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One thing i allways wanted to be included in GW is something about Swedish meatballs. Since IKEA made 'em sort of famous, i think.. And/or Swedish Midsummer. When we dance around the Maypole. Something like that would be great, since i'm sort of a "avarage" swed! Teo 18:26, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Anything with the northern mytology, wikings and things like that, the maypole may be hard to make anything about but it would be awsome if you tried. I guess other countries laugh at that tradition, i do too :D--Cursed Angel 23:59, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

EotN came with some nordic mythology but not enough i think. And yeah it's rather weird actually, the maypole thingy. Teo 05:50, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm utterly charmed by maypoles -- that would be really sweet. (And of course, Vikings are just cool any time.) -- Gaile 03:38, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Wohoo! go maypoles! (And Vikings!) Teo 06:11, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Personally i think the Annual Christmas goat in Gävle is fun ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4vle_goat ...i wonder if it will burn down this year ^^ -ArcticWind 21:56, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Don't worry, im sure it will burn :D --Cursed Angel 21:59, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Oh yeah.. forgot about that, hah! that would be cool ^Teo^ 06:45, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Haha! Just gotta love the statistics. :D — Galil 21:28, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

(Reset indent) I was sitting here and thinking about christmas when it hit me... Julmust it's swedish.. But since it's not any alcohol in it.. w8 maybe something for sweet tooth title?? ^Teo^ 01:19, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

I find myself reminded of Surströmming. This canned fish is an acquire taste - By that mean positively vile - But the consumption of it does lead to a fun time in good company... A friend of mine went to great lengths stretching himself out on the ground with a surströmming can at arm's length (as one might when defusing a land mine) only to get a full burst of brine back in his face. Several major airlines have banned surströmming, claiming that the built up pressure in the can makes it an explosive hazard, although I suspect this ban has more to do with the fear that someone might open one in the confines of a passenger compartment. -- WarBlade 21:08, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

haha.. i'v enever tasted Surströmming since i'm allergic to fish but i have smelled it.. That's actually a rather nice idea.. -- ^Teo^ 15:43, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

If anything even remotely related to Robert Gustavsson would be included, every single swede would know who it was. ;) — Galil 21:23, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

There's also the Swedish Chef, with his famous "børk! børk! børk!" (don't ask about the ø's, they're not even swedish vowels but norwegian and danish). He's way more famous around the rest of the globe than here though. — Galil 21:34, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

dude.. robert gustavsson? Sure he's funny, but a reference in gw?? IMO, no.. The swedish Chef however, that's a good idea. ^Teo^ 09:12, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

I didn't mean him personally, but possibly a reference to one of his sketches. A drunk European Polecat, perhaps? ;) — Galil 22:44, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Heh... did you know there's already a Swedish Chef reference in GW? Bork! Bork! Bork! :) --Mme. Donelle 01:17, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Haha. I forgot about that.. lol. ^Teo^ 06:07, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh, right. Never mind then. :D — Galil 19:56, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Valkyries, Loki, maybe a weapon called Thor's Hammer, or some armor reflecting the stereotypical viking, Dementia 17:57, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

You mean Mjölner? Yeah that would be cool.. ^Teo^ 22:07, 16 June 2008 (UTC)