What's on your mind today?

[Dave]

Do you mix butter and pepper into your Swedes when you mash them?

[Biggus Dickus]

Do you mix butter and pepper into your Swedes when you mash them?

I'm not a big fan of the Swedes, taste too much like pickled herring!

[jumbojak]

I'm going to stare directly into the sun.

When you're done, consider a career in welding.

Ahh yes the old welding trade. You think that's really a good idea?

No. Not unless you want to destroy your eyes, knees, and lungs. Good money though if you can get into pipe.

[Dave]

Do you mix butter and pepper into your Swedes when you mash them?

I'm not a big fan of the Swedes, taste too much like pickled herring!

Thought that was the Danes.

Later:

Ah, perhaps fermented herring - Surströmming?

So "Something smells in the state of Sweden" as well, eh?

[Biggus Dickus]

I'm going to stare directly into the sun.

When you're done, consider a career in welding.

Ahh yes the old welding trade. You think that's really a good idea?

No. Not unless you want to destroy your eyes, knees, and lungs. Good money though if you can get into pipe.

Growing up one of our neighbors was a welder. There garage opened into the alley behind our house, and I used to love to watch him when he was working. His kids were older than me, but he used to make them what we called mini-bikes back then, and even small little dune buggies out of pipe and lawn mower engines. They would race them up and down the alleyway, was really cool.
He died about 10-12 years ago of pneumonia.

[Biggus Dickus]

Do you mix butter and pepper into your Swedes when you mash them?

I'm not a big fan of the Swedes, taste too much like pickled herring!

Thought that was the Danes.

Later:

Ah, perhaps fermented herring - Surströmming?

So "Something smells in the state of Sweden" as well, eh?

To be honest with you I have a hard time distinguishing between Danes, Norwegians, Swedes, and Finns. 

[jumbojak]

I'm going to stare directly into the sun.

When you're done, consider a career in welding.

Ahh yes the old welding trade. You think that's really a good idea?

No. Not unless you want to destroy your eyes, knees, and lungs. Good money though if you can get into pipe.

Growing up one of our neighbors was a welder. There garage opened into the alley behind our house, and I used to love to watch him when he was working. His kids were older than me, but he used to make them what we called mini-bikes back then, and even small little dune buggies out of pipe and lawn mower engines. They would race them up and down the alleyway, was really cool.
He died about 10-12 years ago of pneumonia.

Not something that's uncommon. I like welding, but can see how it'd get mind numbingly boring if you were doing structural. Then you blow your nose after an hour or so, look at the black boogers and wonder, "What's really in those fume I've been breathing?"

[Dave]

I'm going to stare directly into the sun.

When you're done, consider a career in welding.

Ahh yes the old welding trade. You think that's really a good idea?

No. Not unless you want to destroy your eyes, knees, and lungs. Good money though if you can get into pipe.

Growing up one of our neighbors was a welder. There garage opened into the alley behind our house, and I used to love to watch him when he was working. His kids were older than me, but he used to make them what we called mini-bikes back then, and even small little dune buggies out of pipe and lawn mower engines. They would race them up and down the alleyway, was really cool.
He died about 10-12 years ago of pneumonia.

My father was a blacksmith/welder who suffered most of the problems. Some were his own fault, like the melanoma from arc welding wearing gas goggles because he didn't like face-masks and would not take advice. I watched him a few times on Saturday mornings as a kid.

But, I have a lasting fascination with welded sculptures and art/craft smithing.

Er, and ladies who practice it...

[Asmodean]

Do you mix butter and pepper into your Swedes when you mash them?

I'm not a big fan of the Swedes, taste too much like pickled herring!

Thought that was the Danes.

Later:

Ah, perhaps fermented herring - Surströmming?

So "Something smells in the state of Sweden" as well, eh?

We have something called Lutefisk, which is... Evil with lye and formerly-dried fish, I believe. Swedes, Finns and Danes have it or something very like it as well. We are good at finding creative ways of torturing dead fish around these parts. Some... Not half-bad. 

[Ecurb Noselrub]

To be honest with you I have a hard time distinguishing between Danes, Norwegians, Swedes, and Finns. 

Are you saying that white people all look the same? 

[Arturo]

To be honest with you I have a hard time distinguishing between Danes, Norwegians, Swedes, and Finns. 

Are you saying that white people all look the same? 

I think he is saying, anything that's not a gorilla looks the same.

[No one]

Including, lions, and tigers, and bears? Oh my!

[Biggus Dickus]

To be honest with you I have a hard time distinguishing between Danes, Norwegians, Swedes, and Finns. 

Are you saying that white people all look the same? 

Yes, basically it's like one giant bowl of saltine crackers

To be honest with you I have a hard time distinguishing between Danes, Norwegians, Swedes, and Finns. 

Are you saying that white people all look the same? 

I think he is saying, anything that's not a gorilla looks the same.

Zactly!

Including, lions, and tigers, and bears? Oh my!

Sounds like the line for Hams "Ark Encounter"!

[No one]

Except it didn't mention the baby dinosaurs.

[xSilverPhinx]

BLOOD!