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Juan del Rio
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Wornout...gotta love the thread!
This is why I love this board...Frenchie seems like a, "Baja/Paradise Altered", real life... "old school" kinda story that only the internet can
provide. Too bad she's an, "old school" type of gal and has no idea the real power of this board. Reality T.V shows in the States cannot even come
close to this kind of story!
Viva Baja!
Any other sightings/stories of "Frenchie", would be great!
Thanks for the updates!!!
Juan del Rio, San Juanico/B.C.S.
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Bob H
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Pompano is the WINNER for stories about Frenchie!! By far. 
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oladulce
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We used to run in to a guy named Frenchie surfing around Baja Sur-
a new-age hippie type guy, drove a VW van, rode shortboards, long brown hair...
Wait a minute, let me see that photo again !
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Timbercrete
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I bet if one looks hard enough, you will find, she is "On The Lamb" from up north. Might even be a reward for her in the states.
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Timbercrete
I bet if one looks hard enough, you will find, she is "On The Lamb" from up north. Might even be a reward for her in the states.
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"On The Lamb" actually "Lam"... where that phrase originated:
Back in the days of yore, a common ruse employed by a malefactor seeking to elude justice was to disguise himself by dressing up as a sheep. Cloaked
in the pelt of a lamb, the evil-doer would then take refuge in the midst of a large flock of sheep, shuffling and baa-ing along with the wooly horde
while his pursuers scratched their heads in puzzlement. It wasn't until Sherlock Holmes developed his brilliant "Mint Sauce Test" (from which any
genuine sheep would instinctively flee) that this "on the lamb" gambit was conclusively foiled.
Oops. Sorry. I've just been informed by my assistant that the phrase you're probably asking about is "on the lam," not "lamb." Well, the confusion is
natural, given that most people don't pronounce the "b" in "lamb." In any case, I actually covered this "on the lam" thing a few years back, but you
were probably taking a vacation day, so we'll do it again.
"On the lam" has been popular American slang for "on the run" since at least the latter part of the 19th century. The root of "lam" is the Old Norse
word "lamja," meaning "to make lame," and the original meaning of "lam," when it first appeared in English back in the 16th century, was "to beat
soundly." The English word "lame" is from the same source, as is "lambaste," a double whammy in that the "baste" part is from a Scandinavian root
meaning "thrash or flog."
The change in the meaning of "lam" from "beat" to "run away" probably echoed another slang term for running away -- "beat it." To "beat it" or "lam
it" is to rapidly beat the road with one's feet by running, just as sheep do when they smell mint sauce. 
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David K
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That's great stuff there Bob!
You would be a hit at our Norwegian (Viking) Fish Club dinner with stories like that!
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Capt. George
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Heard her ex-husband is "on the sheep"...
going off board for a week..Florida 5/6 days on road
adios Nomads later Capt g
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
Good grief, David....don't tell me you are Norsk?! Heaven forbid that Fish Club Dinner group eats.....ugh....lutefisk? |
Lutefisk? LUTEFISK? Yikes!!! 
As a kid we had to eat that once a year, with creamed peas and new potatoes. We could smell it cooking a block away, and our old dog chose that as the
one food on the planet she wouldn't eat. No sitting quietly under the table for illicit treats on lutefisk day, no sirreee. We were on our own. Old
Judy had the sense to hide out under the bed on lutefisk day.
Funny thing, my mom claimed to love it but we all noticed (gratefully) that after her mother (an immigrant from Sweden) passed away, Mom never cooked
it again. Whew.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
Good grief, David....don't tell me you are Norsk?! Heaven forbid that Fish Club Dinner group eats.....ugh....lutefisk? |
I have a bit (Hanson) of Norsk, which allowed me to join. Since then (12 years ago), the membership is open to anyone who meets three qualifications:
1) Like Fish and Beer
2) Like to Party
3) Want to Learn More Norwegian
What we eat (usually):
Cod from Iceland, expertly prepaired by Chef Stein with patotoes and carrots, oh... seafood chowder first. Lot's of Norwegian Hansa beer and frequent
skol's of Aquivit (Viking Tequila).
Once a year we have red meat (prime rib) and salad.
We have a dinner every two months, and an annual festival. Below is one newspaper write up on the last year's festival.
Lot's of fun... wearing Viking stuff (horns, fur, swords, etc.)
UFTA!
From our last years Viking festival:
Vista visitors take liking to Vikings, re-enactments
Hundreds help celebrate Scandinavian culture
By Sherry Saavedra
STAFF WRITER
October 2, 2005
VISTA ? It was a day of sampling Norwegian fish balls, wandering into Viking encampments and viewing battle re-enactments.
The third annual Viking Festival at Norway Hall drew hundreds of visitors yesterday to watch the fancy sword play, try their skill at ax tossing and
learn the Viking way of reveling in life.
The event was a fundraiser sponsored by the Norwegian Fish Club Odin, the Sons of Norway Lodge 60 and the Norway Hall Foundation.
Event chairman Robert Undheim, president of the Norwegian Fish Club Odin, said this is one of the few opportunities for group members to bring their
historical roots to life for the public.
Many patrons came to munch on Viking food, including fiskeboller, Norwegian fish balls the size of dumplings, and Viking poles, long sausages with
sticks in the center.
Vanessa Cole was invited to the event by her boyfriend of more than a year, John Miethke. Both are 8 years old and second-graders at Beaumont
Elementary School in Vista.
It was Vanessa's first Viking affair. But John said he'd been to plenty. His great-grandfather was a Norwegian fisherman. John said he enjoys a bit of
sword play, but has a strong aversion to fish dishes.
"I wish they served orange chicken instead," he said.
There were plenty of vendors, and this was certainly one of the few San Diego County venues offering authentic raccoon pelts, cups made out of cow
horns and perfume bottles from buffalo bone.
Laurel Beale, a retired teacher who lives in Valley Center, sat near the entrance where she spun yarn she knits into hats and scarves with wool from
sheep and lamas, and fur from her treasured golden retriever.
"My son said, 'Don't use the dog fur to make me a sweater,' so I decided to make an afghan instead," said Beale, whose mother was Norwegian.
In Viking times, the women were highly revered, Undheim said.
"They'd wear the keys to the homestead on their belts, when their men went 'a-viking,' for adventure or for a bit of vacationing ? you know, pillage
and plunder," he said.
Many young boys turned out to watch the battle re-enactments.
Amber Lehning, a Marine who returned in February from her second deployment to Iraq, battled with other members of Drafn, a historical re-enactment
group in the Society for Creative Anachronism.
"I love to fight," she said. "It's a great hobby where you get to put on armor and hit your friends with sticks.
It's a pastime she practices twice a week. And as the midday sun beat down on Lehning, sweat poured down her face. After all, she was attired in chain
mail, a heavily padded shirt, a metal helmet with bars, as well as leg and arm armor.
"This protects you from getting a broken arm, although it's more common to get heat exhaustion," she said. "But I love it."
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
Good grief, David....don't tell me you are Norsk?! Heaven forbid that Fish Club Dinner group eats.....ugh....lutefisk? |
I understand that in order to eat lutefisk you must have aquavit with it."
To understand the relationship between aquavit and lutefisk, here's an experiment you can do at home. In addition to aquavit, you will need a slice of
lemon, a cracker, a dishtowel, ketchup, a piece of lettuce, some caviar, and a Kit-Kat candy bar.
1. Take a shot aquavit.
2. Take two. (They're small.)
3. Put a bit of caviar on a bit of lettuce.
4. Put the lettuce on a cracker.
5. Squeeze some lemon juice on the caviar.
6. Pour some ketchup on the Kit-Kat bar.
7. Tie the dishtowel around your eyes.
If you can taste the difference between caviar on a cracker and ketchup on a Kit-Kat while blindfolded, you have not had enough aquavit to be ready
for lutefisk. Return to step one.
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Bob and Susan
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Bruce R Leech
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
My Friends
0 total friends |
Bob why do you say that? I hope I'm your Friend
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Bob and Susan
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you click on pomps link...
http://www.lutefisklovers.com/
then look at the middle of the site
not too many lovers
[Edited on 3-30-2006 by Bob and Susan]
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Bruce R Leech
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lutefisk is ludacris ht:
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Dianamo
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back to 'Frenchie'
The post has been hijacked! (lutefisk sounds gross! :barf
Let's track down "Frenchie's" crimes and get her out of Baja!
You know a group of Gringos in Rosarito just got a "should-have-been-registered" sexual offender extradited back to California!
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Bruce R Leech
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that is the best sign yet
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Neal Johns
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You guys (and ladies!) crack me up! What was the original subject again? And who need it?
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Frenchie
You fill the bill. I have always had a thing for young foxes 
[Edited on 3-30-2006 by bancoduo]
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wornout
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
My Friends
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Bob why do you say that? I hope I'm your Friend |
Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth.
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wornout
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Frenchie is on the move, well she is moving here on a back street in San Felipe this week, here is a new photo, looks like she lost the hat? Here is
a part of an email I received with the photo....
"someone took a photo of her and I'll attach it. Her real name (she says) is Patricia Vasquez Ortiz - she has no identification"
This Space Available, E-Mail Me If Interested.
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