What happens if the reindeer are transplanted to the Southern Hemisphere?  Does
that fat man in the red velvet suit gain directional computation abilities?  Are
the reindeer appropriately horned?  Do  women find more meaningful work?  Or
perhaps...one can only hope...they find something else to do with that Jolly old
elf.

-jc

Ken Follett wrote:

> Sexing Reindeer
>
> I don't know who wrote this, or if the rights are reserved, but:
>
> "According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and
> female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year (the only members of the
> deer family, Cervidae, to have females do so), 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 Rudolf to Blitzen........had to be a
> girl. We should've known. Only women would be able to drag a fatman in a red
> velvet suit all around the world in one night, and not get lost!"
>
> Shaman