If You See Something (IRL), Post Something! (Part 1)

Manta is a Finnish variation of Amanda and Haavisto is Finnish last name that sound bit like Havis. Havis comes from hav Swedish for sea and Amanda is latin for beloved so it means something like “Beloved by the Sea” or “Sea loves her”.

The Finnish Wikipedia says that the name comes from a humour magazine or the artist himself.

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Warm weekend. This is the bouncy thing at the park we visited. Halfway up is a net you can bounce on


The best bench donation dedication

And interesting insect patterns in a piece of the dead wood piled up for playing

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That’s no tree…

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When I lived in Northern Minnesota we used to call that “November weather”. (And we didn’t have the nice Segafredo coffee.)

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Evening in Kallio.

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Is this a popular snack, or the result of an industrial accident/management decision to get that unsold paprika bacon off the shelves? :thinking:

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I dunno…all those nitrates…it’s probably as delicious as it is deadly

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I think it’s just what Finns think Americans eat.

That link is in english.

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I got curious and started googling. The first thing I found was a review of this in Finnish(?) with the amazing Google translated subtitle “Can chocolate with bacon and hot peppers taste good? We tested a confusing new product.”

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It honestly sounds more like a Mexican treat. :man_shrugging:

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That explains the flag motif on the candy wrapper! :laughing:

Yeah, I noticed they already have a chili and chocolate bar… :bacon: is where I got confused, too!

I’m just grateful they didn’t use “arctic berries” as a euphemism. Lookin’ at you, Moose Tracks ice cream… :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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Bacon chocolate is delicious. Chile chocolate is too. I am really thinking this is like next level Reese’s PB cup-style mashup genius

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Excellent Chicago chocolatier, available in milk chocolate as well:

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Woodland photo contest in Bolivia.

https://hermanosdelbosque.fonabosque.gob.bo/fotografia/participar

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Our last day down here and this place still never opened. A real missed opportunity!

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Moving to Maine permanently?

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Puppy Reaction GIF by MOODMAN

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I thought you had a place in Maine. Maybe that was some other happy mutant

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