Split Pea Soup

[TazManiac]

redirecting from here: Re: Chased Him Away 2015-04-20

and appri'poe of nothing related to Mooses, I present a suitable non se·qui·tur

Pea Soup Andersens!

Hap-pea

Pea-wee

We must work for World Peas!

[AnotherFairportfan]

Want go there!

[TazManiac]

Apparently sitting here in a cul de sac of my own making....

(crickets...)

[Dave]

My wife's family used to consider it a "must" to stop there in their occasional road trips from Seattle to southern California, decades ago... they're Norwegian, and Scandinavian pea soup is a traditional comfort food for them. She insisted that we have dinner there on our first trip through the area when we began dating, so that I "could see what all the fuss was about."

The Andersens themselves are quite interesting. They have family connections to an old organization of Gregorian monks, and maintain some of the old-church practices of hospitality and service. In particular, they have a tradition that any customer willing to "sing for their supper" along with the family, will receive a second bowl of soup for free. My wife has an excellent singing voice, and did even as a young girl, so she definitely took advantage of this generous offer.

Their motto: All we are saying, is give peas a chant.

[AnotherFairportfan]

okay. You.

Go stand in the corner. That one over there.

Under the sign that says "I Have Been Very Naughty".

[Dave]

[AnotherFairportfan]

No tuna for a week.

Dry store bargain-brand catfood.

[Dave]

Aiee! Emergency!

[TazManiac]

And then, there is

Solvang!




I mean, why not?

(California, it's not all LA/Hollywood and San Fran/Wine Country...)

[Jabberwonky]

They consider 382 miles a 'short drive'? I'm in Texas and we'd consider that a fur piece....

[TazManiac]

Hawai'i has an Interstate highway, quit'cher b'tchn...

At least you're on the same land mass.

[Jabberwonky]

I've been through a few low water crossings that tested the amphibiosity of my vehicle...I'd give Hawaii a run with the right truck...

[AnotherFairportfan]

And then, there is

Solvang!




I mean, why not?

(California, it's not all LA/Hollywood and San Fran/Wine Country...)

I'll see you Danish village and raise you a Bavarian Alpine village on the other coast.

[GlytchMeister]

I've been through a few low water crossings that tested the amphibiosity of my vehicle...I'd give Hawaii a run with the right truck...

A modified Hilux seems to do the job quite nicely.

[TazManiac]

And then, there is

Solvang!




I mean, why not?

(California, it's not all LA/Hollywood and San Fran/Wine Country...)

I'll see you Danish village and raise you a Bavarian Alpine village on the other coast.

They are likely connected by a series of tunnels...

[AnotherFairportfan]

And then, there is

Solvang!




I mean, why not?

(California, it's not all LA/Hollywood and San Fran/Wine Country...)

I'll see you Danish village and raise you a Bavarian Alpine village on the other coast.

They are likely connected by a series of tunnels...

Hyperloop!

[TazManiac]

Stepping Disks!

[MerchManDan]

Safer than travelling The Ways.

[TazManiac]

Safer than travelling The Ways.

Ha!, that looks like some 3rd party Quake levels I used to play on...

Hmmm,

[Jabberwonky]

I've been through a few low water crossings that tested the amphibiosity of my vehicle...I'd give Hawaii a run with the right truck...

A modified Hilux seems to do the job quite nicely.

That thing barely made it across the channel! What are you trying to do to me?
Although. With a few modifications, I still think it can be done...