[sf-lug] Did anyone / everyone / some get the joke?

[Michael Paoli]

Okay, missed it on the first pass (I may have quickly skimmed past the
non-ASCII), but on 2nd pass ...
>> en kokosnøtt
>> en lime
... yeah, that was enough to get it - trace of attempt at phonetics
on it, and it all becomes pretty clear very quickly.


> From: "Rick Moen" <rick at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] SF-LUG meets Sunday May 1, 2016 (Zenial Xerus  
> on MAY Day)
> Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 15:25:56 -0700

> One week ago, just before my weekly Norwegian language class, I wrote:
>
>> As this is an international-minded crowd, here is an old Norwegian
>> recipe I recently ran across, apparently originated by a visiting Swede
>> named Harry Nilsson:
>>
>> Ingredienser:
>> en kokosnøtt
>> en lime
>>
>> Veibeskrivelse:
>> Bror kjøpte en kokosnøtt, han kjøpte den for en krone.
>> Hans søster hadde en annen, hun betalte det for en lime.
>> Hun satte lime i kokos, hun drakk dem begge opp.
>> Hun satte lime i kokos, hun drakk dem begge opp.
>> Hun satte lime i kokos, hun drakk dem begge opp.
>
> [...]
>
> Just checking:  Did anyone / everyone / some get the joke?  I was hoping
> that 'Harry Nilsson' reference was a dead giveaway.
>
> For those who _did_ get it:  You're welcome for the earworm.  ;->
> Believe me, you _can_ sing that song in Norwegian, though the effect is
> really weird (and meter's not quite right).
>
> Given that it was May Day, I probably should have gone for the
> Internationale, but this song seemed funnier.