In article , Leif Thorvaldson
wrote:

It is an old Norwegian woodturners secret for preventing
cracks and warps in turnings. I can't give you the details now, but I can
tell you that it involves using lutefisk.

"Ole, I have bad news."

"What is it, Sven?"

"The salt cod dropped into the lye bucket some time ago. I don't know
when."

"Sven, we'll starve until the Norwegian spring in August if we can't
eat that codfish. Let's try boiling it, and calling it a delicacy.
Lutefisk! A Norwegian word that means "@@#$%$#(*&)!!!!! "And how about
you move the lye bucket?"

"Okay, Ole. Are you sure you should use the aluminum pot?"

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Life. Nature's way of keeping meat fresh. -- Dr. Who