Say "HELLO!" to the Puddy Tat who just can't wait to put on her Easter "Bunnet" …
I want to share my uncle K’s favorite Easter “story”. And since our family is mostly Scandinavian, it involves three dumb Swedes. (We're not sure there are any other kind.)
Despite the fact that uncle K is a retired Lutheran minister and a huge fan of Garrison Keillor, if you’re deeply religious and easily offended by “edgy” religious humor – read no further!
There were three Swedish friends from Minnesota who were tragically killed in an awful snowmobile accident. St. Peter welcomed them at the Pearly Gates – but told them that before he could let them into Heaven they had to pass a short quiz. Being Swedish, this made them very nervous.
St. Peter assured them that it was a very easy quiz: “All you need to do is tell me about the story of Easter.”
Lars, the bravest (but dumbest Swede), stepped forward and said, “That’s too easy. Easter is in the fall when the leaves are changing to beautiful colors, and you get together with your family and friends to be thankful while you enjoy a huge feast of turkey and stuffing and sweet potatoes and cranberries and pumpkin pie.”
St. Peter, shaking his head in disappointment, told him, “Sorry – but that’s not correct” … and zapped him straight to Hell.
Hilmer, the second Swede, stepped up and answered, “You have to forgive him, St. Peter – Lars is just a dumb Swede. Easter is in the winter when you celebrate a very important religious holiday by decorating an evergreen tree in your home, drinking eggnog and giving beautifully wrapped presents to your friends and family.”
St. Peter again replied, “Sorry – but that also is not correct” … and zapped him straight to Hell.
Kai, the third Swede stepped up and said, “Please forgive Hilmer, St. Peter – although he was correct that it’s a very important religious holiday. But it happens in spring. It is when Jesus was crucified on the cross. And after He died, he was buried in a large tomb called a sepulcher. They then rolled a huge stone in front of the tomb’s opening to seal it.
“But on the third day, Jesus miraculously arose …
“He rolled back the huge stone …
“Stepped outside …
“Saw his shadow …
“And knew there’d be six more weeks of winter.”
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Humor only appropriate if you are Scandinavian yourself (Swedish)–stereotypical bigotry if you are not…and audience ought to know if you are Scandinavian before reading it…
When my uncle was told the joke it was framed as Poles – but they weren't called Poles.
That is why we, being Scandinavian, changed it to make fun of ourselves – as I mentioned in the intro.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…having grown up with the dumb Scandinavian harassment and dismissal and other forms of bigotry…I'm a tad hypersensitive; please forgive me if I gave offense (I even failed to note that it was YOU who made the post)…I was taught to speak up whenever it happened to try to enlighten those who might not even recognize the ethnic disparagement involved.
Many who marry into families put up with slurs against their ethnicity to avoid conflict…and among my relatives, engaging in such humor is not done in the presence of non-Scandinavians…
I did love your kitty collection…
By the way, Care2 rules forbid things that disparage any group of people based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, nation of origin, etc…so I won't be cross-posting
Dang!! What has Kitty, Kitty, Kitty been smoking?
bigoted cat nip
That goes too far.
My besty friend is second generation Norwegian/American. She will love this. Thanks, Nameless.
The kitty at the top . . . how did you train him to put on a rabbit hat willingly? Very cute!