…looking in the mirror and discovering you’re not getting better– you’re getting older.

…trying to dance the polka to rock and roll music.

…losing your wad of chewing gum in the chicken yard.

…having Swedish meatballs at a lutefisk supper.

…spending two hours cleaning up my room, and Mom saying “Uff Da.”

…walking downtown and then wondering what you wanted there.

…arriving late at a lutefisk supper and getting served minced ham instead.

…trying to pour two buckets of water into one bucket.

…having a mouse crawl up your leg when you’re on a hay ride.

…eating hot soup when you’ve got a runny nose.

…getting out of bed in the morning with a headache.

…getting swished in the face with a cow’s wet tail.

…forgetting your mother-in-law’s first name.

…when two steady girlfriends find out about each other.

…noticing non-Norwegians at a church dinner using lefse for a napkin

…sneezing so hard that your false teeth end up on the bread plate.

…NOT being Norwegian.