June 29, 2009
Vikings Had Been Raccoons
8> Iceland and Greenland would have been named Nofoodland and
Nofoodeitherland
7> No enemy would be slain until thoroughly washed in a nearby
stream.
6> Instead of horned helmets, they’d have worn the grotesque
carcass of Davy Crockett.
5> Long boats closely resemble modern-day garbage cans.
4> Not so much pillaging; more like rummaging.
3> Midnight raids on English hamlets could have been thwarted
with a few flashlights and banged-together pots and pans.
2> “Danegeld” and “Twinkie” would be synonymous.
Selected from 31 submissions from 10 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:
Carl Knorr, Devo City, OH — 1 (36th #1)
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 2
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 3, 6
Guy Reeves, Houston, TX — 4
Kim Stewart, Dunedin, New Zealand — 4, 8
Melanie Stephens, Manassas, VA — 5, 7, Banner tag
Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA — List Vet