[Sca-cooks] Everyone gone already?

[Philip & Susan Troy]

>>Hey, Olwen! Let's mess with Stefan! We can talk about the old
>>tradition of the herring in the slipper! You know, the very ancient
>>tradition among... um... Laplander immigrants in New Jersey? Yeah,
>>that's it!
>
>>Adamantius
>
>Yeah, I remember that one Adamantius!  It had to be a green leather slipper
>for a good harvest didn't it?  And the herring had to have a piece of twine
>tied around it to represent a bountiful catch right?
>Olwen


Yes, but if the twine was orange, it means you're following the
Latvian tradition, and if you are, you'd better make sure the slipper
is _blue_ leather, or it means you're casting doubts on your
mother-in-law's virtue. At least, if it's a Tuesday, before 4:17 PM,
in July, in an even-numbered year. In an odd-numbered year the term
"red hot mama" is interpreted by Latvians (not to mention the Salmgi
tribesmen of the Amazon Basin) in a completely different way.

Adamantius (glad we got that cleared up!)