Mayonnaise as ski wax?

Mayonnaise seems to be like a fetish for some of you here, so I will give
you all some interesting, but utterly useless backround information on the
matter of mayo:
Mayonnaise (French): "Sauce from Mahon", or Mao in Catalonian, the main city
on the beautiful holiday island of Menorca (meaning the minor or the little
island), an island in the las Islas Baleares or the Balearic Islands
archipelago in the Spanish region of Catalunya or Catalonia, located in the
Med off the east coast of the Spanish mainland, just north of the more
well-known island of Mallorca/Majorca (meaning the major or the large
island). The two other main Balearic Islands are Ibiza, the Numero Uno party
island in the Med, and the smaller Formentera. The Spanish region of
Catalonia has its own Catalonian language, and its own regional flag. The
capital city of Catalonia is Barcelona, one of the hottest party cities in
Europe. The official or "ordinary" Spanish language, which foreigners simply
call Spanish, is often referred to as Castillian, named after the Spanish
region of Castilla, around the Spanish capital Madrid. There is a great
internal rivalry and antagonism in Spain between these two regions,
Catalonia (Barcelona) and Castilla (Madrid). There are several other Spanish
regions with their own regional language or dialect and flag, among them are
Galicia with a dialect close to Portuguese, Andalucia in the deep south, the
Basque region with its quite unique Basque language, and others. Spain is
also a kingdom, and the current king is Juan Carlos. The currency of Spain
today is euro (EUR) = ? . 1 ? (EUR) = 1,15 $ (USD)
Mayonnaise, commonly known as just mayo, both the light (low-fat) and the
normal type, is great as ski wax on any type of snow, but I myself prefer to
wax my skis with caviar, the Russian Beluga that is, fresh from the belly of
the sturgeon, and definitely not with Iranian caviar, which BTW all of you
Americans for obvious reasons these turbulent days should stay well clear
of. So, the next time you visit your favorite ski shop to get ski wax, do
not forget to ask for the real thing, the Russian Beluga caviar, to grease
your skis. Only the very best will do, you know. Or, if you are temporarily
low on money, so your cash level is too low, you may use mayo instead, until
you get financially ahead and on top of things again. But do not overdo it,
because both mayo and caviar are extremely addictive drugs, if not used
properly. Think about that, eatable ski wax..................
So, all of you guys and gays out there, drop your ***** and grab your socks,
and go out skiing..................
See you all in the slopes somewhere, mayo or no mayo.

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 03:18:14 +0200, "Inger Skramstad Jørstad"
wrote:

//snip//

Inger, just out of curiosity, do they teach paragraph breaks in
Norwegian schools?

-Astro

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 19:34:44 -0600, AstroPax
wrote:

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 03:18:14 +0200, "Inger Skramstad Jørstad"
wrote:

//snip//

Inger, just out of curiosity, do they teach paragraph breaks in
Norwegian schools?

No, the sentences are taught to huddle together to stay warm.

bw

Inger Skramstad Jørstad wrote:

Mayonnaise (French): "Sauce from Mahon", or Mao in Catalonian,

now I'm puzzled. I thought mayonnaise was invented by the Belgians? To go
with their chips.

ant

"Inger Skramstad Jørstad" wrote in message
...
Mayonnaise seems to be like a fetish for some of you here, so I will give
you all some interesting, but utterly useless backround information on the
matter of mayo:
Mayonnaise (French): "Sauce from Mahon", or Mao in Catalonian, the main
city
on the beautiful holiday island of Menorca (meaning the minor or the
little
island), an island in the las Islas Baleares or the Balearic Islands
archipelago in the Spanish region of Catalunya or Catalonia, located in
the
Med off the east coast of the Spanish mainland, just north of the more
well-known island of Mallorca/Majorca (meaning the major or the large
island). The two other main Balearic Islands are Ibiza, the Numero Uno
party
island in the Med, and the smaller Formentera. The Spanish region of
Catalonia has its own Catalonian language, and its own regional flag. The
capital city of Catalonia is Barcelona, one of the hottest party cities in
Europe. The official or "ordinary" Spanish language, which foreigners
simply
call Spanish, is often referred to as Castillian, named after the Spanish
region of Castilla, around the Spanish capital Madrid. There is a great
internal rivalry and antagonism in Spain between these two regions,
Catalonia (Barcelona) and Castilla (Madrid). There are several other
Spanish
regions with their own regional language or dialect and flag, among them
are
Galicia with a dialect close to Portuguese, Andalucia in the deep south,
the
Basque region with its quite unique Basque language, and others. Spain is
also a kingdom, and the current king is Juan Carlos. The currency of Spain
today is euro (EUR) = ? . 1 ? (EUR) = 1,15 $ (USD)
Mayonnaise, commonly known as just mayo, both the light (low-fat) and the
normal type, is great as ski wax on any type of snow, but I myself prefer
to
wax my skis with caviar, the Russian Beluga that is, fresh from the belly
of
the sturgeon, and definitely not with Iranian caviar, which BTW all of you
Americans for obvious reasons these turbulent days should stay well clear
of. So, the next time you visit your favorite ski shop to get ski wax, do
not forget to ask for the real thing, the Russian Beluga caviar, to grease
your skis. Only the very best will do, you know. Or, if you are
temporarily
low on money, so your cash level is too low, you may use mayo instead,
until
you get financially ahead and on top of things again. But do not overdo
it,
because both mayo and caviar are extremely addictive drugs, if not used
properly. Think about that, eatable ski wax..................
So, all of you guys and gays out there, drop your ***** and grab your
socks,
and go out skiing..................
See you all in the slopes somewhere, mayo or no mayo.

All I can say is, you don't know jack about mayonnaise.

"P.S. Don't forget the mayonnaise" - Richard Brautigan, _Trout Fishing in
America_

"bdubya" skrev i melding
...
On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 19:34:44 -0600, AstroPax
wrote:
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 03:18:14 +0200, "Inger Skramstad Jørstad"
wrote:
Inger, just out of curiosity, do they teach paragraph breaks in
Norwegian schools?

Yes, of course. But did I really listen? No, obviously not.

No, the sentences are taught to huddle together to stay warm.

Your theory is as good as anybody else`s, I guess.

"ant" skrev i melding
...
Inger Skramstad Jørstad wrote:
Mayonnaise (French): "Sauce from Mahon", or Mao in Catalonian.
now I'm puzzled. I thought mayonnaise was invented by the Belgians? To go
with their chips.
This is only what the local guides told me the first time I visited Menorca,
back in 1995. Of course, I cannot guarantee the truth in it, but their
explanation sounded believable and convincing to me. The word itself is
obviously French. They speak French in the region of Vallonia in Belgium,
and Flemish (Dutch) in the Flanders region. Some Belgians speak German. My
older sister is married to a Flemish-speaking Belgian and lives in the city
of Leuven (Flemish) or Louvain (French), just outside the capital
Brussel/Bruxelles/Brussels. They surely do love their mayonnaise in Belgium,
and eat a lot of it, to go with their chips and other kinds of food, that is
absolutely correct. Quite a few Belgian cities even have three different
names, like for instance Luik (Flemish), Liege (French), and Luttich
(German).

"Richard Henry" skrev i melding
news:Yw6jb.37304$La.33965@fed1read02...
All I can say is, you don't know jack about mayonnaise.


But I surely know a lot about Russian Beluga caviar, and ski waxing.

ant wrote:

Inger Skramstad Jørstad wrote:

Mayonnaise (French): "Sauce from Mahon", or Mao in Catalonian,

now I'm puzzled. I thought mayonnaise was invented by the Belgians? To go
with their chips.

Chips in the British usage of the term - we 'murcuns call them "French
Fries" (or Freedom Fries when we've been listening to drug-addled AM
radio talk show hosts)

But whatever you call them, please don't serve them with mayonaise -
that's almost as revolting as vegamite. Might I suggest ketchup and a
little salt for everyday use, malt vinegar when served with fried fish,
and after a morning of hard [ob]skiing nothing beats a plate of fries
with beef gravy and cheese curds. Mmmmmmm....

--
//-Walt
//
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On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:07:28 +0200, "Inger Skramstad Jørstad"
wrote:

"ant" skrev i melding
...
Inger Skramstad Jørstad wrote:
Mayonnaise (French): "Sauce from Mahon", or Mao in Catalonian.
now I'm puzzled. I thought mayonnaise was invented by the Belgians? To go
with their chips.
This is only what the local guides told me the first time I visited Menorca,
back in 1995. Of course, I cannot guarantee the truth in it, but their
explanation sounded believable and convincing to me. The word itself is
obviously French. They speak French in the region of Vallonia in Belgium,
and Flemish (Dutch) in the Flanders region. Some Belgians speak German. My
older sister is married to a Flemish-speaking Belgian and lives in the city
of Leuven (Flemish) or Louvain (French), just outside the capital
Brussel/Bruxelles/Brussels. They surely do love their mayonnaise in Belgium,
and eat a lot of it, to go with their chips and other kinds of food, that is
absolutely correct. Quite a few Belgian cities even have three different
names, like for instance Luik (Flemish), Liege (French), and Luttich
(German).


Indeed Inger, you are a wealth of knowledge! German is actually one
of the 3 national languages of Belgium. WRT the Flemish v. French
thing - it's been quite nasty at times. After playing soccer with a
Flemish guy, we went to a local watering hole and I was informed that
I should leave my (horrible) French at the door and just stick with
English. Unfortunately no one there really spoke English either, so
having been taught how to say "one beer" in Flemish (ein pinsche?) I
just plopped my large snifter-like goblet on the bar and ordered away.
Turns out the bartender just kept pouring me Duvel, as that was the
appropriate glass for it. Also turns out that Duvel has a
considerably higher alcohol content than the "cheap crap" I usually
drink. The Flemish crew subsequently got quite a chuckle out of the
drunken American......I like to think of it as another step in
becoming cultured.

JP
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