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http://www.isvroma.it/public/pecus/graslund.pdf

I'd wonder whether without a formal religious significance in a less religiously structured society (I'm pretty sure that having a more unified, codified set of Norse beliefs is something that happened fairly late historically, during and after the 600s), dogs had an informal significance similar to their role in Pacific Northwest indigenous cultures.

tweets

Pointless amusement; upon seeing the "Multicat" cat litter, thinking, "Leeloo Dallas Moolticat." "She *knows* it's a multicat."

A perfect plan; name an SUV to conjure images of geocaching, National Geographic and the Pacific northwest... The new Toyota 4 x 4 GEODUCK!

... this is a little like suggesting Razor Clam as the identity of Solid Snake's contact in the San Juans.

TOM CLANCY'S GHOST SHRIMP.