Ex-Norwegian Blue Parrot Swap: Silly

All the following refers to this very silly Monty Python sketch. Some of us are quite silly .

It has ceased to be, and has joined the choir invisible, and yet apparently there really was a Norwegian Blue Parrot -- it never did pine for the fjords, however.

In this very silly swap, you will create a Scandinavian Parrot (Danish, Finnish, Lappish, Swedish, or Norwegian, Icelandic as well, and possibly a generalized Viking Parrot if you are from York, the Shetland Islands, or plead your case well. US and Canadian residents and expats may refer to Thunder Bay, Iron Mountain, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but only if you include a joke about lutefisk, saunas followed by running and jumping in Lake Superior, or something equally ridiculous to prove your credentials!) Your definition of what makes a parrot Scandinavian applies -- a Loki/ Frost Giant/ Odin/ Brunhilde/ Bergmann/ Pippi Longstocking/ folkloric costume or pattern/ dark and frozen crime fiction/ strong coffee, rice pudding and rommegrot/ sweater wearing/ famous fountain in Copenhagen/ gorgeous embroidered designs/ Viking helmet/ drinking at Valhalla/ beserker/ throat singing and reindeer herding/ cloudberry eating and aquavit drinking ... well, make it fun and fabulous.

Details: International swap, so choose a medium that you feel comfortable sending internationally. Paper is great, fabric patches can often be sent without extra postage or minimal extra postage, I like to make giant paper things and fold them into an envelope shape, but ornaments made from wood or polymer clay or felt are also nice and light, too. Have been rated for 5 type 3's, be an active swapper with great ratings, have a sense of humor and adventure about what you send and receive, and feel free to PM me if you would like a 1:1 swap or don't meet criteria.

About your host: My parents were the only non-Norwegians at the local Sons of Norway club that weren't dragged in by their spouses. I sat with the (mainly Irish and German) spouses and they snuck me extra gravy and potatoes to drown out the taste of the lutefisk.

Dead Parrot Sketch transcript

image credit -- Pippi Longstocking had a parrot, too, didn't she?