[Wyatt Earp SASS#1628L]

29 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Something about Donner and Party in the same line.

The original "all you can eat" buffet

[Rye Miles #13621]

I thought this was going to be about Donner saying “No way I’m eating that, I’m outta here “

[Cypress Sun]

31 minutes ago, Wyatt Earp SASS#1628L said:

The original "all you can eat" buffet

 

Yeah, but it costs an arm and a leg.

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

2 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

One of the many peeves in my menagerie. 

 

It's  "Donder and Blitzen," not "Donner and Blitzen."

 

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43171/a-visit-from-st-nicholas

 

"More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:

"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!""

 

Granted, either way it translates into English as Thunder and Lightning,  but it's nice to get it right 

 

  ...... what about the other 2 ?

 

           ........ you know, ..... Rudolf and Allof .......

[Alpo]

1 hour ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said:

Rudolf and Allof

Her name was Olive.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Venison.

[Pat Riot]

12 hours ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said:

 

  ...... what about the other 2 ?

 

           ........ you know, ..... Rudolf and Allof .......

 

11 hours ago, Alpo said:

Her name was Olive.

Years ago, when my daughter was 5 or 6, I told my daughter a story I made up about “Olive, the other reindeer” and how Olive really and truly liked Rudolph but didn’t know how to show it so she laughed at Rudolph when he fumbled and she would call him names. The story ended with Rudolph and Olive becoming mates and having many red nosed reindeer Santa after Rudolph retired from The Sleigh Service. 

Thank you for reminding me of that. I had forgotten about it. 
Got something in my eyes. Can’t see wright. Gotta go.

[Alpo]

12 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

Rudolph and Olive becoming mates

So Rudolph was seeing Clarice on the side?

[Pat Riot]

1 hour ago, Alpo said:

So Rudolph was seeing Clarice on the side?

I guess so. 

[Subdeacon Joe]

17 hours ago, Wyatt Earp SASS#1628L said:

The original "all you can eat" buffet

 

 

Family buffet. 

[Subdeacon Joe]

11 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Venison.

 

We don't hunt for Boone & Crockett,  we hunt for Spoon & Crockpot.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

Right.  I never saw the value in trophies of any kind......except for one Army medal that I'm very proud of.  The rest don't say much but "I was there."

[Wyatt Earp SASS#1628L]

16 hours ago, Alpo said:

Her name was Olive.

And her pronouns were "they/them". 

"They" never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

2 minutes ago, Wyatt Earp SASS#1628L said:

And her pronouns were "they/them". 

"They" never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.

 

 perhaps multiple personalities, or at least multi gendered ....... maybe both ...... 

   ....... certainly a bully ...

[Subdeacon Joe]

 

 

[Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103]

I overthought this badly as a child.

I latched onto the name "Blitzen" -- "Lightning" in German, I thought, Santa is therefore Luftwaffe --

If the deer's name is Blitzen, then Donner obviously this is a misprint.

Thunder and Lightning are naturally paired.

It should therefore be German for Thunder --

So, in grade school, with my schoolmates loudly singing "Donner and Blitzen," I sang "Dunder undt Blitzen," in a correct Germanic accent, or as close as my grade-school understanding could frame it.

Nobody else noticed.

I was smart enough not to make an issue of it.

(Ah, childhood ... the reason my grandfather said "Hire a man when he's eighteen and still knows everything!")

Edited December 24, 2024 by Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103

[DocWard]

On 12/22/2024 at 8:19 PM, Alpo said:

Her name was Olive.

 

On 12/23/2024 at 7:47 AM, Pat Riot said:

 

Years ago, when my daughter was 5 or 6, I told my daughter a story I made up about “Olive, the other reindeer” and how Olive really and truly liked Rudolph but didn’t know how to show it so she laughed at Rudolph when he fumbled and she would call him names. The story ended with Rudolph and Olive becoming mates and having many red nosed reindeer Santa after Rudolph retired from The Sleigh Service. 

Thank you for reminding me of that. I had forgotten about it. 
Got something in my eyes. Can’t see wright. Gotta go.

 

There's actually a children's book about a Jack Russell named Olive who hears "Olive, the other reindeer" and thinks she must be a reindeer. The resemblance of our first Jack Russell is how she got her name.

 

 

 

[Pat Riot]

I’ll be darned! That’s pretty cool. Thanks Doc. 

[Alpo]

The real Olive. The author's dog, that she based her story on.

 

 

"Olive is a relentlessly active, determined, well-loved, and sometimes confused lap dog. Olive is flattered that in the animated version of the book she was portrayed by the fabulous Drew Barrymore. The TV special was put together by Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons."

Edited December 24, 2024 by Alpo

[Alpo]

 

[Pat Riot]

I’ll be darned. I had no idea this book or show existed. 

[Cypress Sun]

8 minutes ago, Alpo said:

The real Olive. The author's dog, that she based her story on.

 

 

"Olive is a relentlessly active, determined, well-loved, and sometimes confused lap dog. Olive is flattered that in the animated version of the book she was portrayed by the fabulous Drew Barrymore. The TV special was put together by Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons."

 

I'm still laughing at Drew Barrymore "playing" a dog. 

[Eyesa Horg]

Just now, Cypress Sun said:

 

I'm still laughing at Drew Barrymore "playing" a dog. 

Drew is definitely not a dog!

[Pat Riot]

Look, no fighting or arguing or there will be no Christmas. Got it?!

[Cypress Sun]

16 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

Look, no fighting or arguing or there will be no Christmas. Got it?!

 

No fighting or arguing?

In a Saloon?

On Christmas Eve?

 

You heard the man!

We have to wait until Christmas Day to fight and argue!

Edited December 24, 2024 by Cypress Sun

[Pat Riot]

Just now, Cypress Sun said:

 

No fighting or arguing?

In a Saloon?

On Christmas Eve?

 

You heard the man!

We have to wait until Christmas Day to fight and argue!

Good Man! Merry Christmas. 

[Cypress Sun]

 

And back at ya...and all of ya'll folks.

[Subdeacon Joe]

[DocWard]

5 hours ago, Alpo said:

The real original Olive. The author's dog, that she based her story on.

 

 

 

Fixed it for you!  Our Olive was quite real, believe me. Got her as a pup before I wen't on deployment, and took her a long time to warm up to me when I got back. She was definitely a one person dog, and was jealous and protective of my wife. She had the classic Jack Russell attitude though. She would chase a frisbee or a tennis ball until my arm ached.

Edited December 24, 2024 by DocWard

[John Kloehr]

I learned it as Donder, but it seems even I have been corrupted over the years.

 

The original was Dunder and Blixem. (Otto fought me hard on this, I finally won)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus's_reindeer