Just some more North Dakota humor

Amidon, North Dakota, the county seat for Slope County, prides itself on being the smallest of the county seats.

Shoot, they even had to look north to find some police protection --- even with the Molson in his pocket. :-)

Quote: Originally posted by Pompano

I recognize that trooper, Diane...I've bribed him...twice.

Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha

Errm, Diana, I know the SD's love a good ND joke and vice-versy, but North Dakota is NOT a State or Province of Canada, EH? That hoser fuzz ain't even wearin' a TOOK, eh?

Quote: Originally posted by motoged

Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha   Errm, Diana, I know the SD's love a good ND joke and vice-versy, but North Dakota is NOT a State or Province of Canada, EH? That hoser fuzz ain't even wearin' a TOOK, eh? Uhhh, that would be "touque"....eh! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hey-hosers-what-do-you-call-that-cap-on-your-head-1.2455217

huh. That's what I thought you did with your blunt....... or is that, "blount"?

North Dakota is where you can readily shop for rare delicacies...




...and Depression is almost unknown due to our canine prescriptions..




..although, as with any prescription, some can overdose..

Quote: Originally posted by KurtG

Oh Lord, Roger, the mere thought of Cream of Lutefisk has me retching! I have spent decades trying to forget the taste of that stuff. A few years ago while visiting my ancestral homeland "Up North" I found a book entitled "Scandinavian Humor and Other Myths." It was a very thin volume.

Lutefisk is definitely an acquired taste --- NAUGHT. Just the smell is enough to kill you.

On edit --- Then again, I had a friend who used to try and convince me that Scrapple was eatable.




[Edited on 6-11-2015 by DianaT]

Some statements on the consumption of lutefisk.

Quote from Garrison Keillor's book Lake Wobegon Days:

Every Advent we entered the purgatory of lutefisk, a repulsive gelatinous fishlike dish that tasted of soap and gave off an odor that would gag a goat. We did this in honor of Norwegian ancestors, much as if survivors of a famine might celebrate their deliverance by feasting on elm bark. I always felt the cold creeps as Advent approached, knowing that this dread delicacy would be put before me and I'd be told, "Just have a little." Eating a little was like vomiting a little, just as bad as a lot.

Quote from Garrison Keillor's book Pontoon:

Lutefisk is cod that has been dried in a lye solution. It looks like the desiccated cadavers of squirrels run over by trucks, but after it is soaked and reconstituted and the lye is washed out and it's cooked, it looks more fish-related, though with lutefisk, the window of success is small. It can be tasty, but the statistics aren't on your side. It is the hereditary delicacy of Swedes and Norwegians who serve it around the holidays, in memory of their ancestors, who ate it because they were poor. Most lutefisk is not edible by normal people. It is reminiscent of the afterbirth of a dog or the world's largest chunk of phlegm.

Lutefisk

Quote: Originally posted by Pompano

All I can add is.....Uff Da!

Quote: Originally posted by KurtG

Quote: Originally posted by Pompano   All I can add is.....Uff Da! "Uff Da" the all purpose exclamation. For you non-Scandinavians, depending on inflection it can express joy, amazement, despair or just about any combination thereof.

Quote: Originally posted by KurtG

Quote: Originally posted by Pompano   All I can add is.....Uff Da! "Uff Da" the all purpose exclamation. For you non-Scandinavians, depending on inflection it can express joy, amazement, despair or just about any combination thereof.

Hey, it's Baja travel related.






And furthermore...saying 'Uff Da' is universal.




[Edited on 6-15-2015 by Pompano]