Frazz by Jef Mallett for September 14, 2022

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    RAGs  over 1 year ago

    I believe that “Viking” (possibly pronounced “Veeking”) is more of a job description than a nationality.

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    momofalex7  over 1 year ago

    If Mrs. Olsen is (or was) married, then it is her husband that is Scandinavian. Of course, her maiden name could also be Scandinavian.

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    Erse IS better  over 1 year ago

    Viking was a job description, not a particular tribe or the like.

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    Doug K  over 1 year ago

    “By ‘you’, I was (of course) referring to both of you – as in ‘How did both of you and your ancestors turn out so nice?’.”

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    sandpiper  over 1 year ago

    Olsen heard and will remember and Caulfield will be reminded later on.

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    Yakety Sax  over 1 year ago

    He was warned………………….

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    Kroykali  over 1 year ago

    Oh oh, and with all of the schook year still ahead of him…

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    cervelo  over 1 year ago

    In Iceland, if you are given the name Jon and are the son of Magnus you are Jon Magnusson. If you are Helga the daughter of Magnus you are Helga Magnussdottir. I learned that watching curling a few years ago…

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    SofaKing  over 1 year ago

    I thought Frazier was Scottish, like Jamie on Outlander

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  over 1 year ago

    We are speaking of the Norse, Viking is a tribe.

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    Richard S Russell Premium Member over 1 year ago

    The “-sen” ending is Danish, which reminds me of a story I heard years ago about the Copenhagen phone book (back when such things existed) being organized by occupation, because 90% of its subscribers shared about a dozen surnames, and nobody wanted to try to figure out which of the hundreds of Ole Olsens or Jens Jensens was the one they really wanted to call.

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    Bilan  over 1 year ago

    Did Caulfield imply that Mrs Olsen is nice? Are pigs flying?

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    edeloriea14  over 1 year ago

    I happen to be Swedish, British, and German American. (With a bit of a Norse background.)

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    prrdh  over 1 year ago

    It was coffee. Why bother rowing, rowing, rowing, and having to lug all that loot around and overpower all those women, when you can sit by the fire and have a nice cup coffee, maybe a nice piece herring. Note that coffee, while a stimulant for most people, has a sedative affect on Scandinavians. See, for example, the scene with Mimir in Poul Anderson’s Operation Luna.

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