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walladah
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Yes, Amulya, we
are looking forward to your treat, tomorrow!
Goblins are always ready for a treat!!
Shanazel, i know you are a day away (by plane!!) but i just took into account the Christmas day (which makes us all be far from PCs).
But i loved that 26th was a double treat! Actually, in Greece it is also considered a second Christmas day, so... custom is satisfied!
are looking forward to your treat, tomorrow!
Goblins are always ready for a treat!!
Shanazel, i know you are a day away (by plane!!) but i just took into account the Christmas day (which makes us all be far from PCs).
But i loved that 26th was a double treat! Actually, in Greece it is also considered a second Christmas day, so... custom is satisfied!
Shanazel
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Shanazel
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And an American Winter Tale:
Norwegian icebreaker on the MS River
As you may have seen on the news it's been very cold
in the midwestern states. So cold, in fact, that the US Corp of
Engineers has borrowed a Norwegian Icebreaker to clear the
Mississippi River for freighter traffic.
The Icebreaker is starting near Davenport and working
its way northward.
Here is a picture as the hard work of ice breaking
begins.
Impressive! ....
Norwegian Icebreaker heads up the Mississippi .
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Norwegian icebreaker on the MS River
As you may have seen on the news it's been very cold
in the midwestern states. So cold, in fact, that the US Corp of
Engineers has borrowed a Norwegian Icebreaker to clear the
Mississippi River for freighter traffic.
The Icebreaker is starting near Davenport and working
its way northward.
Here is a picture as the hard work of ice breaking
begins.
Impressive! ....
Norwegian Icebreaker heads up the Mississippi .
View attachment 4058
Daimona
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*chortle*
Greek Bonfire
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Good one!! Although I am not from Minnesota, I can definitely relate to these snowstorms, as we've had them many times in Chitown!
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Nath
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I had to send this to a friend who lives in MN. :lol:
walladah
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Wow! that was really funny, Shanazel!
but why didn't you post at the Goblin Calendar thread? Can we copy the posting and comments to the Goblin Calendar?
I like this mess, because this is what a Goblin Calendar should be! too much order is not goblinish at all!
Nigma, it is fine! And, can you imagine that there were days that we posted same people, so that the Calendar is full? we want you at the Calendar next year.
I do not think that Greek Bonfire has seen this as an insult: No-one can really steal anything from Fotia [Fire, the thing that gives light]-the Greek Bonfire! She posted something very goblinish anyway!
And... the icecracker... well, this is courage i think!
but why didn't you post at the Goblin Calendar thread? Can we copy the posting and comments to the Goblin Calendar?
I like this mess, because this is what a Goblin Calendar should be! too much order is not goblinish at all!
Nigma, it is fine! And, can you imagine that there were days that we posted same people, so that the Calendar is full? we want you at the Calendar next year.
I do not think that Greek Bonfire has seen this as an insult: No-one can really steal anything from Fotia [Fire, the thing that gives light]-the Greek Bonfire! She posted something very goblinish anyway!
And... the icecracker... well, this is courage i think!
Mosaic
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Just catching up, some good goblinish stuff going on here. The ice breaker is either very brave or had one too many, maybe 1/2 dozen too many.... doesn't he know 'things' freeze and drop off .... I 'm talking about toes and fingers ya know
:lol:
See told you toes will drop off, these guys only have 3 toes, must be ice breaker goblins
~Mosaic
Daimona
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:lol: Shan: Do you know where in Norway he has got his roots, and does he understand Norwegian? I just got to think of a song about the cold weather in Norway, but it is impossible to translate the lyrics (too many special words - even some Norwegians are challenged with it)..
Shanazel
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Alas, he does not speak Norwegian. His grandparents were native speakers, but by his generation the children all spoke English as a first language and had mixed in with the residents of English and Irish extraction. The family's name was Bakken and it seems like my mother-in-law mentioned Lasoya, or Losoyo or something like that as the place they came from in Norway, but don't quote me. (I know it had one of those o's with a line through it that means "you can't pronounce this letter.")
I'd ask my husband but he'd have less clue than I do. At least I paid attention when his mom talked about it. As far as he's concerned they were Norwegian Lutherans from North Dakota. I think leaving Norway was an act of desparation on the part of a very poor family. They put all their hope in their children becoming American.
I'd ask my husband but he'd have less clue than I do. At least I paid attention when his mom talked about it.
As far as he's concerned they were Norwegian Lutherans from North Dakota. I think leaving Norway was an act of desparation on the part of a very poor family. They put all their hope in their children becoming American.
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walladah
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Mosaic,
you are right about the icecracker and i like very much the picture you uploaded -do those goblins dance with knives and arrows on head, as goblin bellydancers do?
And, concerning Norwegian language, i really like the sound of it, as this is the only accessible part of the language to me!
you are right about the icecracker and i like very much the picture you uploaded -do those goblins dance with knives and arrows on head, as goblin bellydancers do?
And, concerning Norwegian language, i really like the sound of it, as this is the only accessible part of the language to me!
Greek Bonfire
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what a dope I am, should have read this thread first. Sorry Greekbonfire I think I stole your day
No, you didn't because mine was the 31st, but I knew I had a very good chance of not being able to post, so I posted mine late on the 30th. You did nothing wrong!
Mosaic
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Wallahdah, I am sure they do, probably those 2 Goblins are getting ready for their version of sword dancing. The arrows are for their version of cane dancing
~Mosaic
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