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    1. [WINN] OFF TOPIC - Reindeer
    2. Phoenix
    3. As I'm REALLY in the Christmas spirit (will be decorating today - I must have a high fever), thought I'd share the following with all our Wynne/Wynn/Winn cousins: According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male & female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, every single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl. We should've known. Only women, while pregnant, would be able to drag a fat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost. Happy Thanksgiving & Merry Christmas Lisa

    11/11/2003 03:34:08