# Is Santa's Sled Green? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 24, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-santas-sled-green/565285 "2010-12-24T14:48:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-santas-sled-green/565285/1 "2010-12-24T14:48:19Z")
Don’t tell me he’s not real. I see him being tracked by [NORAD.](http://www.boston.com/news/source/2010/12/norad_santa_tra.html) He’s in or near North Korea as I write this. Keep your fingers crossed that those poor people aren’t so hungry that 8 reindeer become stew and Santa imprisoned for spying. Is his sled 2010 green, or is it a gross polluter? Why isn’t it a hybrid yet? I’m wondering whether 9 reindeer peeing and pooping as they fly all over the world might be spreading disease? Is there any data on that? What about Santa, does he have a big white telephone in his sleigh for his needs ? Does Santa fly high, and if so, do the reindeer get supplemental oxygen? 24 hours of flying without lunch and dinner breaks? Will PETA take laying down? Why haven’t they unionized yet? Aren’t the Teamsters interested? I hope Santa makes it to your home and finds you having a Merry Christmas this year! OOPS. The morning news just said he made it through North Korea and he’s headed to Russia. That was close. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-santas-sled-green/565285/2 "2010-12-25T10:20:20Z")
It’s a sleigh, not a sled. A sled is a vehicle propelled by the rider or towed; it does not have attached motive power (animal or engine). Sleighs are traditionally black, or natural wood color (often with pin striping and other decorative painting, ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-santas-sled-green/565285/3 "2010-12-25T11:42:53Z")
It’s Red. Only a communist would give away toys to everybody.