[franksolich]

"Ping" for the Norway ping list.

Since there are no DUmmie FUnnies tonight, I thought perhaps some might wish something to read.

I checked e-Bay last night, under "Norway;" apparently there is quite a market for Norwegian things, but because the world has so few Norwegians, there are few Norwegian products.

I was surprised at the going rates for Norwegian postage stamps and coins, which at first glance seemed rather high--but then one has to remember the scarcity of the items.

I was never into military items, but it seems those (from the Norwegian armed forces, current and historical) were getting high bids, again perhaps because of their sheer scarcity.

Apparently "Dale" and "Swix" are the leading brands for knitted wear from Norway; they also have a lot of silver, porcelain, and china made there.

A small packet of Lofoten fish soup (dry; one adds water) was fetching--and getting--$5 per.

Norwegian skis however are cheap; cheaper than here.

[Miss Behave]

Thanks for the ping, franksolich. I'll be back a little later....

[Last Dakotan]

There are plenty of Norwegians around northern Minnesota and North Dakota. I've always accepted that Norwegian culture is the absence of culture. Of an overwhelming blandness, kind of like white is the absence of color.

[JLO]

If you want to find pricy things on ebay - check out rosemaling (and various mis-spellings of it).

Very beautiful furniture paintings. Traditional folk art. Sometimes called troll art.

[JLO]

Well, I'm just trying to get caught up. Geez, one slacks off a day or so.........

Hey, I was looking up something today re: a family reunion and found this. I know we all talked about it awhile ago. Family names.
http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/genealogy.asp?articleid=2&zoneid=2