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Re: Auction: 4564 and 4555 Train sets; Update 8
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Date: 
Sun, 16 May 1999 16:00:46 GMT
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Really?  That was a phrase my freshman college roommate used to say
after having taken first semester Norwegian.  I think he claimed it was
the *only* phrase he learned in Norwegian;-)  It was supposed to say "I
have never been to Norway"-- how would one write that correctly?

Jeg har ikke vært i Norge.

BTW you might get a kick out of this, Hugo-- my alma mater is St. Olaf
College AND my wife is 100% Norwegian (maiden name Odland).  So, we got
*that* in common.  Now, let's talk about how much Sweden sucks;-)

Poor Sweden. Our big brother who can't get anything right now. Spescially
sports. Don't make things worse for them :-)

I think Odland is a name from the southern part of Norway. I am from the
northern part.

Hugo



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  Re: Auction: 4564 and 4555 Train sets; Update 8
 
(...) Yes, her relatives live in Stavanger and Oslo. BTW, I hope you weren't offended by my joke about your spelling. I admire individuals who are bilingual; in fact my kids are enrolled in a French immersion elementary school (I would have (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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  Re: Auction: 4564 and 4555 Train sets; Update 8
 
(...) Really? That was a phrase my freshman college roommate used to say after having taken first semester Norwegian. I think he claimed it was the *only* phrase he learned in Norwegian;-) It was supposed to say "I have never been to Norway"-- how (...) (26 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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