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Annual NORAD Santa Tracker Up And Running

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the gentleman-get-me-the-president-on-the-horn dept.

SumDeusExMachina writes: "NORAD is at it once again folks! You can track Santa as he travels across the globe via a nifty Real Media stream." Apparently, this guy has been making some changes up North, too, including stealth technology, so I hope the radar tracks.

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  1. From CNN... by ktakki · · Score: 5, Funny

    From CNN:

    WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. military officials are tracking Santa's travel path and reporting the latest data on his location on a Web site.

    "If he deviates from his filed flight plan or turns off his transponder, we're prepared to scramble F-15s from Langley AFB, Eglin AFB, Mountain Home AFB, Elmendorf AFB, Tyndall AFB, and Nellis AFB, and blow that fat bastard out of the skies," said NORAD spokesman Gen. Buck Turgidson.

    In addition, Gen. Turgidson stated that there would be a limited test of National Missile Defense (NMD) tracking assets at various locations around the country. "Santa can deploy all the decoys he wants. We'll find him, we'll track him, we'll get him," Gen. Turgidson added.

    Military analysts have mentioned possible countermeasures Santa Claus might take to avoid NORAD radar, including a low-altitude, terrain-masking flight profile, radar-absorbant coating on his sleigh, and multiple layers of metal foil on Rudolph's nose to lessen the infrared signature.

    k.

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  2. Re: Making Changes up North by SpringRevolt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, if it was me choosing an OS to organize a bunch of reindeer, I would have to trust to instinct and run with the Hurd.

    (Groan: -1 Corny :-)

  3. Re:Nice treat for young kids in the new age by matrix29 · · Score: 5, Funny

    My 4 year old daughter was spun up due to all the Christmas excitement. We were having trouble getting her to sleep until we showed her where santa was on the map - he's getting close! So off to bed she went without a peep.

    Dad: "See little Susie, there's Santa and he's heading right for us."

    Susie: "Thank you daddy. I love you." (Kisses father on the cheek and goes off to bed followed by her brother)

    Older brother: "Susie."

    Susie: "What?"

    Brother: "NORAD tracks nuclear missles. Something is heading for our house and it's measured by megaton nuclear detonations and our entire town painfully burning to radioactive cinders. Goodnight Susie."

    Susie: "?!?" "?!?" "!!!" "DAD!!!"

    (And this is supposed to make children comfortable - HOW?!?)

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  4. Damn /. editors! by nyet · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought /. was a REAL news source! How unprofessional! They didn't bother to do any fact checking on this story... I found out through a friend that Santa doesn't actually exist.

    Shame on you.

  5. Re:Email I got. by AlterEd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Took the time? They're tracking Santa Claus, do you really think they didn't know where you were before you sent the email? ;-)

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    Ed Chauvin IV