These are a few of my favorite things | It’s On My Bucket List | Neither Here Nor There | The big screen and the small screen | It’s Called Culture, Honey |
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What is fish?
The Scandinavians serve it in all forms — gelatinous candy or straight from this sea.
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What is The Aurora Borealis?
This celestial phenomenon is elusive but could be seen from Wisconsin last year.
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What is Denmark?
The people of this country are the happiest on earth, and so is Joseph when he visits.
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What is The Grapes of Wrath (1940)?
His favorite movie is more commonly a book, featuring this Californian agricultural product.
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Who is John Steinbeck?
This guy writes about Lenny, but not our Lenny.
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What is a bicycle?
This archaic method of transportation is Joseph’s preferred mode.
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What is Japan?
You might want to brush up on Pachinko if you’re going here.
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What is Alabama?
Lynyrd Skynyrd calls this place home, but Joseph would rather not ever visit again.
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What is Pumpkin?
This orange emoji usually only comes out once a year, but remains consistently on Joseph’s most frequent used.
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What is Folklore? (will accept: Historical Linguistics, Germanic languages)
While the rest of us are watching The Real Housewives, Joseph prefers the finer things in life, including this area of historical study.
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What is Siberia?
Joseph prefers Scythian tattoos, originating from this icy tundra that Lukas has threatened to banish people to.
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What is Nigeria?
Joseph plans to make it to Osun-Osogbo, an UNESCO site in this country.
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What is Georgia?
Ray Charles often thinks of this place but Joseph wishes he could forget it.
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What is Notion?
Joseph and Emily are both a part of this productivity app cult.
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What are Norse Gods?
It’s nurse! It’s a horse! No wait, it’s the The Poetic Edda which features stories by these gods.
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What is ‘Remember you must die’?
This latin quote, ‘momento mori’, is Joseph’s (concerning) anthem.
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What is Belgium?
Joseph plans to bike the North Sea Circle, which includes coastline in England, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and this country.
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What is Ballard?
This historically Scandinavian neighborhood in Seattle is where Joseph and his wife call home.
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What is Twin Peaks?
This Netflix crime drama features FBI Agent Dale Cooper, who travels to this town solve the murder of seemingly innocent high schooler Laura Palmer.
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What is New Order?
Putin’s trying to establish it but Joseph has been listening to this band since before it resurfaced on the geopolitical spectrum.
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What is High Ball sparkling energy water?
Some people drink coffee, but Joseph prefers this hipster alternative.
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What is Sushi?
Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. That’s a long way to travel to enjoy this fishy cuisine.
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What is the Olympic National Park?
This favorite national park features a rainforest, glaciers, and old-growth forests.
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What is Ingmar Bergman?
Woody Allen and Joseph would both like a seat at the table of this Swedish director and playwright.
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What is Death in the Afternoon?
Ernest Hemingway and Joseph both enjoy a nightcap of this green cocktail, featuring absinthe and Champagne.
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