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Today is the annual Swedish Waffle Day (Våffeldagen). Logically, it's a day for stuffing your face with waffles. It has an interesting history, seeing as it had nothing to do with waffles from the beginning. Instead the day is actually "Jungfru Marie bebådelsedag" which is translated as "The Virgin Mary's Annunciation Day" and is celebrated roughly nine months before Christmas as it is assumed that that's when the myth of the angel impregnating Mary took place.

It just happened that another name for it was "vårfrudagen" ("The day of our lady" or "The day of the lady of spring"), but it was corrupted by plebeian language misunderstandings into "våffeldagen", meaning "waffle day".

I'm making waffles as I type, and am thinking that I should spread the incentive to gorge beyond our borders. :)

Gah! It's too late. I just made and ate pancakes for breakfast. Maybe pancakes for breakfast and waffles for lunch? *ponders*

Gah! It's too late. I just made and ate pancakes for breakfast. Maybe pancakes for breakfast and waffles for lunch? *ponders*

:o waffles and/or pancakes for breakfast. revolutionary!


I'm making waffles as I type, and am thinking that I should spread the incentive to gorge beyond our borders. :)

you should. i'm going to ask someone to make me waffles.

Neat! A shame I have no waffles in the house, or else I would partake. Probably just as well...any waffles we'd have would pale in comparison to genuine Sweedish waffles.

Gah! It's too late. I just made and ate pancakes for breakfast. Maybe pancakes for breakfast and waffles for lunch? *ponders*

Waffles for dinner!

That's an interesting story. I love how it got corrupted to Waffle day from the Virgin Mary. :p

wish you'd posted this earlier. My g/f bought a waffle-maker recently and this would have been a great excuse to pull it out (the waffle-maker, I mean) and use it.
Now it's nighttime here, and I've just gorged myself with vegetarian pizza and Falafels.
Please remind us the day before Våffeldagen next year.

do you get extra points if the waffle iron burns the image of the blessed virgin onto the waffle?

Probably just as well...any waffles we'd have would pale in comparison to genuine Sweedish[sic!] waffles.

Oh, just stick a couple of miniature Swedish flags into them and they'll do just fine.

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Mmmmm, Virgin Waffles

Oh, just stick a couple of miniature Swedish flags into them and they'll do just fine.
Or...you could throw a bit of blue food colouring into the waffle mix and then paint a cross pattern on the cooked articles with golden syrup and/or butter.
That'd work, wouldn't it?

Or...you could throw a bit of blue food colouring into the waffle mix and then paint a cross pattern on the cooked articles with golden syrup and/or butter.
That'd work, wouldn't it?

OMGZ, that is the best idea ever today! *scurries to see if he has blue food colouring*

Turns out I don't. I shall remember it for next year, though.

OMGZ, that is the best idea ever today! *scurries to see if he has blue food colouring*

Turns out I don't. I shall remember it for next year, though.

Sweet, a Swedish flag waffle. *drools*

Quick, before they merge this with the flag thread and people try to make the Stars and Stripes! :p Which would probably suck if you tried.

OMGZ, that is the best idea ever today! *scurries to see if he has blue food colouring*

Turns out I don't. I shall remember it for next year, though.
wow...I've impressed Fass of all people.
In another thread I won a gold star and now this.

*blinks*

This is overwhelming. My best day ever on this forum.
I better stop before I say something stoopid and ruin all my hard work.

night all!

wow...I've impressed Fass of all people.

And I'm not easily impress... wow, look, a red car outside my window!

OMGZ, that is the best idea ever today! *scurries to see if he has blue food colouring*

Turns out I don't. I shall remember it for next year, though.:p
I'm gonna come do that in Sweden next year. I always manage to miss våffeldagen somehow.

Oh, just stick a couple of miniature Swedish flags into them and they'll do just fine.

Eh, I suppose. Also sorry for misspelling Swedish...I don't know how I did that...

Fass, you seem to be in a delightful mood today...which is quite odd because usually you're just apathetic or pessimistic towards everything. It's a refreshing change.

Eh, I suppose. Also sorry for misspelling Swedish...I don't know how I did that...

Fass, you seem to be in a delightful mood today...which is quite odd because usually you're just apathetic or pessimistic towards everything. It's a refreshing change.

Sugar and white flour do this to me. *shakes fist at the carbs*

Big Fat Baby Jesus loves him some waffles!

Sugar and white flour do this to me. *shakes fist at the carbs*

And here I thought you were using some kind of whole grain flour and a sugar substitute. Eh...if we have the supplies around the house maybe I'll toss together a waffle...I've never done it before though, and we don't have a waffle iron...would I be able to do it on a skillet?

And here I thought you were using some kind of whole grain flour and a sugar substitute.

That was my plan, but I was out of both and couldn't be arsed to go buy some.

Eh...if we have the supplies around the house maybe I'll toss together a waffle...I've never done it before though, and we don't have a waffle iron...

You don't have a waffle iron? You pauper-monsters!

would I be able to do it on a skillet?

There is only one way to find out.

That was my plan, but I was out of both and couldn't be arsed to go buy some.
I can understand that, certainly. The closest store with any real inventory here is a bit ways away and is often unreachable with our vehicle during the winter months thanks to the damned snow.



You don't have a waffle iron? You pauper-monsters!

We're not huge waffle fans, or at least my parents aren't.


There is only one way to find out.
Yes...I will return shortly with news of my experiment!

Swedish Waffle Day? :(

Ah, who cares, I'm going to ask my Belgian mother if she can make me some waffles anyway! ;)

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Today is the annual Swedish Waffle Day (Våffeldagen). Logically, it's a day for stuffing your face with waffles. It has an interesting history, seeing as it had nothing to do with waffles from the beginning. Instead the day is actually "Jungfru Marie bebådelsedag" which is translated as "The Virgin Mary's Annunciation Day" and is celebrated roughly nine months before Christmas as it is assumed that that's when the myth of the angel impregnating Mary took place.

It just happened that another name for it was "vårfrudagen" ("The day of our lady" or "The day of the lady of spring"), but it was corrupted by plebeian language misunderstandings into "våffeldagen", meaning "waffle day".

I'm making waffles as I type, and am thinking that I should spread the incentive to gorge beyond our borders. :)
Hey, I remember this! You told me it's the only stomachable way to eat that yellow berry jam with all those hard little seeds. Hjortronsylt, the jar in my fridge says. I should so totally have sent that to you in time for waffle day. It would have been win-win for both of us. :)

Ah, who cares, I'm going to ask my Belgian mother if she can make me some waffles anyway! ;)

i think i'm going to do the same thing.

Sugar and white flour do this to me. *shakes fist at the carbs*
If this doesn't call for a more constant change in diet, I don't know what does. I'm sure all of NSG would chip in to keep you in a steady supply of sugar and white flour.

If this doesn't call for a more constant change in diet, I don't know what does. I'm sure all of NSG would chip in to keep you in a steady supply of sugar and white flour.

I wonder if the Swedish customs officials would raise an eyebrow at Fass getting sent package after package of white powder.

I wonder if the Swedish customs officials would raise an eyebrow at Fass getting sent package after package of white powder.
Each at a healthy two pounds each and bagged in cheerful paper with breads and suns on it?

Now that I put it like that it does sound a tad hallucinatory.

I wonder if the Swedish customs officials would raise an eyebrow at Fass getting sent package after package of white powder.

we all may get a knock at the door

...sadly...all I've succeeded in doing is wasting supplies...I've failed to create a waffle. It's really more of a messy lump...but it's still edible, and I'll not waste food!

...and yet it tastes terrible...

Hey, I remember this! You told me it's the only stomachable way to eat that yellow berry jam with all those hard little seeds. Hjortronsylt, the jar in my fridge says. I should so totally have sent that to you in time for waffle day. It would have been win-win for both of us. :)

You diss cloud berry jam all you want, we all know Germans have no taste when it comes to confiture.

If this doesn't call for a more constant change in diet, I don't know what does. I'm sure all of NSG would chip in to keep you in a steady supply of sugar and white flour.

As much as I love waffles, I love my ass to be poundable even more, so I shall have to decline your generous international aid.

You diss cloud berry jam all you want, we all know Germans have no taste when it comes to confiture.When it comes to cloudberry jam, I could only wish I had no taste.


As much as I love waffles, I love my ass to be poundable even more, so I shall have to decline your generous international aid.Damn. How about just a quick snort of white flour & sugar mix before coming on NS? The calories would be negligible.


Also, you really made me hungry. And no waffles in sight. Gnarf. :(

When it comes to cloudberry jam, I could only wish I had no taste.

You are one of the few people I know to covet what you've already not got.

Damn. How about just a quick snort of white flour & sugar mix before coming on NS? The calories would be negligible.

And the miner's lung coughing would be so exotically North American.

Also, you really made me hungry. And no waffles in sight. Gnarf. :(

Then make some, bitch!

You are one of the few people I know to covet what you've already not got. I'm greedy like that.

And the miner's lung coughing would be so exotically North American.:p

Then make some, bitch!Bitch is all out of waffle irons.

...sadly...all I've succeeded in doing is wasting supplies...I've failed to create a waffle. It's really more of a messy lump...but it's still edible, and I'll not waste food!

...and yet it tastes terrible...

Tried salvaging it by smothering it with vanilla-flavoured whipped cream, chocolate sauce and berries?

You are one of the few people I know to covet what you've already not got.



And the miner's lung coughing would be so exotically North American.



Then make some, bitch!

...

Well...it was good while it lasted, at least...

Tried salvaging it by smothering it with vanilla-flavoured whipped cream, chocolate sauce and berries?
I have none of that, and even if I did I've already managed to eat it...I just hope I don't give myself indigestion...I doubt I will, though. I probably just didn't add enough sugar or something making it taste terrible...ah well.

Tried salvaging it by smothering it with vanilla-flavoured whipped cream, chocolate sauce and berries?
... on second thought: Adopt me. Please? :)

Bitch is all out of waffle irons.

I just do not understand you people! That is the first moving-in present I made sure to wish for when I moved away from home at 16.

I just do not understand you people! That is the first moving-in present I made sure to wish for when I moved away from home at 16.I don't know. A waffle iron is that rare case of a household item that is both completely superfluous because you use it like once a year, tops, and completely indispensable because it's the only way to make those waffles, once a year, tops.

... on second thought: Adopt me. Please? :)

I don't need to, you're a fellow EUian. Shams are superfluous.

I just do not understand you people! That is the first moving-in present I made sure to wish for when I moved away from home at 16.

why have something you never going to use

I don't need to, you're a fellow EUian. Shams are superfluous.Why, I never knew the EU entitled me to eat your waffles! Excellent. *rubs hands and starts packing*

I don't know. A waffle iron is that rare case of a household item that is both completely superfluous because you use it like once a year, tops, and completely indispensable because it's the only way to make those waffles, once a year, tops.

Don't be daft, I make waffles several times a month. They make excellent bases for hors d'oeuvres and are great with something as simple as sour cream and caviare.

Why, I never knew the EU entitled me to eat your waffles! Excellent. *rubs hands and starts packing*

What with the EU bleeding us dry, it's only natural they got their sights on our waffles, too.

Well...it was good while it lasted, at least...

All good things never last.

I have none of that,

You have no ingredients to make chocolate sauce? But they're all staples! Oh, the huge manatee...

All good things never last.

True.


You have no ingredients to make chocolate sauce? But they're all staples! Oh, the huge manatee...

I'm an American...I can't make chocolate sauce. It's either I buy it or I don't have it.

I'm an American...I can't make chocolate sauce. It's either I buy it or I don't have it.

Now, now, no need to slander Canadians, Mexicans and the rest. You're just describing people from the USA.

Now, now, no need to slander Canadians, Mexicans and the rest. You're just describing people from the USA.And me. :)

And me. :)

I do believe your regrettable USification has been pointed out by me before.

Now, now, no need to slander Canadians, Mexicans and the rest. You're just describing people from the USA.

Right. That's why I said American.

But no need for that stupid debate to be started up again.

Whereyouthinkyougoing: Aye...I oftentimes forget you're actually German...

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Today is the annual Swedish Waffle Day (Våffeldagen). Logically, it's a day for stuffing your face with waffles. It has an interesting history, seeing as it had nothing to do with waffles from the beginning. Instead the day is actually "Jungfru Marie bebådelsedag" which is translated as "The Virgin Mary's Annunciation Day" and is celebrated roughly nine months before Christmas as it is assumed that that's when the myth of the angel impregnating Mary took place.

It just happened that another name for it was "vårfrudagen" ("The day of our lady" or "The day of the lady of spring"), but it was corrupted by plebeian language misunderstandings into "våffeldagen", meaning "waffle day".

I'm making waffles as I type, and am thinking that I should spread the incentive to gorge beyond our borders. :)

I ate waffles for breakfast. Occasionally, I eat waffles for lunch, but not today.

Right. That's why I said American.
But no need for that stupid debate to be started up again.

Hey, if you want to keep slandering, it reflects on you.

Hey, if you want to keep slandering, it reflects on you.

No, I don't wish to slander. It's just that the sum total of this country refers to themselves as Americans, has since the founding of the country, as do most others in the various countries on the North and South American continents. Is it a bad habit? Probably, but it's what I'm used to. Until the rest of the country adopts the term USian I don't see why I should use it.

At least I'm saying zed and not zee now. That makes me feel a little better.

Hey, if you want to keep slandering, it reflects on you.

(is referee)

Gentlemen: Go to your corners!

Now...Eat those WAFFLES!

No, I don't wish to slander. It's just that the sum total of this country refers to themselves as Americans, has since the founding of the country, as do most others in the various countries on the North and South American continents. Is it a bad habit? Probably, but it's what I'm used to. Until the rest of the country adopts the term USian I don't see why I should use it.

No one's had any views on what you use domestically, but you're not addressing just a domestic audience here.

At least I'm saying zed and not zee now. That makes me feel a little better.

Of course it does. "Zee" is just stupid.

Now, for my next batch of waffles, this time trying them with some lox and dill.

No one's had any views on what you use domestically, but you're not addressing just a domestic audience here.Oh shuddup and eat yer waffles.

You'll also be happy to know I stopped emigration procedures and you can eat them alone, because:
Now, for my next batch of waffles, this time trying them with some lox and dill.
Dill? Ugh. *shudders*

Rofl! ;)

You'll also be happy to know I stopped emigration procedures and you can eat them alone, because:

Dill? Ugh. *shudders*

Oh, twist your "Gashahn"! Dill and cured fish go together like chocolate and blue cheese. It's divine.

No one's had any views on what you use domestically, but you're not addressing just a domestic audience here.

Aye, aye. Fair enough, Fassy. I'll start using USian around the forums, then.


Of course it does. "Zee" is just stupid.

Yes, of course, but it was a habit of language, and those kind of habits are the hardest to break, as I'm sure you probably know. When one uses zee for nigh twenty years it's hard to change, but I've done it.


Now, for my next batch of waffles, this time trying them with some lox and dill.
Enjoy...but what's lox?

Aye, aye. Fair enough, Fassy. I'll start using USian around the forums, then.

I'm more partial to USAmerican nowadays, but in this thread I was just pulling your leg. You use what you want.

Enjoy...but what's lox?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lox

Yummy!

I'm more partial to USAmerican nowadays, but in this thread I was just pulling your leg. You use what you want.

Oh, okay then. *shrug*


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lox

Yummy!
Oh! I've had that before, actually...it was just called salmon. And yes, it is quite good.

Ohhh!

This gives me a reason to go to my favourite local waffle house!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lox

Yummy!

waffles with fish on it?
i've heard of pancakes/crepes filled with non-sweet filling. like mushrooms and cheese and meat etc. but i've never seen waffles with anything other than sugar/chocolate/whipped cream/fruit on it. do you use another kind of batter for those waffles?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lox

Yummy!

Oh! I've had that before, actually...it was just called salmon. And yes, it is quite good.

Huh. So lox is just plain ol' smoked salmon? I always thought there was some other defining characteristic and never knew what it was, because it sure looked and tasted like plain ol' smoked salmon. Hmmm.

waffles with fish on it?
i've heard of pancakes/crepes filled with non-sweet filling. like mushrooms and cheese and meat etc. but i've never seen waffles with anything other than sugar/chocolate/whipped cream/fruit on it. do you use another kind of batter for those waffles?I'm guessing you just leave out the sugar?

I'm guessing you just leave out the sugar?

when people make 'filled pancakes' they often use Buckwheat instead of usual flour. they are actually quite good.

I'm guessing you just leave out the sugar?

Well, you still have a little sugar in it, but yeah, that's the gist. And add a pinch or two of salt, but not too much as the salt can make the batter stick to the waffle iron I've found.

waffles with fish on it?

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It really is yummy.

Well, you still have a little sugar in it, but yeah, that's the gist. And add a pinch or two of salt, but not too much as the salt can make the batter stick to the waffle iron I've found.
Neat.

What other foods do you fix along with waffles? It sounds almost like you're using a waffle as a catch-all food to stuff just about anything in.

Ohhh!

This gives me a reason to go to my favourite local waffle house!

I would bet that theirs taste better. But I do know that my local IHOP makes a mean waffle so you never know. :)

Dammit, and I totally almost bought a waffle iron last night. I knew there was a reason I kept staring at it.
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Mmmmm, Virgin Waffles

Quality.

pic of fish-waffle

It really is yummy.

i've never seen that before, but it does look good.
is it much different from using normal bread?

Neat.
What other foods do you fix along with waffles? It sounds almost like you're using a waffle as a catch-all food to stuff just about anything in.

They're versatile like crêpes that way. My favourite "stuffing" (they go on the waffles, but whatever) are chanterelles that have been thrown around in some butter over a flame and also a type of texmex/taco-like stuffing with Mexican spices, quorn and, well, whatever you can think to put in a taco.

They versatile like crêpes that way. My favourite "stuffing" (they go on the waffles, but whatever) are chanterelles that have been thrown around in some butter over a flame and also a type of texmex/taco-like stuffing with Mexican spices, quorn and, well, whatever you can think to put in a taco.

Waffle taco you say...I'm intrigued...

i've never seen that before, but it does look good.
is it much different from using normal bread?

If you make the waffles correctly they end up being "frasiga" as we say. My dictionary tells me it's translated as "crisp" and I guess that's a good approximation. Regular bread that's been made into a larger type of crouton tends to also be crisp, but also hard, while the waffles are crisp and soft at the same time.

They versatile like crêpes that way. My favourite "stuffing" (they go on the waffles, but whatever) are chanterelles that have been thrown around in some butter over a flame and also a type of texmex/taco-like stuffing with Mexican spices, quorn and, well, whatever you can think to put in a taco.

Wow... I'm really hungry now.

I would bet that theirs taste better. But I do know that my local IHOP makes a mean waffle so you never know. :)

Well the place I am talking about is more for dessert, than an a meal.

You get orgasms from their waffles.

They're versatile like crêpes that way. My favourite "stuffing" (they go on the waffles, but whatever) are chanterelles that have been thrown around in some butter over a flame and also a type of texmex/taco-like stuffing with Mexican spices, quorn and, well, whatever you can think to put in a taco.

You seem like quite the cook, Fassigen. May we all benefit from your cooking wisdom.

IL Ruffino: I'm guessing they must have quite the clean-up crew on hand all the time then, eh?

If you make the waffles correctly they end up being "frasiga" as we say. My dictionary tells me it's translated as "crisp" and I guess that's a good approximation. Regular bread that's been made into a larger type of crouton tends to also be crisp, but also hard, while the waffles are crisp and soft at the same time.

i shall have to trie that during the holliday.

You seem like quite the cook, Fassigen. May we all benefit from your cooking wisdom.

Going to chef school was an idea I entertained seriously before I went into medicine, thinking I could live with being an amateur in the former, but not the latter.

Waffles are overrated. I rarely eat'em, maybe once or twice a year.

I prefer pancakes or sandwiches done in a sandwichmaker, which is what I got when I moved out. Way more useful.

Going to chef school was an idea I entertained seriously before I went into medicine, thinking I could live with being an amateur in the former, but not the latter.

Aye, aye. But you could always go to cooking school at some point down the road. It might be worth a shot if you have the time and are still interested in a few years or so.

IL Ruffino: I'm guessing they must have quite the clean-up crew on hand all the time then, eh?

Yeah, but they also have signs they have posted everywhere; "Please use napkins."

.. now I know why they always have that big fireplace going..

Waffles are overrated. I rarely eat'em, maybe once or twice a year.

Once again, a German heretic lets loose his Gashahn.

Happy Waffle Day!

Why, thank you, and likewise! ... I've actually been thinking of this, and you, at some point earlier today. Long train rides do funny things to people.
Sorry for having been a stranger these days - life's keeping me busier than I would have dreamt it could only weeks ago.

Why, thank you, and likewise! ... I've actually been thinking of this, and you, at some point earlier today. Long train rides do funny things to people.
Sorry for having been a stranger these days - life's keeping me busier than I would have dreamt it could only weeks ago.

Hah, I've been commuting by train to the town I used to live in this last week and I thought of you too at some point. Koinkidinki.

Don't worry about it. I understand. Hope it's all fun!

Why, thank you, and likewise! ... I've actually been thinking of this, and you, at some point earlier today. Long train rides do funny things to people.
Sorry for having been a stranger these days - life's keeping me busier than I would have dreamt it could only weeks ago.

Yay for SoWiBi!

A flying-visit from a SoWiBi is better than no visit at all. *smiles*

A flying-visit from a SoWiBi is better than no visit at all. *smiles*

She was talking to and excusing herself to me. Me, me, me!

Hah, I've been commuting by train to the town I used to live in this last week and I thought of you too at some point. Koinkidinki.

Don't worry about it. I understand. Hope it's all fun!

Glad to see you're still using that damn word. And, umm, commiseration on the commuting thing - hope the rotation was worth it?
Thanks. And, as we say in German, it is one eye laughing, one crying :] But yes, it's all good.

She was talking to and excusing herself to me. Me, me, me!

Pah. If she let's herself be seen, she's fair game. ...And sadly missed. You'll just have to share.*wink*

Glad to see you're still using that damn word. And, umm, commiseration on the commuting thing - hope the rotation was worth it?
Thanks. And, as we say in German, it is one eye laughing, one crying :] But yes, it's all good.

Oh, it's been kind of meh. Primary care is calm and lulling. Funny thing, though, and probably the reason I thought about you on the train, is that the three male doctors that work at the primary health care centre are all German. And they all have the cutest accents. Bliss! Although with that Swiss anti-German thread, I am starting to think they're on to something. ;)
Good to hear. This way I know you're okay and not shunning me on purpose, not that I've been any better myself.

Yay for SoWiBi!

A flying-visit from a SoWiBi is better than no visit at all. *smiles*

Hell yeah, that one's one cool bitch.
So they say. Is it me or you who's due in TGs? I forget.

She was talking to and excusing herself to me. Me, me, me!

You're right, as always. Does that make you feel good enough, or do you need a cookie in addition? I bought a whole rucksack full of IKEA cookies this week. :]

Pah. If she let's herself be seen, she's fair game. ...And sadly missed. You'll just have to share.*wink*
But I liked her before all you lot liked her. It's no fair, I tells ya! I hate when the things I like become popular, which they have this eerie knack for doing.

You're right, as always. Does that make you feel good enough, or do you need a cookie in addition? I bought a whole rucksack full of IKEA cookies this week. :]
I've had more than enough sweet food today to last me a whole day, but there's always room for IKEA crap.

Hell yeah, that one's one cool bitch.

She was lovely, when she was a regular. I wouldn't object if she were to grace our NSG shores a little more frequently. :)
It's probably me that is being remiss, to be honest. That thing that was going to make me busy... is making me busy.

Pah. If she let's herself be seen, she's fair game. ...And sadly missed. You'll just have to share.*wink*
That's what *you* think.

Oh, it's been kind of meh. Primary care is calm and lulling. Funny thing, though, and probably the reason I thought about you on the train, is that the three male doctors that work at the primary health care centre are all German. And they all have the cutest accents. Bliss! Although with that Swiss anti-German thread, I am starting to think they're on to something. ;)
Note to self: The moment you haven't the foggiest what thread Fassigen is referencing in his replies, you've been absent for too long..
Good to hear. This way I know you're okay and not shunning me on purpose, not that I've been any better myself.[/QUOTE]
That was the purpose. And never ever would I, The Elk forbid that insinuation! *fluffles, waffles, hugs, and all the lot, as I shall now have to hurry off again*

But I liked her before all you lot liked her. It's no fair, I tells ya! I hate when the things I like become popular, which they have this eerie knack for doing.

Oooh. A blank post. How mysterious! ;)
I don't know who liked who, or when. That whole popularity thing never featured in my NSG experience. I just know I begged her not to leave when she said she had to go. *cries*

But I liked her before all you lot liked her. It's no fair, I tells ya! I hate when the things I like become popular, which they have this eerie knack for doing.
Well, I asked to be allowed to marry you even before you started noticing me, so I win! ...

She was lovely, when she was a regular. I wouldn't object if she were to grace our NSG shores a little more frequently. :)
It's probably me that is being remiss, to be honest. That thing that was going to make me busy... is making me busy.
I object to that horrible misquotation! I'd never use punctuation like that. ...
Well.. good thing, I say :]

Oooh. A blank post. How mysterious! ;)
I don't know who liked who, or when. That whole popularity thing never featured in my NSG experience. I just know I begged her not to leave when she said she had to go. *cries*As you did. *basks in reminiscence of past glory and attention*

Yummy waffle's!:)

Seriously, the Swedish just keep giving me more reasons to luv em :D

Seriously, the Swedish just keep giving me more reasons to luv em :D

Despite my best efforts. :p

Today is the annual Swedish Waffle Day

I thought it was that every time you posted? :p

I thought it was that every time you posted? :p

Huh? I don't believe I've started a thread on the waffle day before. I might posted about it once or twice, I dunno, but what do you mean?

Huh? I don't believe I've started a thread on the waffle day before. I might posted about it once or twice, I dunno, but what do you mean?

Bah. My witty replies are wasted on you.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=define%3Awaffle&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Third definition.

Bah. My witty replies are wasted on you.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=define%3Awaffle&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Third definition.

That wasn't even a bit far-fetched and obscure to you? Huh.

That wasn't even a bit far-fetched and obscure to you? Huh.

It's a fairly common English expression. At least I thought it was, before this. :p

Waffles?? :eek:

I loooooooooooves my waffles!

Mmmm... Waffles :fluffle:

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Today is the annual Swedish Waffle Day (Våffeldagen). Logically, it's a day for stuffing your face with waffles. It has an interesting history, seeing as it had nothing to do with waffles from the beginning. Instead the day is actually "Jungfru Marie bebådelsedag" which is translated as "The Virgin Mary's Annunciation Day" and is celebrated roughly nine months before Christmas as it is assumed that that's when the myth of the angel impregnating Mary took place.

It just happened that another name for it was "vårfrudagen" ("The day of our lady" or "The day of the lady of spring"), but it was corrupted by plebeian language misunderstandings into "våffeldagen", meaning "waffle day".

I'm making waffles as I type, and am thinking that I should spread the incentive to gorge beyond our borders. :)

yum! waffles are good :D. what do you put on waffles in sweden?

yum! waffles are good :D. what do you put on waffles in sweden?

Oh, tonnes of stuff. We've been over it in this thread, but I guess I can repeat it: cloud berry jam, whipped cream, ice cream, chocolate sauce, lox, caviar, sour cream, tex-mex quorn and so on and so on.

I thought it was that every time you posted? :pHee. :p

It's a fairly common English expression. At least I thought it was, before this. :pIt is. He's just pissed because he didn't get it. ;)

It's a fairly common English expression. At least I thought it was, before this. :p

Don't over-estimate my knowledge of Anglophone minutiae.

It is. He's just pissed because he didn't get it. ;)

You thunk I'd be pissed at something Anglophone? Oh, that's cute.

Is there a way to make waffles without the aid of a waffle iron/grid-shaped frying pan?

Is there a way to make waffles without the aid of a waffle iron/grid-shaped frying pan?

Yes, it's called "making pancakes".

You thunk I'd be pissed at something Anglophone? Oh, that's cute.More like at something you didn't know, period. ;p

Yes, it's called "making pancakes".:p

More like at something you didn't know, period. ;p

My knowledge is nothing if not inflated by you.

I thought it was that every time you posted? :p
*high five*

pwn3d!

Yes, it's called "making pancakes".
I'm expressly referring to the waffle, which is optimally moulded to hold toppings in ample quantity, as opposed to the otherwise formless ellipse that is the standard pancake.

I'm expressly referring to the waffle, which is optimally moulded to hold toppings in ample quantity, as opposed to the otherwise formless ellipse that is the standard pancake.

Exactly. And what do we use to mould? Moulds, of course! So, you do need the proper mould.

Oh, tonnes of stuff. We've been over it in this thread, but I guess I can repeat it: cloud berry jam, whipped cream, ice cream, chocolate sauce, lox, caviar, sour cream, tex-mex quorn and so on and so on.

heh! talk about variety! all i've had with waffles is maple syrup and vanilla icecream, which is awesome, but it never occured to me that you might have tex-mex, caviar or smoked salmon (i didn't know it was called lox outside the UK) :eek:

You simply cannot go wrong with blueberry jam :)

...nor strawberry :)

heh! talk about variety! all i've had with waffles is maple syrup and vanilla icecream, which is awesome, but it never occured to me that you might have tex-mex, caviar or smoked salmon (i didn't know it was called lox outside the UK) :eek:

Well, "lox" is Yiddish and originally taken from the Scandinavian and Germanic "lax", so it's not solely a British word.

I don't know. A waffle iron is that rare case of a household item that is both completely superfluous because you use it like once a year, tops, and completely indispensable because it's the only way to make those waffles, once a year, tops.
:eek:

You poor, poor, sweets-deprived person you :(

It's Easter soon, and open seasons on waffles! Waffle-mania! http://www.freesmileys.org/emo/eatdrink020.gif

Every home should have a waffle iron. It should come with the house :)

You simply cannot go wrong with blueberry jam :)

...nor strawberry :)

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Gravlen = God http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/Cookesland/notworthy.gif

I thanketh thee, my Child http://www.freesmileys.org/emo/angelic003.gif

You simply cannot go wrong with blueberry jam :)

...nor strawberry :)

Fresh berries beat all.

Well, "lox" is Yiddish and originally taken from the Scandinavian and Germanic "lax", so it's not solely a British word.

i learn something every day on nsg.

Exactly. And what do we use to mould? Moulds, of course! So, you do need the proper mould.

...a word that is both a verb and a noun depending on context...damn you English language and your clunky complexities and woefully horrible sounds! Why couldn't I have spoken something more beautiful as my first language, like Japanese or Swedish?

Exactly. And what do we use to mould? Moulds, of course! So, you do need the proper mould.
Now I'll have spend money to get what I want. *shakes fist*

*feels jealous of Waffle*

How come Waffle gets her own day? :(

:p

:eek:

You poor, poor, sweets-deprived person you :(

It's Easter soon, and open seasons on waffles! Waffle-mania! http://www.freesmileys.org/emo/eatdrink020.gif

Every home should have a waffle iron. It should come with the house :)

You Scandinavians really like your waffles, eh?

If I'm so poor and sweets-deprived why don't you just send me some waffles, made on the waffle iron that came with your house? :)

*feels jealous of Waffle*

How come Waffle gets her own day? :(

:p

hey, you got pancake day in britain :p