Viking Coffee
Cute kid story ahead:
One of my most cherished holiday traditions is my pre-Christmas trip to Ingebretsen's on Lake Street. (And yes, the crowded counters and long outdoor lines of shivering Swedes and Norwegians is all part of the experience.) After I helped empty theirs shelves of limpa, lefse, julekaga and herring, I carried my plunder into the Scandinavian yarnery next door for a complimentary cup of their Fair Trade coffee. As I sat down with my hot beverage near the decorated Christmas tree, a young girl looked at the coffee signage and said, "Fair Trade coffee? Why do they have Fair Trade coffee in a Viking store? They should have Merciless Pillage coffee!"
I laughed and imagined how such a product might be advertised: "Merciless Pillage Coffee -- Our growers receive nothing but the sharp edge of our sword!"
I told the girl, "That is SO going up on my Facebook."
Well, my LiveJournal, at any rate.
One of my most cherished holiday traditions is my pre-Christmas trip to Ingebretsen's on Lake Street. (And yes, the crowded counters and long outdoor lines of shivering Swedes and Norwegians is all part of the experience.) After I helped empty theirs shelves of limpa, lefse, julekaga and herring, I carried my plunder into the Scandinavian yarnery next door for a complimentary cup of their Fair Trade coffee. As I sat down with my hot beverage near the decorated Christmas tree, a young girl looked at the coffee signage and said, "Fair Trade coffee? Why do they have Fair Trade coffee in a Viking store? They should have Merciless Pillage coffee!"
I laughed and imagined how such a product might be advertised: "Merciless Pillage Coffee -- Our growers receive nothing but the sharp edge of our sword!"
I told the girl, "That is SO going up on my Facebook."
Well, my LiveJournal, at any rate.