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2004-11-27 Europe

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Posted by plainslow 2004-11-27 10:49:24 AM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hey, mixing Dutch and Danes can be dangerous. See the warning label!

Posted by .com 2004-11-27 11:31:56 AM|| 2004-11-27 11:31:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Thank you .com, you beat me to it. Nobody even wants to know what happens when you have hash-smoking Vikings.

Posted by Zenster 2004-11-27 11:59:57 AM|| 2004-11-27 11:59:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Lol, Zen - now that's a visual, lol!

Posted by .com 2004-11-27 12:13:34 PM|| 2004-11-27 12:13:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Randy Moss?

Posted by Shipman 2004-11-27 12:18:38 PM|| 2004-11-27 12:18:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 "Nobody even wants to know what happens when you have hash-smoking Vikings."

Viking #1: Yo, Ingmar, check out the village, man...

Viking #2: Whoa... far out, man!

Viking #1: Hey, let's, like, raid it, man!

Viking #2: Uh... raid what?

Posted by Dave D. 2004-11-27 12:29:24 PM|| 2004-11-27 12:29:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Who dat? Is he a Viking doper?

Lol - using that phrase, instantly brought Roddy Piper to mind, lol! I wonder why, heh?

Posted by .com 2004-11-27 12:29:42 PM|| 2004-11-27 12:29:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Dave - to continue (and motivate):

"Um, dude, they have like munchies 'n stuff."

*bezerker mode ON*

Posted by .com 2004-11-27 12:42:36 PM|| 2004-11-27 12:42:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 That explains why the Vikings liked to raid costal towns.... munchies!

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-11-27 1:10:59 PM|| 2004-11-27 1:10:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 "Pass me some more of those cool mushrooms, Olaf."

It has been suggested that Vikings consumed fly agaric to produce their berserk rages ... "Going berserk occurred as follows: The Norse took the mushrooms so that the effect came on during the heat of battle or while at work. During the berserk rage they performed deeds which otherwise were impossible. The rage started with shivering, chattering of the teeth, and a chill. Their faces became [s]wollen and changed color. A great rage developed in which they howled like wild animals and cut down anyone in their way, friend or foe alike. Afterward their mind became dulled and feeble for several days."

Viking 1: "Are they all dead yet?"

Viking 2: "Nope, you're still alive ... [hack]"

From Bartleby's Dictionary:

"When we say that we are going berserk, we may not realize how extreme a state this might be. Our adjective comes from the noun berserker, or berserk, which is from the Old Norse word berserkr, âa wild warrior or champion.â Such warriors wore hides of bears, which explains the probable origin of berserkr as a compound of *bera, âbear,â and serkr, âshirt, coat.â These berserkers became frenzied in battle, howling like animals, foaming at the mouth, and biting the edges of their iron shields. Berserker is first recorded in English in the early 19th century, long after these wild warriors ceased to exist."

Another etymology of the term that I've heard traces back to a meaning of "without armor." As mentioned above, the Vikings would enter battle clad only in leather jerkins. Considering how properly hardened leather could turn aside blade strokes and unpointed arrow shafts, such light weight gear may have represented an advantage. It is little wonder that the term "berserk" became associated with maniacal, raving, unarmored, hallucinating Norsemen.

To this very day, a traditional Scandihoovian Christmas tree decoration consists of small red mushrooms with little white dots on their caps hidden amongst the foilage.

"Ja, mon. Good 'shrooms."

Posted by Zenster 2004-11-27 1:22:37 PM|| 2004-11-27 1:22:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Their faces became [s]wollen and changed color. A great rage developed in which they howled like wild animals and cut down anyone in their way, friend or foe alike. Afterward their mind became dulled and feeble for several days."

Sounds like Rum and Ripple, my favorite drink, I call it Cripple.

Posted by Red F 2004-11-27 3:00:03 PM|| 2004-11-27 3:00:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Pray for 3 days of stratiform rain.

Posted by Shipman 2004-11-27 3:01:12 PM|| 2004-11-27 3:01:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Danish, Dutch.... well, they're both D's.

Posted by Unegum Whaimp3886 2004-11-27 5:19:31 PM|| 2004-11-27 5:19:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 "Dammit Olaf, how many times do I have to tell you: First rape, then pillage, then burn!..."

Posted by mojo 2004-11-27 8:14:16 PM|| 2004-11-27 8:14:16 PM|| Front Page Top

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