OldSolduer
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I bet the Minister blamed Santa for the airline debacle......
NORAD Ready to Track Santa
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Vanity.
because he needs to continue his acting career so he has a job to go to.
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That time of year again ...
NORAD ready to track Santa's flight for 69th year
The North American Aerospace Defense Command is ready to track Santa on Dec. 24 for the program’s 69th year. The NORAD Tracks Santa website (www.noradsanta.org) will launch on Dec. 1, featuring
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Oldgateboatdriver
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Personally, I'd like to know how NORAD has systems that can't track hypersonic missiles, but somehow can keep track of Santa - who is travelling at multiples of that speed. 
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I'm guessing the transponder helpsPersonally, I'd like to know how NORAD has systems that can't track hypersonic missiles, but somehow can keep track of Santa - who is travelling at multiples of that speed.
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At what point does tracking Santa transition from NORAD to national authorities for integration of low level air defence?
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daftandbarmy
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To be fair his reindeer are on Girls Night Out and, as we know, groups like that are hard to control
Rudolph and rest of Santa’s reindeer are all female, says N.S. scientist
Andrew Hebda, a zoologist at the Nova Scotia Museum, says while both male and female reindeer have antlers, only the females have their antlers during the winter months.
“Being members of the deer family, the males grow their antlers a little bit earlier and just after mating season, which is just about finished now, they drop off. So over a winter you’ll never see a male with antlers,” Hebda said.
Rudolph and rest of Santa’s reindeer are all female, says N.S. scientist | Globalnews.ca
Andrew Hebda, a zoologist at the Nova Scotia Museum, says it's most likely that Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and the rest of the team pulling Santa's sleigh are all female.
globalnews.ca
OldSolduer
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It’s a safety thingI'm guessing the transponder helps
GR66
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Maybe Rudolph, et al simply identify as male. Who is this zoologist to assume their gender???To be fair his reindeer are on Girls Night Out and, as we know, groups like that are hard to control
Rudolph and rest of Santa’s reindeer are all female, says N.S. scientist
Andrew Hebda, a zoologist at the Nova Scotia Museum, says while both male and female reindeer have antlers, only the females have their antlers during the winter months.
“Being members of the deer family, the males grow their antlers a little bit earlier and just after mating season, which is just about finished now, they drop off. So over a winter you’ll never see a male with antlers,” Hebda said.
Rudolph and rest of Santa’s reindeer are all female, says N.S. scientist | Globalnews.ca
Andrew Hebda, a zoologist at the Nova Scotia Museum, says it's most likely that Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and the rest of the team pulling Santa's sleigh are all female.
lenaitch
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And where does Santa get off giving them orders ('on Dasher, on Dancer . . . ). Sounds like toxic masculinity to me and any talk of Christmas banned from our schools.
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In case you were worried
apnews.com
Santa tracker will still run despite government shutdown
DENVER (AP) — The government may be partially shut down, but that won't stop hundreds of volunteers dressed in Christmas hats and military uniforms Monday from taking calls from children around the world who want to know when Santa will be coming.
apnews.com
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Over India as I type ....
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And a bit of backstory on how the NORAD Santa Tracker came to be ...
www.neatorama.com
A Cold War Christmas Tale with a Happy Ending
Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup was the operations officer at the North American Aerospace Defense Command in 1955. It was close to Christmas when Shoup received a call on the "red phone," a dedicated line that was to be used if the Soviets were to launch an attack on the US. Back then, Americans...
OldSolduer
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So this morning I answered the phone and said "Rudolph speaking - do you know how much fun it is to haul that fat bastard all over the world?"
