Newsgroups: rec.puzzles
From: hoey@aic.nrl.navy.mil (Dan Hoey)
Date: 23 Mar 1995 17:32:06 GMT
Subject: Re: Enigma's Puzzle 1 (SPOILER + quibble puzzle)

hoey@aic.nrl.navy.mil (I) wrote:

> Now if anyone can explain why the TENTH reindeer is eliminated, or
> even the (humorous) name of that reindeer....

Thanks to Brian Gordon for reminding me to send you the spoiler.
The tenth reindeer in the song is "Olive, the other reindeer."
I imagine Olive was disqualified for name-calling.

Dan
Hoey@AIC.NRL.Navy.Mil