The Little Old Lady from Löningen

[DFW]

No, not Pasadena. I don't know anyone in Pasadena. But my mother-in-law, although at 5'9"
is not so little, is still pretty tough. She is 81, and needed 2 teeth pulled. The bridges
the dentist put in place didn't sit right, and she called for an appointment to get them fixed.

Only trouble was, she lives in a tiny town in Northern Germany and has no car. She couldn't find
anyone to drive her. So she got on her bicycle and rode 12 kilometers (7.5 miles or so) through
the cold, windy rain of northern Germany in November, to her dentist, and when her teeth were
fixed, rode the 12 kilometers back to her home.

If I ever make it to 81, I doubt I would ever be able to do that (and she's even sweet and nice
to boot!!)

[Beer Snob-50]

1. can she make a mean red cabbage? nt

[DFW]

2. Yep, and her Sauerbraten is THE best in Niedersachsen!

[Symarip]

5. My mom is from Darmstadt

Though that's technically incorrect since my mom was a Prussian refugee in the 40s. Anyhow, my mom kicks ass. I'm still scared shitless of her. And she can cook up potato pancakes and sausage like no one's business....


MMmmm. Potato pancakes. Sausage.

[struggle4progress]

3. I was hoping for a limerick

But news about your spunky MIL will do. Good on her!

[DFW]

4. Not only that

Just TRY to rhyme something with "Löningnen"

[struggle4progress]

6. That's actually why I didn't post a really bad limerick

I hope you didn't spent a whole day trying to write one

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. You lose the Umlaut, but "Spooning Zen".

Perhaps Spøøning Zen?

[DFW]

8. That's the Norwegians' or the Danes' problem...........