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To: franksolich

Thank you so much, Franksolich. Vikings can be girl types, too. ;-)


31 posted on 02/25/2005 1:01:34 PM PST by Miss Behave (Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
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To: Miss Behave

You know, Madam, the largest ethnic group here in Nebraska is the generic "Scandinavian," of which 99% are Danish, the other 1% Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Faeroese.

So both Norwegians and Swedes are a rare commodity here; but by chance, when I was a small child, I grew up in a town ten miles east of one of the two Swedish enclaves in this state (Gothenburg; the other is Stromsburg).

The Gothenburg high school band was named "the Vikings," and used the Swedish national anthem as their fight song.

As I said, I was a small child, and easily terrified; every time the cheerleaders and band marched on the football field, I had visions of England afire, men with horns growing out of their heads, fat women singing, ships resembling gravy-boats surging through the waters.

The "Viking" football team was no great shakes, though; we (Cozad) always beat them.


33 posted on 02/25/2005 1:08:51 PM PST by franksolich (ski jumping flop)
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