Entries by Elf Ernest

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No Delay to Santa’s Launch

Ha! I love this. Word is that Elf Buck Sanchez, head of flight operations at the North Pole, personally petitioned Santa to delay his launch, claiming the workshop still was not far enough along to justify taking to the skies. Santa sent a brief response: “No.” Rarely is Santa so succinct! Here’s the latest: — […]

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Sleigh Bells Now a Problem

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Sleigh Bells Now a Problem



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The art of getting Santa ready for launch includes a painstaking task in polishing and tuning the sleigh bells. Each bell has a unique note and it has to sound just right. Reports are coming in that the bell team is not going to have a lot of time to complete this critical task: — […]

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Test Flight Ending Soon?

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Test Flight Ending Soon?



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The final test flight of Santa’s sleigh sure seems to be covering a lot of ground this year. They are back over the Atlantic. We have to wonder how much longer it will be before it heads home. I think it is about time. — Elf Ernest The Big Map | North Pole Flight Command […]

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Dominicans Get Good Look at Sleigh

This is really cool. We’re getting excited emails from officials in the Dominican Republic claiming to have seen the test flight of Santa’s sleigh. They don’t get to see a lot of flying sleighs down there, I guess. Here’s the latest news: — Elf Ernest The Big Map | North Pole Flight Command | Certified […]

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Sleigh Finally Heads South

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Sleigh Finally Heads South



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The final test flight of Santa’s sleigh is going exceptionally well. It appears Elf Vernon has finally turned the sleigh south and is now somewhere over the equator, in the heat. He likely won’t stay there long, as the heat is hard on the reindeer. In fact, we have to wonder how much longer this […]

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Weather Still Slowing Things

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Weather Still Slowing Things



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Picture it: the workshop is producing stuff at a record level. But once things are made you have to have a place to put it, right? The Wrapping department is right next door to Santa’s workshop. Just getting things from the workshop to the wrapping department is a major operation right now. All because of […]