Welcome back, PW....I think.

[Paul Warburton]

Hey, big O.....I'm all about grits too.....I try not to mention that fact in an exchange with a lady though....not too classy.
By the way, IMHO, I agree with you totally about the moderation in question.

[Oren Hudson]

Hey PW. Nice to hear from another grits fan. Since my other grits talkin' pal David, a/k/a Junior, has disappeared from here for a while, it's been me against Richard, Anselm and Joel. I keep considering sending a bag to New Zealand, Germany and Norway for their dining pleasures, but not sure if they could be truly appreciated in another country. If you get a chance, and you'll have to go back a couple of months, go to the Down Here thread and you'll see that there is a National Grits Festival in St. George, SC. Who knew!

So how many ladies do you exchange with?

[Paul Warburton]

Originally Posted by Oren Hudson

So how many ladies do you exchange with?

Exchange what with?

[Joel Larsson]

Exchange grits, maybe? I'd consider sending a semla in hetvägg in return, but I don't think there's even the slightest chance for it to stay fresh. In Germany I got something which made me think of grits, although that was probably not it. It was some sort of grain half the size of corn which they mixed with eggs and fried.

Welcome here, Paul!

[Oren Hudson]

Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

Hey.....I try not to mention that fact in an exchange with a lady though....

This is it. I know that you're not mentioning grits, (although some ladies may find them stimulating and quirky) but I'm just wondering about what you do mention in the aforesaid "exchange with a lady" and of course a more precise meaning of the exchange. Balls in your court!

Welcome back bill E. Joel. I guess you saw that my friend Richard is on a special mission and will be absent for a while. What are we to do without his educational musings and complete lack of respect for grits.?

[Joel Larsson]

Bill E. Joel? I quite like that. Also, if I were to stick to initials only, E.J. seems very nice too. Like I was in Backstreet Boys or something.

I wonder what R.P. is really up to? R.P. sounds like Earp. Maybe he is the descendant of the once great sheriff?

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Joel Larsson

R.P. sounds like Earp. Maybe he is the descendant of the once great sheriff?

Earp? How did you get to there? Too much low register practice?

[Joel Larsson]

We speak different languages, Richard. With my accent you wouldn't know I was speaking English until I started spelling the words out for you.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Joel Larsson

We speak different languages, Richard. With my accent you wouldn't know I was speaking English until I started spelling the words out for you.

I have an Irish friend and I can now understand him (after 25 years). A Swede would be easy to understand, I'm sure - especially one who has had to deal with Norwegians.
NP - Norwegian Wood, Song of Norway, I Skovens Dybe Stille Ro (Isn't Denmark close by?)

[Joel Larsson]

Well, uhm, Denmark is close to the south of Sweden, where you can actually see the other country across the water. But from Tromsö I believe it'd be some 2000 kilometers. Might as well dig a hole and come visit you, Richard!

You see, I had to adopt this extra strange accent the people have in the ultima thule, because they don't even try to sound very English when they speak. This is good because we Swedes, believing that we speak perfect English as we do, might send out the signals that we DO speak perfectly, but really don't, and this seems to confuse those whose native language is English in some form. The North-Norses speak very funny but so slowly and if not well then at least clearly articulated that even people used to fluent English gets a fair chance to understand them. Blending Swedish and Norwegian accents as I do, I realize I sound rather ridiculous, but I decided it was better to choose interaction over image.