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12-17-2002 - 5:27 p.m.
Rudolph the Castrated Reindeer Apparently this important little news item has gotten lost in the shuffle during Trent Lott's recent attack of foot-in-mouth disease. And who thinks that 'Trent Lott' sounds like the name of a Falcon Video Star? Plastic reindeer has "testicles" removed after complaints: A plastic reindeer complete with Christmas tree baubles for testicles has had them removed because of shoppers' complaints. The reindeer with the golden testicles is a prominent part of a display at a shopping centre in Claremont, Cape Town. But following several complaints from customers, particularly parents, managers decided Rudolph's testicles had to go. The general manager of the company which designed the display, Hein Conradie, said he hadn't been aware of the problem until being asked to castrate him. The golden balls started life as innocent Christmas tree baubles and were stuck to one of the four reindeer used in the display, reports The Independent. Mr Conradie, of the Display House design company, said the baubles were "fairly obvious" because of Rudolph's prominent placing in the display, and were "anatomically correct for an animal of that size."
Gee, these same people have no problem putting a big honking flashing red light on the end of the poor reindeer's nose
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