On a famous TV game show a woman contestant needed
only to answer one more question. One simple question
stood between her and ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
"To be today's champion," the show's smiling host
intoned, "name two of Santa's reindeer."
The contestant gave a sigh of relief, gratified that
she had drawn such an easy question.
"Rudolph!" she said confidently, "and.... 'Olive'!"
The studio audience started to applaud (as the little
sign above their heads instructed them to do) but the
clapping quickly faded into mumbling. The confused
host replied, "Yes, we'll accept Rudolph, but could
you please explain... 'Olive'?!?"
"You know," the woman circled her hand forward
impatiently and began to sing, "Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer - had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw
it,you would even say it glowed. 'Olive', the other
reindeer..."
only to answer one more question. One simple question
stood between her and ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
"To be today's champion," the show's smiling host
intoned, "name two of Santa's reindeer."
The contestant gave a sigh of relief, gratified that
she had drawn such an easy question.
"Rudolph!" she said confidently, "and.... 'Olive'!"
The studio audience started to applaud (as the little
sign above their heads instructed them to do) but the
clapping quickly faded into mumbling. The confused
host replied, "Yes, we'll accept Rudolph, but could
you please explain... 'Olive'?!?"
"You know," the woman circled her hand forward
impatiently and began to sing, "Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer - had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw
it,you would even say it glowed. 'Olive', the other
reindeer..."
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