Reindeer Games

Earlier today, we had the sad duty of reporting the unfortunate demise of Prancer, one of Santa's few remaining reindeer. The tragic truck-tenderizing appeared at first to be just another accident. But dark rumors began to circulate almost at once. There were hints that there was another hand - er - hoof - in the entire incident. But the rumors remained unsubstantiated. At first we here at Blue Crab boulevard wondered if the "accident" might have something to do with an illicit black market reindeer hotdog ring operating out of Al Capone's old haunts in Chicago. But then we got bogged down in trying to figure out if the existence of an illicit black market meant that there was also a licit black market. Our minds collectively boggled at that one and we went for a beer.

When we got back, we checked the email and found an anonymous message from a usually unreliable source (never mind how we know that). But this one contained real photographical type evidence of what really happened on that dark day when Prancer became one with the universe. Or the pavement, as the case may be. In yet another Blue Crab Boulevard exclusive, we are posting that evidence for the world to see. The reindeer in the picture appears to be Dasher, the leader of Santa's reindeer team. We point out that the truck in the background looks awfully familiar. Could this be the smoking gun. Or antler, as the case may be.