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9. Brontosaurus

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 01:52 PM

Dec 17

If you are going to go, go big !

Or blue whales !

Magic doesn't have the boundaries of mass and physics, so the magic dust will work on any size animal, because "magic"

Landing on roofs could be tough though.

Ok, I'll compromise.

Otters.

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If Santa's sleigh was not pulled by reindeer, what animal would be a good substitute, Mind you Santa uses Magic Dust.for [View all] debm55 Dec 17 OP

Cheetahs. They're fast. Ocelot II Dec 17 #1

Thank you Ocelot II, Thank you very much, They would look great. debm55 Dec 17 #5

Ants, gab13by13 Dec 17 #2

Thank you very much, gab13by13, That is true about ants. debm55 Dec 17 #19

Canada Geese PXR-5 Dec 17 #3

Thank you PXR-5 and they don't need magic dust. debm55 Dec 17 #20

A team of flying & SMILING MULES! (we need the "happy" about now...) hlthe2b Dec 17 #4

HAhahahahahahhahHA. I love it, thank you hlthe2b. debm55 Dec 17 #21

My Grandmother's family had a donkey cart. markodochartaigh Dec 17 #38

Republicans, and use a whip. Sneederbunk Dec 17 #6

Ha, ha, ha! 3catwoman3 Dec 17 #11

HAHAHAHA. Got that right.Sneederbunk. debm55 Dec 17 #22

lol AllaN01Bear Dec 17 #33

I'd have called them GOPigs dickthegrouch Dec 17 #48

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you Sneederbunk. for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 18 #74

Wombats, maybe. Harker Dec 17 #7

Slow but cute. Ocelot II Dec 17 #8

25 mph without being magically treated. Harker Dec 17 #10

OH I love the idea of Pandas helping Santa. debm55 Dec 17 #24

It might be difficult to get them to stop fooling around. Harker Dec 17 #28

Yes, Thank you very much Harker. debm55 Dec 18 #82

Brontosaurus LetsGetSmartAboutIt Dec 17 #9

HAHHAHHA, I love otters. Thank you very much. LetsGetSmartAboutIt debm55 Dec 17 #25

Hummingbirds Enter stage left Dec 17 #12

So true, Enter stage left. the perfect replacement for reindeer. debm55 Dec 17 #26

Golden Retreivers wendyb-NC Dec 17 #13

Well, that's a great idea! chouchou Dec 17 #15

I was gonna say Huskies! buzzycrumbhunger Dec 17 #53

Great idea, wendyb-NC. Great idea. debm55 Dec 18 #84

A team of Golden Retrievers. (With warm sweaters) chouchou Dec 17 #14

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you chouchou. debm55 Dec 18 #85

Llama's Emile Dec 17 #16

HAHAHAHHAAHAHHA. Thank you so much, Emile. debm55 Dec 18 #86

Chihuahuas! CanonRay Dec 17 #17

That is so funny. Thank you CanonRay. debm55 Dec 18 #87

Dogs of course get the red out Dec 17 #18

Yes, hang on Santa. Thank you get the red our. debm55 Dec 18 #88

Penguins ! eppur_se_muova Dec 17 #23

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH, Thank you eppur_se_muova. Love the idea of penguins. Just add a little Magic Dust and they will debm55 Dec 17 #31

Husky dogs The Blue Flower Dec 17 #27

Great choice The Blue Flower add a little magic dust and off they go. debm55 Dec 17 #29

Rocky and Bullwinkle lapfog_1 Dec 17 #30

Great. Thank you for sharining. lapfog_1 I agree. debm55 Dec 18 #83

wiener dogs gopiscrap Dec 17 #32

HAHAHAhhaha. Thank you sharing gobiscrap. debm55 Dec 18 #89

hummingbirds and llots of them. AllaN01Bear Dec 17 #34

HAHHAHHAHHAH. Yes, it would take a lot. Thank you, Bear. debm55 Dec 18 #90

Don Jr.'s Magic Dust? ZDU Dec 17 #35

HAHAHAHHAHHAHAH. Thank you ZDU. debm55 Dec 18 #91

You're most welcome! ZDU Dec 18 #92

pit bull dogs DBoon Dec 17 #36

Unicorns markodochartaigh Dec 17 #37

HAHAHAHA. Thank you very much, markodochartaigh. debm55 Dec 18 #81

Tigers... justaprogressive Dec 17 #39

HAHAHAHA. thank you very much, justaprogressive. debm55 Dec 18 #80

Air Force Stelth Bombers......to help Santa fly Ninga Dec 17 #40

Thank you very much, Ninga. debm55 Dec 18 #79

Polar bears. This way Santa can park wherever he wants. n/t iscooterliberally Dec 17 #41

HAHAHA. Very true, iscooterliberally.Thank you. debm55 Dec 18 #73

Dragons Niagara Dec 17 #42

Good point, doesn't need to be real ! LetsGetSmartAboutIt Dec 17 #54

Oh love it . Thank you very much, Niagara. debm55 Dec 18 #72

Massive wild boars Fichefinder Dec 17 #43

HAHHA, Thank you Fichfinder. debm55 Dec 18 #69

These are already geared up sure to please one and all GreenWave Dec 17 #44

Thank you, GreenWave. How could I have forgotten Unicorns? debm55 Dec 18 #67

Here is a sally* (sic) song to help us remember GreenWave Dec 18 #70

HAHhhha. I remember that song. Thank you GreenWave. debm55 Dec 18 #71

Kangaroos, of course fargone Dec 17 #45

HAHAHHHAHAHA. Thank you very much,fargone. Love it. debm55 Dec 18 #65

I think elephants would be nice. 🐘 sdfernando Dec 17 #46

HAHAHAHHAHAH. Thank you very much, sdfernando, Must add Santa's magic dust. debm55 Dec 18 #64

Hamsters! Ziggysmom Dec 17 #47

HAHHAHAHHAHHA. Thank you very much, Ziggysmom. So true. debm55 Dec 18 #63

Hmmm....Maybe for one of the "silliest" - platypuses, or .... electric_blue68 Dec 17 #49

HAHAHHAHAH. Thank you electric_blue68 . I like using the dolphins the best. debm55 Dec 18 #62

dogs make sense, but I would love to see what cats would do rurallib Dec 17 #50

HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you ruralib. So true, so funny. debm55 Dec 18 #61

Freyja! Dear_Prudence Dec 18 #93

Thank you Dear_Prudence. for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 19 #94

Otters. They'd be doing corkscrews across the sky Hassler Dec 17 #51

HAHAHAH. yes otters with their fancy moves. Thank you Hassler. debm55 Dec 18 #60

A road runner in Rudolph's spot up front, and 8 coyotes of the Wile E variety behind. flvegan Dec 17 #52

HAHAHAHHHAHAHAH. Thank you very much fivegan. That is funny. debm55 Dec 18 #59

Colugos, aka flying lemurs Dorothy V Dec 17 #55

Wow. Thank you very much, Dorothy V debm55 Dec 18 #58

A dozen kittens. C_U_L8R Dec 17 #56

HAHAHHAHAHa Thank you C_U_L8R. So true. debm55 Dec 18 #57

I think there's a best choice. for looks as well as experience in the air... justaprogressive Dec 18 #66

thank you very much justaprogressive for including Pegasus debm55 Dec 18 #68

Jackasses. Xavier Breath Dec 18 #75

Thank you, Xavier Breath. debm55 Dec 18 #77

Water Buffalo Bluetus Dec 18 #76

HAHAHHAHAHA. Thank you Bluetus. debm55 Dec 18 #78

Well, Terry Pratchett's Hogfather used pigs... malthaussen Dec 20 #95

HAHAHHAHAHHA. Thank you for sharing with us, malthaussen. debm55 Dec 20 #96

Elephants. They can use their ears to fly. debm55 Dec 20 #97

Sloths. What's the rush? retread Dec 21 #98

HAHAHHHAHAH, Love it . Thank you retread. debm55 Dec 21 #99

Bison. they are strong and with a little magic dust they can pull anything. debm55 Dec 21 #100

Magic dust? - Donnie Trump Jr. Norrrm Dec 21 #101

HAHAHAHHHA. Yes. Magic dust . It makes them fly. Thank you Norrrm. debm55 Dec 21 #102