Happy Birthday Ramona Thiefoe LaVallie (’66): Dunseith, ND

 

              Happy Birthday Fred Dutra: Lacy WA

 

Reply to Vickie Metcalfe’s Norwegian posting
From Keith Pladson (’66):  Roanoke Rapids, NC

Hello Gary,

I still enjoy very much reading your posts, though I haven’t written for a while.  Hope Bernadette is feeling better today. I enjoyed reading Vickie Metcalfe’s recent post as it jogged my memory of a time past in my life and it also provided just a wee bit of humor too.  Several years ago the Government Agency where I worked had a contract with ORACLE to help develop a computer system to automate our then very out dated manual system.  As a functional government representative I worked closely with several of the ORACLE programmers and got to know several of them quite well.  ORACLE had a truly international staff and one of the programmers was a young man from Norway by the name of Per.  Because of my ancestry (mostly Norwegian) Per and I chit chatted often.  More than once I overheard him speaking with his wife on the phone and they always spoke only in Norwegian.  One of the first times I overheard him, he asked if I understood anything he was saying with his wife and I assured him I could not as the only things I understood or could say in Norwegian were a few cuss words (that my dad inadvertently taught me) and the numbers up to ten. In any case, I once asked him if he ate lutefisk.  His response was much like my own – “why would anyone want to eat rotten fish?”  He (Per) had an uncle who had come to the US many years ago and became a US citizen and lived in the Twin City area.  Per and his wife travelled to Minnesota a few times to visit with his uncle and he said he had observed that eating lutefisk seemed to be a bigger thing (or more important) to Norwegians in America than to natives in Norway.  But he did concede that in certain regions of Norway it may be more important and eaten more than in others like where he came from near Oslo. I also noted with humor that Vickie spelled “rullepolse” three different ways.  Since I am not aware of that particular dish, I decided to do a little google search (aren’t search engines wonderful?).  What I found was that rullepolse is a Danish dish but that it is also made in the other Scandinavian countries.  In any case it sounds good.  Thanks Vickie, for jogging my memory of my many talks with Per.

Keith Pladson (66)

 

Keith,

I have a lot Norwegian Citizen friends here in Cebu. They too said that Lutefisk is not as popular in Norway as in the USA.

Gary

 

 

Humor of the day
Posted by Larry Hackman (’66): Bismarck, ND

BRITISH HUMOR IS DIFFERENT

These are classified ads, which were actually placed in U.K. Newspapers:

FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER.

8 years old,

Hateful little bastard.

Bites!

 

FREE PUPPIES

1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor’s dog.

FREE PUPPIES.

Mother is a Kennel Club registered German Shepherd.

Father is a Super Dog, able to leap tall fences in a single bound.

 

COWS, CALVES: NEVER BRED.

Also 1 gay bull for sale.

 

JOINING NUDIST COLONY !

Must sell washer and dryer £100..

 

WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE .

Worn once by mistake.

Call Stephanie.

 

**** And the WINNER is…. ****

 

FOR SALE BY OWNER.

Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica, 45 volumes.

Excellent condition, £200 or best offer. No longer needed, got married, wife knows everything.

 

Statement of the Century

Thought from the Greatest Living Scottish Thinker–Billy Connolly. “If women are so bloody perfect at multitasking, How come they can’t have a headache and sex at the same time?”

 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Children Are Quick

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TEACHER: Why are you late?

STUDENT: Class started before I got here.

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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?

JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.

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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell ‘crocodile?’

GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L’

TEACHER: No, that’s wrong

GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

(I Love this child)

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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?

DONALD: H I J K L M N O.

TEACHER: What are you talking about?

DONALD: Yesterday you said it’s H to O.

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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn’t have ten years ago.

WINNIE: Me!

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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?

GLEN: Well, I’m a lot closer to the ground than you are..

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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father’s cherry tree, but also admitted it.

Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn’t punish him?

LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand…..

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TEACHER: Now, Simon , tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?

SIMON: No sir, I don’t have to, my Mum is a good cook.

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TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on ‘My Dog’ is exactly the same as your brother’s..

Did you copy his?

CLYDE : No, sir. It’s the same dog.

 

(I want to adopt this kid!!!)

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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?

HAROLD: A teacher

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PASS IT AROUND AND MAKE SOMEONE LAUGH

Due to current economic conditions the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off

 

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Blog (303) posted on December 9, 2008

 

Correction to the Ramada Inn info that was posted:

Folks I added an extra 1 in the confirmation number I posted for the Ramada to be referenced when calling in for Reservations. The correct number is “Confirmation Number P01959”.The Ramada Inn Phone number is (206) 277-0700.

The Ramada Inn also had our group listed as the “6255 Dental Reserve Unit”. I have gotten that corrected too. The group is now listed both under my name and also the “Dunseith Alumni”. I am going to make our reservations, probably tomorrow.  In doing that I will find out if the receptionist has the right information.

I am also planning a reunion, on August 8th, for my former Army Reserve unit.  That is where the mix up came with the wrong listing for our group.  I’ve got the Best Western Ball Room reserved on August 8th for my Reserve unit reunion also.

Gary

 

Lois Hiatt Fugere (56) Passed away – messsage from Jacqueline Hiatt (79):

Hey Gary,

I wanted to share with those who knew my Aunt Lois Fugere Hiatt (Mrs. Orelle Fugere) passed away early yesterday morning. I don’t have any information on the details.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline, We are so sorry to hear of Lois’ Passing. Please keep us posted.

Folks, Lois was a sister to Freddie and Wallace Hiatt. Jacqueline is Wallace’s daughter.

Reply from Bev Moriniville Azure (72):

Ele ,  your   have a  way  with words  and  you sure  hit it on the  head  with the way  you  expressed  the   way cancer  makes  you see  life so differently,  I wish Ms Kofoid  a  speedy recovery,  when  you  are  down LOOK UP  and remember  laughter  is  great  meds. I  always  wish  each and  everyone a  blessed  Christmas  and  a  very  healthy  New  year.  Clarence and I went to the  benefit  for  Renee’s baby yesterday  looks  like they  had a  wonderful  turn out. I saw Loretta  Wall  and   Loretta  you  still give the  best hugs around thanks  for the  encouraging words  you have been a  wonderful friend  over the  years  may  God  Bless you .   Reply From Paula Fassett (71) Well said, Ele Slyter!   From Dick Johnson (68): Gary and Friends, Christmas, 55 years ago– I have many memories about Christmas’ past, but the first one that I remember was 1953. We lived in Omemee, ND where both Dad and Mom taught school. At Christmas I was 3 1/2 years old and both my maternal and paternal grandparents came to our house for Christmas Eve. We opened gifts and I got a small cast iron Ford truck. It was red in color and was the neatest thing I ever had in my hands! Later that evening, Grandpa and Grandma Johnson decided to head for home, back here in the hills. The next day everyone was to come up to the farm, to their place, so they asked if I could ride home with them? As we left Omemee in their 1938 Oldsmobile, snow was just starting to fall. The farther we traveled the heavier the snow came down until it was nearly impossible to see the road. I remember standing up behind the front seat and watching the snow in the headlights. I suppose it was the first time I really had been in a snowstorm and it seemed like we were floating in air as the snow split and drifted around the car. Grandpa had to nearly stop at times to keep from going off the road when it became impossible to see. I remember him telling Grandma and me that as soon as we could get into the hills we would be protected by the trees. At three and a half, this didn’t make any sense to me what so ever! We got into the hills and all was well, just like he said. I don’t remember much else about Christmas 1953, except my toy truck and the snowstorm! Thanks Gary! Dick

 

                   Bernadette Stokes shopping in Hong Kong

I figured if Bill Grimme could have a Big Mac in France, I could have one in Hong Kong.

                                              Gary Stokes

These are our two helpers, Tata & Cindy. Tata and her husband Aldren have been with us since before we moved over here in 2003. Aldren takes care of all the outside chores keeping everything clean, watered and maintained. Tata and Cindy take care of all the inside chores.  Cindy has worked for us two years now. Her family has always lived in one of our apartments. She is single and 20 years old. Tata & Aldren have a 6 year old son and a 10 year old daughter. We provide an apartment for them that is within shouting distance of our house.The apartments we have for our helpers and some of Bernadette’s family are by no means 5 star accomodations. To their standards they are, but by no means to the American standards.  We treat our helpers well and they in turn take good care of us.  They do have a lot of free time, but they are on call 24/7.  Gary

 

Bill Grimme has some corrections to his letter that was posted yesterday.

Gary, See my corrections in Red. 

Bill Grimme’s letter posted yesterday:

Gary,

I occurred to me that as I receive payments for the Seattle dinners from folks I am getting some use of their money in the period between collection and final payment, which I will pay from funds collected. So, after a little back of the envelope calculating, I think it is fair if I give the benefit back. My paying for two dinners seems about right. Now, how to do that? I propose a raffle. For each dinner paid, I will enter a “ticket” (explained later) times a multiplier for how early the payment is. For dinner payments postmarked on or before January 31, the multiplier will be five. So, if a person sends payments for 5 dinners, they will get 25 tickets. Payments before February 29 will have a four multiplier, March 31 will have a three multiplier, April 30 will have a two multiplier, May 31 will have a one multiplier. I will ask your help for a drawing for two dinners on June 15. Here is the raffle plan that I believe will be relatively impossible to “fix”.

The “tickets” will consist of line items on an Excel spreadsheet.

For example, a payment received in January for one chicken dinner and one beef dinner will get 10 line tickets – 5 lines for chicken and five for beef. A payment in February for one chicken and three beef will get 16 line tickets-4 for the one chicken and 12 for the three beef, etc.

A few days prior to the drawing, I will send you the password protected Excel file with all the line tickets on it and you can send it to everyone. Along with that transmittal, I will ask that you send two numbers selected randomly in the range that corresponds to the number of lines on the spreadsheet. After everyone has the password protected Excel spreadsheet and your two numbers, I will send you the password for the spreadsheet and everyone can open and locate the two winners. I will send checks to the winners for two chicken dinners, two beef dinners or a one chicken and one beef, depending on the winning line items. In other words, I will pay for two dinners, regardless if they are beef or chicken.

If you or anyone else sees a flaw in this raffle, let me know.

Bill