X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,3ad86af4a00a01fe X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-03 02:55:43 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: annie_ascii@oal.com Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Joris and Sandra 3 Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 10:55:43 -0000 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: <3C0B1553.6CBBB3B3@hotmail.com> X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Lines: 46 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:12102 On 2001-12-03 Veronica Karlsson said: >We have [lutfisk] in Sweden, but _only on Christmas_ (as one >dish on a smorgasbord full of *good* food...). Lutfisk is one traditional dish for Christmas, yes...but it can also be ordered in big-city (Stockholm) restaurants almost any time of the year. >Apparently it *should* be poisonous, but for some unknown reason >people can eat it and survive. That's because the lye (which is the poisonous substance) is boiled out of it before the lutfisk is served. >Clue 1: Norway != Sweden Norge + Sverige + Danmark + Suomi = Scandinavia (plus Greenland, Faeroe Islands, etc., etc.) >Clue 2: Joaquim is Swedish, not Norwegian Does that mean Joaquim can't eat food that is not Swedish? I am American, but I can eat Swedish pancakes, Belgian waffles, Mexican burritos, Spanish rice, German struedel, Dutch chocolate and Columbian coffee. ;) There are many Norwegians living in Sweden, and they want lefse. I live in a small town in America -- very far from Norway -- and I can buy lefse =here!= If you go to a large grocery store (not a small neighborhood shop, but a big supermarket) or a large bakery, I'll bet that you will find lefse. -- Annie Ascii -- budding 14-year-old ASCII artist .,,,. #### #### (~~~))) Shall we bet 100 krona, Veronica? ## ## ## ## . _ ((() / We can buy much lefse for 100 ###### ###### (^ )))) krona. ## ## ## ## ~_((((() ## ## ## ## / ))))))