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   From: nikke.karlsson@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-11, The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
   > On 11/01/2026 05:39, rbowman wrote:   
   >> He tells a plausible story. In 'Collapse' Jared Diamond claims that one of   
   >> the reasons for the abandonment of Greenland along with climate change was   
   >> an irrational reluctance of the Norse to eat fish. Excuse me? He bases   
   >> that on the lack of fish bones in the middens. I've never had it but I   
   >> think the process of producing hákarl might dissolve the bones.   
   >   
   > They are probably so hungry they ate the bones as well..   
   >   
   > The 'Norse' grew up on fish. One visit to sweden or Denmark will show   
   > 1001 ways to prepare 'herring'   
   >   
   > A lot less pork chicken and beef on the menu.   
      
   You exaggerate. Sure, fish is _a_ cornerstone in our cuisine, but only   
   one. I would not say there is a _lot_ less pork, chicken and beef.   
   Personally I don't eat fish very often, and neither do most people I   
   know.   
      
   Niklas   
   --   
   Today's product of a disturbed mind:  The image of an acoustic coupler   
   fitted with ball gags.   
                          -- Steve VanDevender in asr   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)