# Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer-question/428884>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 5, 2007, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer-question/428884 "2007-12-05T05:04:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer-question/428884/1 "2007-12-05T05:04:36Z")

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okay so in the 1964 classic Rudolph the Red nosed reindeer on the island of misfit toys–what was the problem with the doll? The rest of the toys made sense, but what was the issue with the doll? She seemed normal to me!

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**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer-question/428884/2 "2007-12-05T05:05:25Z")

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Clinical depression.

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**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer-question/428884/3 "2007-12-05T05:17:43Z")

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[QUOTE=Hakuna Matata]  
okay so in the 1964 classic Rudolph the Red nosed reindeer on the island of misfit toys–what was the problem with the doll? The rest of the toys made sense, but what was the issue with the doll? She seemed normal to me!  
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damn there was already a question on this here in Cafe Society.  
any mod lurking out there want to close this–be my guest!

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer-question/428884/4 "2007-12-05T05:26:03Z")

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I don’t think they let guests be mods…

😃 See ya over in **poopah chalupa** ’s [del]thread[/del] holiday tradition.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer-question/428884/5 "2007-12-05T12:42:33Z")

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The other thread is here: [Rudolph the Stuffy-Nosed Reindeer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=445427) …