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markodochartaigh

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38. My Grandmother's family had a donkey cart.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:33 PM

Dec 17

From what I heard they are not very reliable.

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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