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To: MarchonDC09122009
My dad visited a distant cousin in Norway - way up in Lapland - he was a reindeer “rancher” or whatever. My dad asked him how many reindeer he had.

“Well - you first. How much money do you have in the bank!?”

They both laughed as my old man realized his faux pa.

My Norwegian grandfather was very dark skinned, black hair, dark brown eyes. My dad always figured some viking had captured a young gal from the Mediterranean. But then he took the trip up to his Laplander relatives!

30 posted on 02/16/2019 5:33:44 AM PST by 21twelve (!)
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To: 21twelve

Lapps, from what I’ve read, do not look like other Scandanavians. In Finland more than half the populaton are ethnic Swedes — just look at the names on the back of their Hockey jerseys.


43 posted on 02/16/2019 7:41:45 AM PST by Tallguy
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