As the delightful flaming grasshopper (courtesy of the fabulous Stephanie Johnson AKA The Queen of Everything) indicates, today is St. Urho Day when we commemorate the famous Finnish leader who chased the grasshoppers from the vineyards with the cry,
“Heinäsirkka, heinäsirkka, mene täältä hiiteen!”
[Roughly, "Grasshopper, grasshopper, hie thee to hell!"]
Don't forget to load up on Grasshopper Hellfire merchandise from the Raven and Wombat Tea Party! And let's not hear any murmurings about the authenticity of this saint or his holiday -- take my word as a Finn and wear your purple and green proudly!
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Mmmm, crunchy locust.
Even better when they're coated in chocolate!
Just another reason to love being Finnish. :)
(fighting with Blogspot, trying to post w/o Google password)
The Middle Eastern variety supposedly tastes like popcorn shrimp. They should be a good source of protein anyway.
LOL -- chocolate and popcorn shrimp?! I'm there! Natalie -- you have my sympathies. Once you're in the system it seems simple, but that's post-capitulation.
Then again, tonight we had a panel on campus about negotiating through our Catholic tradition while teaching, so we had a lively discussion about the possibilities and the challenges.
"try 'em pork-fried"...I used to be able to comment pre-Blogspotting, but who knows what evil interacts now.
Writing of "pretty" and grasshoppers...is it any coincidence that David Beckham is in a clinic in Turku at the moment, or at least was recently?
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