# Rudolph, The Stuffy-Nosed Reindeer?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-stuffy-nosed-reindeer/427704>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 25, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-stuffy-nosed-reindeer/427704 "2007-11-25T15:41:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-stuffy-nosed-reindeer/427704/1 "2007-11-25T15:41:02Z")

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Was it just me, or did it sound to you as if Rudolph always spoke like he had a cold?

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-stuffy-nosed-reindeer/427704/2 "2007-11-25T15:47:36Z")

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[QUOTE=Jinx]  
Was it just me, or did it sound to you as if Rudolph always spoke like he had a cold?  
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Not always. Only when he had that black covering to hide his shiny nose.

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-stuffy-nosed-reindeer/427704/3 "2007-11-25T15:56:32Z")

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According to a funny new ad featuring the characters from this 1964 classic (or 1164, if you go by the copyright notice), Rudolph _is_ sick this year. Luckily, he has Aflac to cover his bills- and if he doesn’t get better by Christmas Eve, the duck will lead the sleigh.

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-stuffy-nosed-reindeer/427704/4 "2007-11-25T21:20:18Z")

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[QUOTE=mobo85]  
According to a funny new ad featuring the characters from this 1964 classic (or 1164, if you go by the copyright notice), Rudolph _is_ sick this year. Luckily, he has Aflac to cover his bills- and if he doesn’t get better by Christmas Eve, the duck will lead the sleigh.  
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Doctor: It’s a tumor.  
Rudolph: A shiney, magical tumor?  
Doctor: It’s malignant.  
Rudolph: Maybe it’s a –  
Doctor: You’re going to die!

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudolph-the-stuffy-nosed-reindeer/427704/5 "2007-11-25T21:34:03Z")

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If he has a problem, it’s the cocaine dissolving his septum.  
Hey, you didn’t think his nose was red by _magic_, did you?