To celebrate the actual birthday of my son, Reid, today's focus is on our heritage... no, not American... our Scandinavian hertitage. Let's face it, Reid is blonde-haired and blue-eyed... you can't get more Scandi-hoovian than that. While Jen doesn't share my enthusiasm for things of the North, I'm hoping that Reid will appreciate where we come from... no, not Seattle. C'mon... keep up. Let's look at some of the famous Scandinavian things. There's Linus Torvalds... oh jeeze people... he's the creator of Linux. O.K.... so maybe that one was obscure. How about your Nokia phone?? Yeah... that one was from Finland. How about Saab? Yep... Sweden. Speaking of Sweden, it's still the #1 country in terms of internet utilization. How about the Dale of Norway Eksingedalen Cardigan? Those fancy sweaters. That funny YouTube video of the kid cracking up in his highchair? Yep, that came out of Sweden. Cream Cheese Danish?? They don't call it a Danish for nothing. Swedish Meatballs?? Man... those are good. Alright... back to the topic... famous Scandivavian things. Edvard Munch?? That crazy Norwegian painter that gave us one of the most horrifying paintings ever... it's called "Despair" by the way... not "The Scream".
We have Ballard here in Seattle... a little neighborhood whose claim to fame is it's governing body, The Sons of Norway. Don't forget Bjork, that nutty singer from Iceland... she used to be in the band "The Sugarcubes" but then struck out on her own. Yes... Iceland is part of Scandinavia to some...
The Scandinavians brought us great things like: Pilaging, Vikings, Lutefisk, Lefse, the Polar Bear club... Sauna... Aquavit, Rowboats, a costume for large opera ladies, Kris Kringle, The Reindeer, Hotels made of ice, all night partying, and one of the highest standards of living in the world (actually that belongs just to Iceland). How about that little elf/troll used as a garden ornament first and then the icon for Expedia? Then, there's the infamous John D. Forssen a.k.a. "THE SWEDE". That famous Scandanavian rower... he's 8 feet tall and can drink 10 gallons of Aquavit for breakfast. He swallows whole Viking ships for lunch and cleans his teeth with the oars. Lightning shoots out of his arse they say... especially when he drinks in San Diego. I think I'm missing a great contributution here... oh yes... this one.
Have some Lefse with butter on it this Thanksgiving... and eat in moderation. Happy Birthday Reid!
The Scandinavians brought us great things like: Pilaging, Vikings, Lutefisk, Lefse, the Polar Bear club... Sauna... Aquavit, Rowboats, a costume for large opera ladies, Kris Kringle, The Reindeer, Hotels made of ice, all night partying, and one of the highest standards of living in the world (actually that belongs just to Iceland). How about that little elf/troll used as a garden ornament first and then the icon for Expedia? Then, there's the infamous John D. Forssen a.k.a. "THE SWEDE". That famous Scandanavian rower... he's 8 feet tall and can drink 10 gallons of Aquavit for breakfast. He swallows whole Viking ships for lunch and cleans his teeth with the oars. Lightning shoots out of his arse they say... especially when he drinks in San Diego. I think I'm missing a great contributution here... oh yes... this one.
Have some Lefse with butter on it this Thanksgiving... and eat in moderation. Happy Birthday Reid!
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Dang, I didn't make the list.
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