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Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006, 01:31 pm
I think what needs to happen is a group of us find a Viking long boat, and we should sail up Lake Michigan and raid the Michigan Upper Pennisula. Who's in? And where the hell do we come up with a Viking long boat in this day and age? P.S. There is almost no chance of profitting from this. Or even coming out alive, though I am sure we can somehow work out a deal to get into Valhalla. Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 05:55 pm (UTC)
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) aum: I'm down...
Why not just build our own long boat? Sure there's some gaps in the steps listed but I'm sure we could handle it. Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 06:43 pm (UTC)
obsequious: Re: I'm down...
Excellent. It may have to come down to this. Thu, Jun. 15th, 2006 02:43 am (UTC)
pandorasfox: Re: I'm down...
lmao.....i wish you weren't so damn far away cuz my friends would so do this. a few years ago i mentioned wanting to launch pumpkins at my bday party(it's right before halloween) so midgardsorm whipped me up a huge trebuchet that takes like 200+ lbs as a counter balance. it was fabulous!!! Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 06:16 pm (UTC)
madgirlslove
Let's.
I truly wish it would be all possible.
Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 06:20 pm (UTC)
skipbreakfast
"And where the hell do we come up with a Viking long boat in this day and age?" You know that I live among the highest concentration of Saab and Volvo owners in the US, right? Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 06:44 pm (UTC)
obsequious
Are you suggesting that they would be a better target? Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 07:18 pm (UTC)
skipbreakfast
Not necessarily, but there's bound to be a long boat around here somewhere. Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 07:28 pm (UTC)
obsequious
Yeah, but it needs to be a serious viking longship. Big, lots of oars, and looks like impending doom upon approach. Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 07:32 pm (UTC)
skipbreakfast
Sometimes Seattle itself resembles impending doom upon approach. Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 07:40 pm (UTC)
obsequious
Detroit always looks like impending doom. It is impending doom. Which really makes it the most appropriate base of operations. "U.P. raided by vikings from Detroit" just sounds right. Thu, Jun. 15th, 2006 03:53 am (UTC)
suntostars
It would be rather poetic seeing as how Detroit already looks as though it's been raped and pillaged a few times. also We all know Detroiters are quite adept at starting fires. Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 06:27 pm (UTC)
crashsite68
Heres a long viking boat...  I think we could actually fit a small army on here too. Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 06:44 pm (UTC)
obsequious
I wonder how effective that would be for raiding. Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 08:03 pm (UTC)
crashsite68
well... maybe with a few added arrow turrets, a catapult and a battering ram on the front... at least it would look REALLY cool smashing into a pier at full speed! Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 07:19 pm (UTC)
paranomasia: I'm game
So long as I can wear one of those horned helmets. Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 08:13 pm (UTC)
robotknives
i've been waiting all of my life to ransack mackinac island and the UP. i'm thinking that i may change my name to Tord to celebrate the pillaging to come. blood eagling the locals up there is going to be so much fun. Wed, Jun. 14th, 2006 11:58 pm (UTC)
divineaudio
i'm in. always wanted to go back to pictured rock anyway. Thu, Jun. 15th, 2006 12:00 am (UTC)
rasp_utin
Dude, have you been up there lately? The locals would eat the raiding party alive. Literally. Well, first they would cut everyone into strips, flavor and cure them in a smokehouse, and THEN they would eat them. As jerky. It would be like the Revolutionary War. They'd be popping up from the trees and piles of leaves and shooting all manner of arrows and bullets at you. Riding by and strafing the raiders with leading shots from their snowmobiles. Not only are they crazy, but they PRIDE themselves on being so. See also: Da Yoopers. Also, if you were somehow successful, you would just come back with boatload after boatload of pasties. Thu, Jun. 15th, 2006 03:04 pm (UTC)
obsequious
Well, actually, yes. They are crazy. Like I said, we probably won't survive, but Valhalla, here we come! And yeah, that place... ugg. I did watch that Escanaba in da Moonlight. The U.P. is... yeah. And that website... yeah. I figure, we need to at least try. Thu, Jun. 15th, 2006 12:16 am (UTC)
iamsevered
Sounds like a damned good time if there are copious amounts of beer involved. Are there copious amounts of beer? Thu, Jun. 15th, 2006 03:57 am (UTC)
fornikate
That's what I'm saying! Thu, Jun. 15th, 2006 03:10 pm (UTC)
obsequious
Beer, honey mead, something. I don't think any proper viking raid could be done by a whole group of sober people. Fri, Jun. 16th, 2006 02:50 am (UTC)
arioch
Reminds me of this idea I had a few years ago: http://www.cell34.com/Michigan.htmSeriously, I hate the upper peninsula so so so so so so much. You have no idea how much misplaced fury I have directed at that abysmal wretched excuse for land. |
