Danish F-16s total Rudolph

[Professur]

Santa compensated for outrage
By Lester Haines
Published Friday 30th September 2005 11:43 GMT


The Danish air force has coughed up £2,850 in compensation after two of its F-16s did for Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.

Professional Santa Olovi Nikkanoff pocketed the cash after the flyboys admitted liability for scaring Rudolph to death as they flew over the happily-grazing animal in February. A shufti at the flight records confirmed that the two jets had indeed been operating in Rudolph's airspace at the time of his demise, and a vet declared the reindeer died of heart failure provoked by the racket.

Air force spokesman Captain Morten Jensen told Associated Press: "We got a letter from Santa complaining about his reindeer's death and looked into it seriously. We're more than happy to pay if it means children around the world will get their presents."

Nikkanoff will use the payout to buy a replacement animal, presumably one with a bit more combat experience. ®

Source


Nope, it's not a joke.

 

[HomeLAN]

Damn. He must be taking lessons in "silly-assed lawsuits" from US citizens. 'Course, the courts must've been studying "silly-assed verdicts" as well.....

 

[tommyj27]

the story never said anything about a lawsuit. which leads me to wonder why the Danes bother maintaining F16s if they give up without a fight.

 

[HomeLAN]

So they coughed up because he complained. Same deal.

 

[BigDadday]

They going American over there for sure. Next will be a McDonalds suit for spilling it someones lap.

 

[Liliandra]

Basically, yes, there should've been more investigation because the animal really shouldn't have died without previous complications involved, but it most certainly wouldn't be worth the bad publicity that they would get. Imagine what people would think if they were to refuse to restore Rudolph to Santa when it's seen by the general public that the demise of said animal was their fault..... Simply not worth the bother.

 

[Nixy]

uhhhh how can a fictional character be reimbursed for his fictional animal dying?

 

[HomeLAN]

Professional Santa Olovi Nikkanoff

Real dude. With a real deer.

Source with pics

 

[Gato_Solo]

the story never said anything about a lawsuit. which leads me to wonder why the Danes bother maintaining F16s if they give up without a fight.

Boy, you Canadians live dangerously, picking on the Danes like that...

 

[Nixy]

Real dude. With a real deer.

Source with pics

ah

 

[tommyj27]

Boy, you Canadians live dangerously, picking on the Danes like that...

*cough cough*

canadia? when did minneapolis get annexed by canadia?

i suppose it could of been last weekend.

 

[Luis G]

*cough cough*

canadia? when did minneapolis get annexed by canadia?

i suppose it could of been last weekend.

Canadia??

you're soooooooo dead

 

[tommyj27]

Canadia??

you're soooooooo dead

from the canadans?