Rudolph Drinking Game

I have two main holiday quirks.

1. Every year I have to watch Rudolph on TV the night it airs.
2. Christmas Carols make me kinda hot.

Tomorrow night, 11/30, Rudolph is on CBS at 8:00pm.   Here’s  a fun drinking game for you, every time Santa acts like a Dick – do a shot.  Good times.

In honor of Rudolph, and because I’m still in how the hell are the holidays here already shock, I’m going to fall back on the now traditional  re-posting of my Rudolph rambling titled:

EAT PAPPA EAT

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is my can’t miss Christmas special each year.   I have always wondered the draw, is it the songs? the notion of misfits coming out on top? or the simple and charming romance between Rudolph and Clarice? Although technically Rudolph also walked out on Clarice right before the Holidays. Difference is he grew up, came back, and saved her from the Bumble.

But really, I think I love that it’s the only time I can remember a person being encouraged, even badgered to get fat in order to save Christmas.  In case you aren’t familiar, Mrs. Claus spends half the time chasing her skinny husband around force feeding him because no one likes a ‘Skinny Santa’   If you haven’t watched Rudolph yet, or next time you do, have you ever noticed that for the most part Santa is a complete Dick? Especially to Rudolph.  Maybe that’s why Mrs. Claus desperately needs him to get fat and jolly?  So here is the lesson, Fat Santa = Nice.  Skinny Santa= Dick.

One of my favorite characters is ‘Dolly for Sue’ - the little doll on the Island of Misfit Toys.  But I always wondered what was wrong with this sweet dolly that she would end up on the Island, a castaway misfit.  Apparently that debate raged on for years.  Until it was released that she suffers from psychological problems from being cast off, and unloved.

SERIOUSLY? ‘Dolly for Sue’ is a misfit toy because she is DEPRESSED! If that’s the case, kick me out of the sleigh right now and don’t even bother handing me an umbrella. I’ll plummet to the earth like one of those Turkeys on WKRP.

But of course, Rudolph saves the day, Santa gets fat and happy (although being a guy he’ll probably lose all that weight right after Christmas) and ‘Dolly for Sue’ gets her umbrella sailing down to a happy little child on Christmas morning.  Because there was never anything wrong with her.  You hear that Dolly for Sue, there was never anything wrong with you!

And  in the song ‘Holly Jolly Christmas’ Hermie (the misfit elf because he wants to be a dentist) is seen charming it up with a hotty girl elf. Romance in the air.  And yes, in case you are wondering, that song does make me hot.

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