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Last year there was some discussion on the site about the gender of Santa's reindeer. The theory (as stated in an email that was doing the rounds) is that Santa's reindeer all have to be female because male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, whereas female reindeer retain their antlers until the spring. Big Gary, who's wintering in Alaska, has sent along this photo of "a bull reindeer in Fairbanks, Alaska, this Wednesday, December 21, 2005," which pretty much settles the question of whether male reindeers can have their antlers in late December, around Christmas time. They obviously can. So Santa's reindeer could be male or female. Thanks, Gary.AnimalsUrban Legends |
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Uhhh, I hate to break it to you, but Santa's reindeer are actually fictional. I also heard a rumour that they can't fly and their noses don't light up, either.
Posted by Harvard Irving on Fri Dec 30, 2005 at 09:50 AM
Take a look at their names. Probably something other than your traditional male or female by old-fashioned stereotype. I mean, what sort of male is named PRANCER, or CUPID! The Cupid of Roman religious myth was genderless as I remember. But I haven't checked any sources on the issue lately.
Posted by Christopher Cole in Tucson, AZ on Sat Dec 31, 2005 at 10:02 PM
Cupid of mythology (also known as Eros) was a male figure. Aphrodite or Venus was his female equivalent (and, in some versions, his mother!).
The jury's still out on Prancer.
Posted by Big Gary in North America in Dallas, Texas on Sun Jan 01, 2006 at 05:46 PM
The jury's still out on Prancer.
Posted by Sports Bettor on Thu Jan 05, 2006 at 02:29 PM
ok the first person who made a comment is hella stupid. And who would ever make a stupid debate about deer. You have to be REALLY bored. Since we wasted time to talk about reindeer, why don't we talk about what came first, the chicken or the egg!
Posted by terra on Sun Jan 15, 2006 at 07:32 PM
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The answer is obvious - the squid.
Posted by Christopher Cole in Tucson, AZ on Mon Jan 16, 2006 at 01:06 PM
Castrated male raindeer keep there antlers too!.
Posted by Iridium in Middlesbrough on Mon Jan 16, 2006 at 07:00 PM
I think vixen is female as vixen means female fox. Dancer and Prancer just HAVE to be girls and Rudoph is definety a boy
Posted by Ciaran on Wed Nov 21, 2007 at 08:15 AM
male caribou lose their antlers in the beginning of winter. Winter officially starts on `12/21, thus meaning that the caribou Santa uses may not lose their antlers until the 26th. Also, they would take too much time to get where they need to go, because they always follow directions exactly, no matter what crazy side roads they take you down. Also, Santa's reindeer are magicalful, so they don't have to follow the rules of narmalfulness, cuz they ain't not normalful. So says me, a Republican.
Posted by Mike on Tue Dec 25, 2007 at 09:23 PM
Harvard Erving, are you from this planet? Get your facts straight! Scrooge!
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Posted by Jestgar on 10 December 2012 - 01:36 PM
I've tried that counting sheep thing, but they start coming faster and faster and I get all tense trying to keep up. To keep them at a reasonable speed I have to institute military-like strictness, and who can fall asleep whilst keeping sheep in strict formation?
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#841309 Leftover Turkey Suggestions
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Chop and put into spaghetti
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I'm not a huge fan of turkey so I tend to use the leftovers in a way that doesn't make them taste like turkey.
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#833471 Has Anyone Used Quail Eggs For A Substitute For Eggs?
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And they're a lot bigger than quail eggs.
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No candles in a storm zone? That just strikes me as.....excessively lame....
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If you read along long enough you'll be convinced you have been drinking.HEY! A NOOOOOBIE! Haven't seen one around these parts in ages...... . Yes, Warp, drinking helps whilst posting here, but is not necessary....well, not absolutely necessary.... .....
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I think you meant to say "and".Well...I have learned alot from these historic postings! I have learned that we either need to drink more or post more when drinking!
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Posted by Jestgar on 28 September 2012 - 09:59 AM
You look at the ice cream guy with a pained expression and say "Sorry about my friend. She won't believe that she's an @$$h*le until her psychiatrist tells her she is." Then order the gluten-free cone.She laughed and looked at the guy working there and said "She thinks she can't have gluten. But she's self-diagnosed" and started laughing!
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You can't base your food choices on someone else's reactions - we're all too different.
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#824879 Psychosomatic
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A word about psychosomatic - How many people have had the experience, or know someone that has, of drinking one particular alcohol to excess in our youth, and never being able to drink that particular alcohol again? Or fruit juice? Or that last food you ate before developing some heinous stomach illness that took you out for days? Those reactions are psychosomatic. You taught your body that something is poison, and your brain is going to make d***ed sure you don't ingest that poison again. There is nothing wrong with it. It's a well developed defense mechanism that has kept the human race alive for centuries.
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In the end, it doesn't matter what anyone else says, or does. You are responsible for your health, and you seem willing to take that responsibility seriously. You're doing the right thing.
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Bottom line, if it bothers you - don't drink it. If you are super sensitive, or early in the gluten-free process, you might want to avoid drinking in general, or at least some of the wines others have had issue with. You can test specifics for yourself, when you're up for it.I will repeat myself. We need to be able to come here and report something made us sick, safely, without being blown off. I have lost count of the number of people who have reported a gluten reaction to wine, and they deserve better than to have the 'experts' on this board tell them they are imagining it.
Everyone reading can see both sides of the issue. Everyone reading can see that wine is not a problem for most Celiacs, and decide for themselves.
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Oh yes. Anything less just wouldn't be neighborly.Oh I agree, you should help them out with that right away!
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How do I get the key to the boss door? I saved all the monkeys and got the boomerang, but I don't know how to open the door to the boss! I think I found the chest, but it has this gate in front of it, and I can't get to it. I tried to use the boomerang on the wind mills, but it won't work! Help me please?
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If you look at the ground around the windmills you will notice a certain Z-like shape linking the windmill pillars. Imitate the shape and hit the windmills in that order to open the gate to the chest with the Big Key.
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What should we do?
What exactly should the SynBERC training group work on? Here is a running list of ideas. Please contribute.
Online discussions regarding the research
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Seminar series
A multi-institutional seminar series organized by the students. A mixture of faculty and student speakers (and people from industry?) ~2 talks per institution.
Course materials
Developing new courses around synthetic biology.
Synthetic biology demos
Something based on the bacterial photography system from UCSF and UT Austin or on the mint and banana smelling bacteria from the MIT iGEM team. It would give people a tangible introduction to synthetic biology.
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Online synthetic biology games?
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This link gives a different report of what she was wearing.
You know, this happens SO OFTEN! Conflicting reports sent out in the beginning when this is the most CRUCIAL time to find these kids! Why do they have all these conflicting reports??????? ARgH!!!!
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A blogger at this site claims she and her "brothers" play in her back yard. It sounds like Somer has a few siblings?
In memory of Ron Pruitt
also, kimster, a comment from there trully touched me, so i wanted to send my condolences(sp)
so i clicked on her nic, and it took me to a 'pay to post/blog' site,,hhmm,,,guess i am so jaded from the anthony/cummings situations
i just think it is not looking good for this little girl, sigh
I think I know which poster you're talking about. I didn't click on her name, but her comment, if true, is beyond tragic. After reading further, however, I began to question her credibility. I only mention this because she is posting a lot and claims to have firsthand knowledge of certain facts. Guess I'm jaded, too.
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Muddy water in the street; Muddy water 'round my feet... as sung by the inimitable Bessie Smith, "Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)"
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That is why we need to make sure we just take random blogger comments as hearsay and not facts. Sometimes these early comments are spot on, however. I read an early blog comment when Caylee's remains were found and the guy said his friend Roy Kronk found her. I mentioned this one time on an old Caylee rumor thread and everyone ignored me. LOL It was funny when weeks later his name came out and the blogger was right!
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That's like the" not wanting to know" about the child trafficking. It is so far out of our realm of thinking and being to even imagine the pure evil of such a thing our minds do not want to comprehend or believe it. It is real and I just wonder when I look at the missing children reports how many angels are in Heaven because of it! I could never do what our FBI and others do to break these rings so I'll say a prayer for them too!
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"She was last seen at 2:45 p.m. walking home from school near West Gano Avenue and Debarry Avenue. She was with her brother and friends, but separated from them, running ahead towards her home."
Now the sister is a brother! That has to be the quickest "operation" ever. The pink skull backpack morphed into a Hanna Montana one. That is some horrible reporting. I hope that tomorrow, if they haven't found her, they at least get the facts straight. Good night, all, and hopefully, tomorrow Somer and Haleigh will be found.
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Something seems "off" about this story.
Just logged on and saw this case and thought "Please God, not again".
I read through all 11 pages of this thread, and, like always it seems, keep hearing conflicting reports about the kind of backpack she had (pink with skulls and hearts, or Hannah Montana) to what time this was reported into authorities (5, 5:30, 6:30, etc). I REALLY wish the media would just get the story verified and straight before reporting it.
Something seems off about this case, I agree with LoveMyDogs.
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CLAY COUNTY, FL -- The search for seven-year-old Somer Renee Thompson of Orange Park continues into a cold Tuesday morning.
Deputies with the Clay County Sheriff's Office want people to search everywhere around their homes for the missing girl.
The little girl hasn't been seen since Monday afternoon. The girl's mother notified the sheriff's office around 5 p.m. that her daughter had not returned home from school.
"Her mother began looking for her, and after about two hours, [she] flagged down a patrol car and reported that Somer did not come home this afternoon," said Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler.
Thompson is a second-grader at Grove Park Elementary. Police say she is a white female, 3 feet 5 inches tall and about 65 pounds. She has brown hair and was last seen wearing a cranberry colored jumpsuit with pink striped sleeves.
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link to Somer's endangered missing poster-states that her backpack and lunchbox is purple Hannah Montana.
She is not listed under an Amber Alert-probably didn't meet the "criteria"-grrrrrr.
If the comment posted on the Jax news site is true (recent attempted abduction-license plate number reported)-I sure hope the vehicle and its owner has been tracked down.
Why does this stuff happen in FL so often? No offense to any Floridians intended.
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praying for you Somer!
ok, so Somer was with friends and a twin brother. Father is in North Carolina...he has been accounted for... I'm hearing it on First coast news right now...
10 days ago... blue Nissan Sentra .... people in this car tried to lure a child into that car... they are not sure if this is connected or not...
sorry for the multiple posts but wanted to relay the info as I hear it.
i hope they find her this morning.
Good Morning,
I work close by to were this little girl went missing. The search was huge last night and the community is really coming together. I just hope they find her. It was really cold last night for her to be out somewhere. I also work at an elementary school and it will be interesting to see if parents care enough to pick their children up today. I hope they will find her.


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The Flowers of War | |
Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Zhang Yimou |
Produced by | William Kong David Linde Zhang Weiping Zhang Yimou |
Screenplay by | Liu Heng |
Based on | 13 Flowers of Nanjing by Geling Yan |
Starring | Christian Bale Ni Ni Zhang Xinyi Tong Dawei Atsuro Watabe Shigeo Kobayashi Cao Kefan |
Music by | Qigang Chen |
Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoding |
Editing by | Peicong Meng |
Studio | EDKO Film Beijing New Picture Film New Picture Company |
Distributed by | EDKO Film Wrekin Hill Entertainment Row 1 Productions |
Release dates |
Running time | 146 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin English Japanese |
Budget | $94 million[1] |
Box office | $95,311,434[2][3] |
The Flowers of War | |
Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Zhang Yimou |
Produced by | William Kong David Linde Zhang Weiping Zhang Yimou |
Screenplay by | Liu Heng |
Based on | 13 Flowers of Nanjing by Geling Yan |
Starring | Christian Bale Ni Ni Zhang Xinyi Tong Dawei Atsuro Watabe Shigeo Kobayashi Cao Kefan |
Music by | Qigang Chen |
Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoding |
Editing by | Peicong Meng |
Studio | EDKO Film Beijing New Picture Film New Picture Company |
Distributed by | EDKO Film Wrekin Hill Entertainment Row 1 Productions |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin English Japanese |
Budget | $94 million[1] |
Box office | $95,311,434[2][3] |
The Flowers of War (simplified Chinese: 金陵十三钗; traditional Chinese: 金陵十三釵; pinyin: Jīnlíng Shísān Chāi) is a 2011 Chinese historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan.[4][5][6] The film is based on a novella by Geling Yan, 13 Flowers of Nanjing, inspired by the diary of Minnie Vautrin.[7] The story is set in Nanking, China, during the 1937 Rape of Nanking in the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the plight and persecution brought on by the violent invasion of the city.[8][9]
It was selected as the Chinese entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[10][11][12] but did not make the final shortlist.[13] It also received a nomination for the 69th Golden Globe Awards.[14] The 6th Asian Film Awards presented The Flowers of War with several individual nominations, including Best Film.[10][15]
The film's North American distribution rights were acquired by Wrekin Hill Entertainment, in association with Row 1 Productions, leading to an Oscar-qualifying limited release in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco in late December 2011, with general release in January 2012.[16][17][18]
In 1937, Japan invades China, beginning the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese Imperial Army overruns China's capital city, Nanjing, in December and carries out the systematic and brutal Nanking massacre.
As the invading Japanese overpower the Chinese army, desperate schoolgirls flee to the nominally protective walls of their convent at a Western-run Roman Catholic cathedral. Here, John Miller (Bale), an American mortician on a task to bury the head priest, joins the group of innocent schoolgirls. He finds a boy there, George, an orphan who was raised by the dead priest, and taught English. The boy is the same age as the schoolgirls. Soon a group of flamboyant prostitutes arrive at the cathedral, seeking refuge by hiding in the cellar. Pretending to be a priest, Miller tries to keep everyone safe while trying to repair the convent's truck to use for an escape.
After an incident when rogue Japanese forces assault the cathedral (who are then killed by the dying effort of a lone Chinese Major), Japanese Colonel Hasegawa promises to protect the convent by placing guards outside the gate, and requests that the schoolgirls sing a chorale for him. Several days later, he hands Miller an official invitation for the schoolgirls to sing at the Japanese Army's victory celebration. Fearing for the safety of the virginal schoolgirls, Miller declines. Hasegawa informs him that it is an order and that the girls are going to be picked up the next day. Before they leave, the Japanese soldiers count the schoolgirls and erroneously include one of the prostitutes (who has strayed from the cellar), totalling 13.
When the de facto leader of the schoolgirls, Shu (Xinyi), convinces them that they are better off committing suicide by jumping off the cathedral tower, they are saved at the last moment when the de facto leader of the prostitutes, Yu Mo (Ni), convinces her group to protect the schoolgirls by taking their place at the Japanese party. As there are only 12 prostitutes, George, the dead priest's adoptive son, volunteers as well. Miller initially opposes their self-sacrificing decision, but ultimately assists in disguising them, using his skills as a mortician to adjust their makeup and cut their hair to appear like schoolgirls. The prostitutes also create knives out of broken windows and hide them in their cloaks.
The next day, the "13 Flowers of Nanjing" are led away by the unsuspecting Japanese soldiers. After they depart, Miller hides the schoolgirls on the truck he repaired and, using a single-person permit provided by the father of a schoolgirl, drives out of Nanjing. In the last scene, the truck is seen driving on a deserted highway heading west, away from the advancing Japanese army. The fate of the 13 Flowers remains unknown, apparently martyring themselves for the students' freedom.
In December 2010, it was announced that the film would be made, and pre-production started the same month. They began shooting on location in Nanjing, China, on January 10, 2011.[19] The dialogue of the film was shot about 40% in English and the rest in Mandarin Chinese (particularly in the Nanjing dialect, distinct from Standard Chinese) and Japanese,[19][20] with an estimated production budget of $94 million,[1] which makes it the most expensive film in Chinese history.[21]
No matter what wars or disasters happen in history, what surrounds these times is life, love, salvation and humanity. I hope those things are felt in this story. The human side of the story was more important to me than the background of the Nanjing massacre. Human nature, love and sacrifice – these are the things that are truly eternal. For me, the event is the historical background of the film. But the enduring question of the story is how the human spirit is expressed in wartime.[22]
To distinguish the film from previous depictions of the same subject, Zhang said that he tried to portray the Japanese invaders with multiple layers. Regarding Colonel Hasegawa's sympathetic features, he explained that "in 1937, the militaristic notion among Japanese armies was very prevalent, and officers were not allowed to sing a homesick folk song, but we still wanted to endow this character with something special."[23] The director articulated that his biggest, though challenging, accomplishment in the film was the creation of John Miller, saying that "this kind of character, a foreigner, a drifter, a thug almost, becomes a hero and saves the lives of Chinese people. That has never ever happened in Chinese filmmaking, and I think it will never happen again in the future." Filming completed within 6 months.[24] One challenging aspect was what Zhang called the "very slow pace" of negotiation with the Chinese censorship authorities during the editing process.[25]
On September 9, 2011, the film was retitled The Flowers of War, after a 20-minute screening for prominent U.S. film distributors and the media at the Toronto International Film Festival.[26] Zhang stated that the story in The Flowers of War differs from many other Chinese films on this subject as it is told from the perspectives of women.[27] In October 2011, the first trailer was released, making way for an American trailer to be revealed.[28][29][30][31]
On November 22, 2011, New Pictures Film requested an inflation in the minimum ticket price within China. When in negotiations with the eight cinema circuits in question, it resulted in a threat to boycott the movie over the distributors' share. Wu Hehu, the general manager of Shanghai United Cinema Circuit, made a statement, saying "this is a simple business situation. Without the agreement, we cannot screen the film." Zhang Weiping, producer of The Flowers of War and head of New Pictures Film, also refused to make any concessions. A letter was sent to the Film Bureau of SARFT, hoping it would mediate the dispute.[32] At the order of SARFT, both sides were to reach a compromise, which was achieved after four hours of negotiation.[33][34]
The Flowers of War was released in China just days after the 74th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre.[35] In its first four days of release, it took in $24 million at the box office.[36][37] It was the top-grossing Chinese film of 2011, having earned $70 million after two weeks.[11][38] After 17 days, the movie had grossed nearly $83 million, making it the sixth-highest grossing film in China, following American exports such as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($145.5 million) and Avatar ($204 million).[27][39] After five weeks of release the movie earned $93 million.[40] The film reportedly earned $95 million in China.[2]
The movie received mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reported a 41% critical approval rating with an average of 5.5/10.[41] Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film an average score of 46 (out of 100) based on 22 reviews from mainstream critics.[42]
Twitch Film called it "arguably the most eagerly-anticipated Chinese movie of the year", saying that "The Flowers of War is a big movie in every sense of the word, from its kinetic battle scenes to the beautiful photography and impressive performances from a mostly young and inexperienced cast."[43] Pete Hammond from Boxoffice Magazine gave it 4 stars of 5, and said "The Flowers of War is ultimately an inspiring, stirring and unforgettable human drama in the face of a horrifying war. It is highly recommended."[44] Variety gave a generally positive review, describing the film as "a uniquely harrowing account of the rape of Nanjing," and defined it as "a work of often garish dramatic flourishes yet undeniable emotional power, finding humor and heartbreak in a tale of unlikely heroism in close quarters."[34]
Most negative feedback from critics were similar to that from Toronto Star, which gave the film 2.5/4, and said that "the drama is often weakened by the penchant for creating spectacles."[45] Roger Ebert, who gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, took issue with centering the story around a white American, "Can you think of any reason the character John Miller is needed to tell his story? Was any consideration given to the possibility of a Chinese priest? Would that be asking for too much?"[46]
Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
Asian Film Awards[47] | Best Composer | Qigang Chen | Nominated |
Best Costume Designer | William Chang | Nominated | |
Best Director | Zhang Yimou | Nominated | |
Best Film | The Flowers of War | Nominated | |
Best Newcomer | Ni Ni | Won | |
Best Screenwriter | Geling Yan and Liu Heng | Nominated | |
Golden Globe Awards[48] | Best Foreign Language Film | The Flowers of War | Nominated |
Hong Kong Film Award[49] | Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan | Nominated | |
The Golden Reel Awards[50] | Best Sound Editing – Foreign Feature | Row 1 Entertainment | Won |
The Flowers of War was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on June 10, 2012.[51][52]


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