- VELKOMMEN TIL POULSBO
BOOOOO! BOOOOOOOOO!!
Poulsbo, up until World War II, had retained Norwegian as its primary language. However, during World War II, the military constructed about 300 residential units to provide housing for workers at the nearby Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, located in Bremerton, Washington. The population of Poulsbo almost tripled over three years, and the diversification of the population led to the dominance of English as the primary language.
Give me my weird, insular, Norwegian-speaking enclave back, stupid army boat army!!
Thankfully, Poulsbo still has much to offer IN THE WAY OF TREATS:
- Yes.
Photos and excellent Poulsbo research courtesy Meags. Grandpa’s Treats for sale at Marina Market, which also has an entire aisle (plus two end-caps!) of JUST LICORICE. Poulsbo, be my wife.
to reiterate: Lindy, I make my own lefse and swedish meatballs. if you want to brine some lutefisk, you’re on your own.
The would be the stupid Navy. Not the Army.
That’s exactly how Pat Buchanan feels.
Are you seriously not aware that there is a huge Navy base in Bremerton? The article even says, “Naval Base.” Sheesh.
They favor black licorice over red licorice in Poulsbo.
Let me do my best Lindy West here: IS THIS RACIST?!?!?
Are you “Boooing” diversity?
I have no idea what you people are talking about.
@7: The feeling is, quite often, mutual.
I lived next to Poulsbo for years and #6 is definitely the first time I’ve heard it called diverse.
Put a horned helmet on Lindy and push her out to sea. The SS Viking Princess
My hometown! Obviously as a gay boy I hated growing up there, but you can’t walk downtown and buy lefse just anywhere. And Poulsbo is diverse, there are some Swedes and Finns… Oh and I worked at the store that sells the licorice. Did you happen to see the Lutefisk T.V. dinners?
what brings you to fair poulsbo, lindy?
I think I’m going to pass on Grandpa’s treats, if that’s all right with you. Looks like used motor oil.
Care for a mint?