I'd heard rumors... dark, disturbing rumors of the existence of a foul substance called lutefisk... then one Christmas party back in the early 90s, I came face to face with the horror...
The Norwegian exchange officer that lived on our block invited us over... when I saw the lutefisk, I said "This is some kinda joke, right? You don't really eat this crap?"... And thus evaporated any chance I had at ever working for the Diplomatic Office or State Dept...
Well.... it was that... and the belching!