thanks Birgit. Enjoy the week and Happy New Year!!! I do hope 2021 will be better than 2020 and virus will disappear, although there is not much chance of that. Anyway - we can all hope and pray. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Thanks, Peggy, we were 4 as well & had a good day. Will be going to Calgary tomorrow to see my son & his wife. All the best for a wonderful holiday season.
Thank you Birgit - Merry Christmas!!! It has been a nice day here even tho there was only 4 of us. Hope you have enjoyed yours. Main thing is not to be alone.
Peggy, I think everyone has been swamped this crazy year. No apologies necessary. This "quiz" was a play on words. If you say the words quickly 'all of the other reindeer' sounds like 'Olive--the other reindeer'! That would make 10 reindeer! LOL hahaha dj @Peggystarr3
I guess I need to watch some old movies. I do not remember Olive and always thought it was Rudolph with his nose so bright. Isn't Olive the name of the baby hippo at Cleveland or Cincinatti -zoo, or wherever? Want to apologize to everyone that I missed the cruise in total and a week or 2 since. Things have been very busy and I have also haven't felt as good as I would have liked. Why does there have to be so lmany business things to be done so it interferes with your social life?? LOL
Whenever I heard that joke it always made me think of cheesy movies from the '50's, about the "other woman": the homewrecker or the fly in the ointment. And wondered, is Olive too tempting to resist? (Coming soon to a theatre near you. Starring Cary Grant & Lauren Bacall; and introducing hippo as Olive!)
Thanks everyone...I am glad this gave you a chuckle and a melody that sticks in your head! LOL!! It is a "joke" and there are actually 10 reindeer - @bobby2 got it correct!
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner & Blitzen, and of course, Rudolph BUT everyone always forgets poor Olive...the other reindeer...they used to laugh and call her names!!! hahahahahha
As far as Donner is concerned, it can be spelled Donner or Donder, depending what part of the Country (US) or what Country you are from. :-))
@Birgit73. Silly me started watching something that went from12 to 2, then I couldn't get to sleep, so I put on "How it's made" That is usually boring enough for me to fall asleep. Because I have ringing in my ears, I have to sleep with the TV on so that the sound interrupts the ringing. I usually leave golf on as it is very peaceful. Thankful for the Golf Channel as it reruns competitions during the night. I am also a short sleeper and only need 5 to 6 hours a night. :)
@Mischka The melody IS Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer. I thought everyone knew this one. After the intro, the main part starts with "Charlie.... then you are off on the melody everyone knows. Hope this helps.
@Mischka Congrats on 3 cats at once- no wonder you've been busy-
About the cruise- Rob and l wondered why you were not on board; we missed you- We were afraid we had somehow upset you and l am glad that was not the case- If you have the time and inclination you can still catch it on @robf profile- all images are labeled as "QE cruise #---" and are independent of each other- Jean
This reminds me of "As I was going to St. Ives..." What fun, dj!
(I always loved that the family didn't forget their "seven cats with seven kittens," lol)
@myself1935 Jean, you crack me up! :-D I've been so busy now that I've adopted 3 rescue cats that I rarely get here, and I've missed you! I'll probably be just as busy for another week, but then I'll get back here in the afternoons and evening again. I missed the entire cruise and I am sorry for that.
@thurman I love your song! That is worthy of Tom Lehrer! I don't know the melody, but I am sorely tempted to memorize the lyrics.
Depending which Country you are from or even what culture you were raised in, spellings will vary. This is how I remember: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder & Blitzen, then Rudolph. 1939 the song was created by Johnny Marks based on the story & published by the Montgomery Ward Company. Gene Autry's recording hit #1 on the USA's charts the week of Christmas 1949...
Heh heh...I just looked at my computer time, which I never changed and saw that yes, it is almost 3 am in NS...but the other night, I could not sleep and I was actually up at that time here.
Not yet...I leave Edmonton (hopefully) on Dec. 30 at 12:55 am and arrive in Halifax at 11:06 with stopover in Toronto for 90 min, then drive to the valley for 14 days of lovely self-isolation. :0}
Of course.... I forgot the intro to the song. I should have remembered this as we sang the tune in our last Christmas concert, only we used different words. It was a parody of Christmas Dinner. It went like this ..... I made turkey and stuffing and hot mashed potatoes, yams and a ham and some fried green tomatoes but I had forgot what my friends could have or have not ....Charlie could not have cheddar, cuz it clashes with his meds. Leight's on a low-carb diet, couldn't sample any breads. Anya could not have onions, 'cuz they fill her up with gas. Elsie could not have Eggnog, 'cuz it knocks her on her ass. I made Martha Stewart's tart, sweet and high-falutin' that six people couldn't eat cuz it contained gluten. Sherman could not have shellfish, or he would asphyxiate. There wasn't one damn item that could stay on Linda's plate. My soufflé was a masterpiece so light and airy but my guests couldn't eat it cuz no one ate dairy. I broke down and wept if you're vegan why'd you accept? Penny got on her podium. On and on and on she went....about the evils of sodium (plus how she's lactose-intolerant). Peter was prone to bloating, couldn't eat the broccoli. Annie gets acid reflux every time she looks at me. When I put the turkey down, Sarah had to say ....."Ever since the world began, I can't eat no tryptophan". Everyone at the table, getting up in years you see, skipped the meal altogether, talked about their surgeries. So I said "pass the beano, pour me some vino and screw it. Next year YOUR house please." ...... It was well received.
I had to Google it ✿´‿` Traditionally, there are eight reindeer (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen) ❛ᴗ❛ Rudolph is the ninth addition (made famous by the song about his red nose). And then there's Olive, the other reindeer ◔◡◔ ♬♫♪♩ Now I can't stop singing this song ~Heeheeheeheehee ♩♪♫♬
8 reindeer. If I am right it is only because I watched the movie with my granddaughters on the weekend. Hadn’t watched for a number of years. Now don’t ask me all the names. Fun quiz
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