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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 09:00 AM
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A friend just gave me a hogshead of hardtack and a rundlet of saltfiskur.
Gonna be a good day!!
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blueamy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 09:01 AM
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1. YeeHaw!
I'm excited for you!

Um, what is hardtack and saltfiskur?

:)
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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 02:38 PM
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9. rotproof bread the consistency of roofing shingles and dried salt-packed cod.
Edited on Tue Dec-15-09 02:39 PM by Chan790

Think of it as a giant saltine that will break your teeth if you try to chew it rather than letting it dissolve to mush.


Aka. Bacalao, as it's known in the Caribbean.
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Rosie1223 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 09:14 AM
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2. Sounds like you're set for the winter!
Edited on Tue Dec-15-09 09:14 AM by Rosie1223
lucky you.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 09:19 AM
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3. WASSAIL!
:-)
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 09:36 AM
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4. I am a man of temperance, good sir! Do not insinuate that I partake of the pollution of the body
with the Devil's drink!

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Bombero1956 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 12:51 PM
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5. lucky you
All I got was a mutchkin of mead. I was hoping for a butt of ale.
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 04:39 PM
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11. Nice post, Landru.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 10:14 PM
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12. klaatu barada nikto, Hitler.
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mikeytherat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 01:15 PM
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6. "The metric system is a tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead,
and that's the way I likes it!" - Grandpa Simpson

mikey_the_rat
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 04:33 PM
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10. The Google calculator amuses me...

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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 10:16 PM
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13. The first time I saw that episode, I thought "Jesus, that's some shitty mileage"
I don't think even the oldest, least efficient of cars EVER got mileage that poor.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 01:42 PM
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7. I got a sheepsgut of haggis, I did.
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Demoiselle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 02:34 PM
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8. That's a lot of codfish, Sir. Do you intend to eat it or use it for bait?
If Saltfiskur is anything like lutefisk, I suggest the latter.
As for the hardtack, be sure to tap it on the table before ingesting, to give the weevils a chance to escape.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 10:33 PM
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14. No, as far as I know, lutefisk is the only thing like lutefisk. Saltfiskur is just salt cod.
It's the Icelandic word for it.

I do not use it for bait - it makes a fantastic colonic and also nasal cleanser.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 10:57 PM
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15. ah, there's an image filled with delight!
Edited on Tue Dec-15-09 10:58 PM by tigereye

:rofl: gotta hand it to you! Happy Holidays, btw. :hhi:
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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-15-09 11:35 PM
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16. You're gonna be mighty thirsty after that! nt
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 09:11 AM
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17. Ain't that the truth?!
:rofl:

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