As I Lay here chompin on Lefse I decided a tribute post to the old codgers of Norse tradition. Anyone remeber some of those old Jokebooks your dad or grandfather had? For those who don't have a clue about some of the norse terms like Snoose, Lefse, Uff Da, Lutefisk etc. I'll start out a description of what Uff Da means as printed on the back of Red Stanglands Uff Da Joke book.
The Meaning of "UFF DA"
"Uff Da" is not in the dictionary, but for many Scandinavians, It is an all-purpose expression covering a viriety of situations such as:
"Uff Da" is ....looking in the mirror and discovering...you're not getting better, you're just getting older.
"Uff Da" is ....trying to dance the polka to rock and roll music.
"Uff Da" is ....losing your wad of gum in the chicken yard.
"Uff Da" is ....eating hot soup when you've got a runny nose.
"Uff Da" is ....waking yourself up in church with your own snoring.
"Uff Da" is ....sneezing so hard that your false teeth end up in the bread plate.
"Uff Da" is ....walking way downtown and then trying to remember what you wanted.
"Uff Da" is ....getting swished in the facce with a cows wet tail.
"Uff Da" is ....trying to pour two buckets of manure into one bucket.
"Uff Da" is ....eating a delicious sandwich and then discovering the spread is cat food.
"Uff Da" is ....arriving late at a lutefisk supper and getting served minced ham instead.
"Uff Da" is ....when your two "steady" girlfriends find out about each other.
"Uff Da" is ....trying to look at yourself in the mirror January 1st.
"Uff Da" is ....looking in your rear view mirror and seeing flashing red lights.
"Uff Da" is ....the same as Charlie Brown's "Good Grief."
"Uff Da" is ....pushing the light switch and suddenly remembering you forgot to pay the electric bill.
"Uff Da" is ....opening up the latest real estate tax bill.
"Uff Da" is ....noticing non-Norwegians at a church dinner using lefse for a napkin.
"Uff Da" is ....watching what dogs do to lutefisk piled up in front of the butcher shop.
"Uff Da" is ....not being Scandinavian.
How many Norske's out there eh?
The Meaning of "UFF DA"
"Uff Da" is not in the dictionary, but for many Scandinavians, It is an all-purpose expression covering a viriety of situations such as:
"Uff Da" is ....looking in the mirror and discovering...you're not getting better, you're just getting older.
"Uff Da" is ....trying to dance the polka to rock and roll music.
"Uff Da" is ....losing your wad of gum in the chicken yard.
"Uff Da" is ....eating hot soup when you've got a runny nose.
"Uff Da" is ....waking yourself up in church with your own snoring.
"Uff Da" is ....sneezing so hard that your false teeth end up in the bread plate.
"Uff Da" is ....walking way downtown and then trying to remember what you wanted.
"Uff Da" is ....getting swished in the facce with a cows wet tail.
"Uff Da" is ....trying to pour two buckets of manure into one bucket.
"Uff Da" is ....eating a delicious sandwich and then discovering the spread is cat food.
"Uff Da" is ....arriving late at a lutefisk supper and getting served minced ham instead.
"Uff Da" is ....when your two "steady" girlfriends find out about each other.
"Uff Da" is ....trying to look at yourself in the mirror January 1st.
"Uff Da" is ....looking in your rear view mirror and seeing flashing red lights.
"Uff Da" is ....the same as Charlie Brown's "Good Grief."
"Uff Da" is ....pushing the light switch and suddenly remembering you forgot to pay the electric bill.
"Uff Da" is ....opening up the latest real estate tax bill.
"Uff Da" is ....noticing non-Norwegians at a church dinner using lefse for a napkin.
"Uff Da" is ....watching what dogs do to lutefisk piled up in front of the butcher shop.
"Uff Da" is ....not being Scandinavian.
How many Norske's out there eh?
