Always thought the name (Norwegian) was some reference to Scandi/Viking colonies in Minnesota. Never heard about the board game
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 15 September 2017 14:55 (six years ago) link
Nah, it's from a Danish board game they used to sell in the US. There was also a Norwegian TV show with that name, which probably confuses things. It's the same in both languages, although neither language uses the umlauts, as far as I can tell.
― Colonel Poo, Friday, 15 September 2017 15:02 (six years ago) link
re RRHoF: fortunately, Cleveland will be under water first
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:10 (six years ago) link
Re: their name and its meaning, mpls's trip shakespeare had a song on their 1990 album across the universe whose chorus was Lonely when I hear the bandThat used to play when we were looking for musicLonely when I hear the band Do you remember? Do you recall?Remember when you held my handYou used to say'I love them so much'Lonely when I hear the bandDo you remember. Do you recall.
And I always figured that was partly an elegy for huskers. (Can't remember the damn song title rn)
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:58 (six years ago) link
hilarious ed sullivan-esque introduction to this absolutely brutal 1981 show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvMMn8gj0kQ
― flappy bird, Saturday, 16 September 2017 01:23 (six years ago) link