ANCHORAGE, Alaska - From sausages to stews, reindeer are often a main dish in Alaska. But the antlered animals were the main event at Anchorage's first annual running of the reindeer on the weekend.
A cheering crowd of hundreds lined snow-packed Fourth Avenue on Sunday to watch what was touted as Alaska's version of Spain's famed running of the bulls.
Mark Berg, a spectator who has lived in Alaska since 1967, says "normally we just eat them," adding: "I've eaten more of their cousins than they want to know."
Seven little reindeer, looking a bit bewildered, stood next to their handlers as a crowd of roughly 1,000 costumed runners chatted excitedly at the start.
The reindeer were lined up behind the first heat of runners - several hundred women in costume. One had taped a paper bulls-eye to her back, while others masqueraded as carrots and lichen, both favourite foods of reindeer.
At the signal to go, the reindeer stampeded into the crowd and were were well out in front by the halfway point. And unlike the Spanish version, there were no reports of any gorings.
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Oh, boy! LMAO! I think I will have to go to youtube and see if this us up on there!
Full Version: Running with the ....reindeer?
Oh no doubt i,m going to have to go and see if there is anything up about this too! 
QUOTE (swtp @ Feb 25 2008, 04:13 PM) 
Oh no doubt i,m going to have to go and see if there is anything up about this too! Here's the clip
LOL!!! That was great! What were the bottles though?
QUOTE (LizFL @ Feb 26 2008, 08:30 AM)
LOL!!! That was great! What were the bottles though?
LMAO! I have no idea! I guess it is an American twist on the costumes worn in Spain.
LOL on the clip....but I was really more interested in seeing someone masquerading as a lichen... 
QUOTE (goalienan @ Feb 26 2008, 01:49 PM)
LOL on the clip....but I was really more interested in seeing someone masquerading as a lichen...
LMAO! Yeah really! That would have been great.
Thanks for posting the clip Glory! I checked out a few myself, and got quite a chuckle! I wonder if their planning on doing this every year now?
i would so love to be drunk doing that race
QUOTE (Ciraxis @ Feb 27 2008, 12:13 PM)
i would so love to be drunk doing that race
LOL, if you do it, we want to see pictures!
And as far as I know, SWTP, they were talking that they did want to start this as an annual thing.
Imagine the look on someones face if they didn't know what was going on lol.
Hmmmmm, this officially brings the number of things to do in Alaska to: 4
QUOTE (glorybebe @ Feb 26 2008, 07:17 AM)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - From sausages to stews, reindeer are often a main dish in Alaska. But the antlered animals were the main event at Anchorage's first annual running of the reindeer on the weekend.
A cheering crowd of hundreds lined snow-packed Fourth Avenue on Sunday to watch what was touted as Alaska's version of Spain's famed running of the bulls.
Mark Berg, a spectator who has lived in Alaska since 1967, says "normally we just eat them," adding: "I've eaten more of their cousins than they want to know."
Seven little reindeer, looking a bit bewildered, stood next to their handlers as a crowd of roughly 1,000 costumed runners chatted excitedly at the start.
The reindeer were lined up behind the first heat of runners - several hundred women in costume. One had taped a paper bulls-eye to her back, while others masqueraded as carrots and lichen, both favourite foods of reindeer.
At the signal to go, the reindeer stampeded into the crowd and were were well out in front by the halfway point. And unlike the Spanish version, there were no reports of any gorings.
link
Oh, boy! LMAO! I think I will have to go to youtube and see if this us up on there!
A cheering crowd of hundreds lined snow-packed Fourth Avenue on Sunday to watch what was touted as Alaska's version of Spain's famed running of the bulls.
Mark Berg, a spectator who has lived in Alaska since 1967, says "normally we just eat them," adding: "I've eaten more of their cousins than they want to know."
Seven little reindeer, looking a bit bewildered, stood next to their handlers as a crowd of roughly 1,000 costumed runners chatted excitedly at the start.
The reindeer were lined up behind the first heat of runners - several hundred women in costume. One had taped a paper bulls-eye to her back, while others masqueraded as carrots and lichen, both favourite foods of reindeer.
At the signal to go, the reindeer stampeded into the crowd and were were well out in front by the halfway point. And unlike the Spanish version, there were no reports of any gorings.
link
Oh, boy! LMAO! I think I will have to go to youtube and see if this us up on there!
the comments that I've Bold are .. ROFLMAO!
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