In the Christmas song “grandma got run over by a reindeer” does it seem likely to anyone else that grandpa may have been the real killer of grandma? Doesn’t it seem odd that just hours after discovering the bludgeoned body of his wife grandpa is taking this so well, playing cards with cousin Mel?
I’ll let you know what I think it 7 months…
“She had hoofprints on her forehead, and incriminating (claws / Claus) marks on her back.” If Grandpa did it, he was thorough.
Given that this is about a song, I’m moving it to CS.
Also edited title.
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Nah, Grandpa just got a lucky break. It doesn’t mean that he’s the killer!
The scarier thing is, why would anybody be thinking about this song in April?
But, but grandma was alive at the end of the video! Grandpa is innocent I tells ya.
Poor sweet ftg
Probably still thinks we took the dog to a farm upstate to live, don’t tell him
And the cat went to kitty heaven too, where all the food is wet, and all the mice slow.
Well, in the made for television animated movie…
Yeah, there seriously was one. Nobody dies, though.
Who knew that cousin Mel was a girl!?
It’s a weird movie, but almost worth watching just for the bizarre “Grandpa’s Gonna Sue The Pants Off Of Santa” musical number.
I dunno. Grandpa may have done it, but so far we have not established a motive. We know he is putting a brave face on the tragic event, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t grieving.
OTOH, we know that she was trashed when she left. It is seems plausible that she stepped out in front of Santa and the whole thing is her fault.
I’m looking forward to next Valentine’s Day, when we can discuss the themes embedded in that Halloween classic, “Monster Mash”. 
Methinks Grandpa could use a neurological workup. It sounds like he’s either in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, or suffers some other neuro or cognitive impairment – such as the inability to form new long-term memories – which could be the result of a [mini-]stroke. Hence his equanimity and playing cards with Mel*… he doesn’t remember that he’s a widower!
Or maybe he’s just a jolly sociopath and has been one all his life. 
- I trust they’re not playing for stakes, or that Mel would take advantage of the partially impaired Grandpa. Just out of curiosity, suppose that Gramps lives in the moment, with no new long-term memory-formation… would he be able to count cards (or at least keep track of the aces)?
What doesn’t that song have to do with Valentine’s Day? The monsters are together, they’re having fun.
I always thought it was “Cousin Nell.” (Two different pages call her “Cousin Belle,” but it sounds like Mel or Nell.) Killing Grandma was just the tip of the iceberg of his depravity.
Wait, are you suggesting that the beer and the cards let to a holiday of alcohol-fueled incestuous depravity with the MtF Cousin Mel > Nell (or FtM Cousin Nell > Mel)? Myself, I’m more inclined to think it was a religious conflict. The blue and silver candles suggest Judaism, possibly a menorah. Perhaps Grandpa called in a favor from St. Nick in order to make sure the grandkids weren’t raised Jewish?
My cousin Mel is a woman. In her case it’s short for Melody, but Mel is also a nickname for Melanie.
I can’t actually rememer ever playing cards with Cousin Mel, though. If I do that, I’ll be sure to report back.
BTW, I now hate you for putting that song in my head. You’re on my list! :mad:
Would that be a Reindeer Hit List?
Perhaps it’s more a “Three Faces of Eve” thing — you never know what’s going to trigger a switch from the beer-drinking, gambling Mel to the obsessive, Martha-Stewart-esque Belle (“No! Dickens said goose, so I’m putting a goose on the table for Christmas dinner. And the pudding must be made of figs, not tapioca.”) or the dark and dangerous Nell, who’d slit your throat as soon as look at you.
I have to disagree with my esteemed colleague here. IMO, it is GRANDMA who was suffering from Alzheimer’s, not Grandpa. She is the one wandering around in the cold and dark, against the express wished of her loved ones-a hint of dementia, if I’m not mistaken. Forgetting her medication is a sign of early senility as well, as is blue and silver hair, that is, being negligent re personal appearance is another sign. Dr Drake is on to something–it could be multiple personality disorder, not age related mentation changes at all.
The song is really a paean to the decrepitude we can all anticipate as we age. But what a way to go!