323 reindeer died from a single lighting strike in Norway

Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/08/29/323-reindeer-died-from-a-singl.html

Let’s take a moment of silence for the deerly departed.

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Blitzen, Blitzen Jr., Blitzen III…

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There’s a joke with “Blitzen” in there somewhere.

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That’ll do just fine.

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Why, oh why, did I click on ‘show full post’? Now I have a sad. :cry:

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Are we sure it was lighting? It could have been Fenton.

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At least they went in a flash. Only half kidding. Of the ways nature kills, struck by lightening is probably one of the least painful.

ETA: It also occurs to me that this was probably a herd, so no orphans.

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This is why you shouldn’t be out in a Donner storm.

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Another likely suspect:

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No way I saw this on X-Files, that was a battle between the shape-shifting alien and the black oil one.

Lightning? Hah.

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Great, another thing for Durkon et al to be worried about.

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“It would be a shame if something were to happen to your little Reindeer games…”

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It’ll be like figuring out what to do with all the leftover turkey after Thansgiving.

Reindeer sandwiches, reindeer soup, reindeer hot dogs, reindeer kabobs…

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Reindeer jerky!

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Caribourgers!

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They often said that Rudolph was a lightning rod.

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I never trust Lightning storms without some Reindeer

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