642669 Thu Aug 06 18:48:44 -0700 2009 20 33 Food Media and News 0 4924536 There is a reasonable resemblance. His story certainly is interesting. http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/Story?id=8265512&page=1 Thu Aug 06 18:48:44 -0700 2009 23758 Withnail42 1 4924567 Too bad they didn't have a clip of him from when he was younger. Definitely interesting, though. Thu Aug 06 19:02:51 -0700 2009 4924536 249664 kattyeyes 1 4925398 as a real fan of the real muppet swedish chef, i'd venture that there's a very, very high probability that the human swedish chef is the real inspiration for the muppet! Fri Aug 07 06:23:54 -0700 2009 4924536 105717 alkapal 1 4926160 The photo for those who can't access it. Fri Aug 07 10:22:37 -0700 2009 4924536 259263 bigfellow 1 4927561 love ze svedish chef! ;-). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu9A0LlLyvo&feature=related Fri Aug 07 19:00:18 -0700 2009 4924536 105717 alkapal 2 4928016 I'm ecstatic about it! Sat Aug 08 02:30:06 -0700 2009 4927561 1100066 modigliani 1 4927597 Another goodie--The Swedish Chef and Jacques Roach. Dig his fabulous French accent, he is absolutely INDESTRUCTABLE and eats to win! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMO61OAGwIE&feature=related Fri Aug 07 19:20:01 -0700 2009 4924536 249664 kattyeyes 2 4928012 i love "eats to win"! LOL!! i'm happy youtube has soooo many swedish chef skits. i'd forgotten how he always says "BORK BORK BORK!" oh no! look at this! you can buy a coffee mug with any urban dictionary definition on it. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bork here is one of their definitions for "bork": >>>2. bork 389 up, 164 down Exclamation commonly used by muppet swedes. [usage, as in:] Bork bork bork.<<< ~~~~ you don't think he was being prophetic, though, meaning "bjork bjork bjork"? http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Björk (prior to this, i've never seen uncyclopedia ;-). ~~~~ and did you know the swedish chef's role in international software technology intrigue? http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/1584361 Sat Aug 08 02:19:23 -0700 2009 4927597 105717 alkapal 3 4928071 Well, isn't this educational first thing in the morning! ;) I love Urban Dictionary. Check this out: Bork 18 up, 8 down 1.) A corruption of the Swedish word for 'away'; used by the Swedish Chef when he throws objects into the air. (Adj.) 2.) The corruption of english language to sound as if the Swedish Chef was saying it. (N.) 3.) To change regular writing or speech into "Borked" language or speech. (V.) 1.) "Bork, Bork, Bork!" (throws away ladle) It reminds me of that "tribute to the letter F" clip that was floating around about 10 years ago that praised such a versatile word because it could be used as a verb, a noun, and adjective, then went on to provide examples. Still funny! Bjork in her "Enjoy" red t-shirt is hysterical, by the way! And that is pretty funny about MSN! Sat Aug 08 04:12:07 -0700 2009 4928012 249664 kattyeyes 4 4928092 did you read all the unclyclopedia entries? here's just one: "Björk was shöt by Dick Cheney while trying ön her cöstume för the 2ÖÖ6 Öscars and was unable tö attend." Sat Aug 08 04:45:38 -0700 2009 4928071 105717 alkapal 5 4928205 BTW, I loved the idea of getting any Urban Dictionary definition on a mug till I saw it was $20! It's cool and clever, but $20 for a coffee mug? GEEZ! Too bad, too, because I loved their definition of one of the expressions I hate the most. Something that became very popular to say in my workplace in 2005: "It is what it is." http://www.urbandictionary.com/mugs.php Sat Aug 08 06:27:04 -0700 2009 4928092 249664 kattyeyes 1 4928328 OK, now i know cakewrecks reads chow. look -- a "bork bork bork" entry in honor of the swedish chef! http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/08/bork-bork-bork.html Sat Aug 08 07:40:44 -0700 2009 4924536 105717 alkapal 2 4928353 The picture wouldn't load for me--I could only see the "Cannibul Cake" beneath it. Bummer. Sat Aug 08 07:53:35 -0700 2009 4928328 249664 kattyeyes 3 4928363 hmmmm. it's an imbedded youtube of the swedish chef making the cake -- the cake that talks back! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT_n__vsguk Sat Aug 08 07:59:30 -0700 2009 4928353 105717 alkapal 4 4928372 AHA, now the cannibal cake makes sense! It ought to have EAT ME written across the top of its head (?) in frosting! ;) Sat Aug 08 08:03:06 -0700 2009 4928363 249664 kattyeyes 1 4928389 lars (the real swedish chef) has his own web page with photo galleries. here's a shot of some outdoor thing that he's catered: http://gallery1.kuprik.se/ those shrimp look pretty good. maybe a couple of us could polish off that side of the big pot o' food. he SINGS too! http://www.kuprik.se/larsbackmanputtiputti.mp3 i'm still looking for some photos of a younger lars. ~~~~~ trivia: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/32085215.html ~~~~~ there was another "chef" on the muppet show -- from spain: pepe the king prawn. he had to give it up because he was almost mistaken for an appetizer. ba-dum-dum! http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Pepe_the_King_Prawn his autobiography is out now, "it's hard out here for a shrimp." http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/It%27s_Hard_Out_Here_for_a_Shrimp Sat Aug 08 08:08:10 -0700 2009 4924536 105717 alkapal 1 4933372 American Public Television airs one of Sweden's popular TV chefs: Tina Nordström of New Scandinavian Cooking. More info here: http://www.scandcook.com/default.asp?menu=118&page=120 Mon Aug 10 10:50:21 -0700 2009 4924536 204423 Professional.Eater 2 4935512 you know we're talking about the inspiration/model for the muppets' swedish chef character, right? Tue Aug 11 00:58:31 -0700 2009 4933372 105717 alkapal 3 4938115 I know. Tina Nordström looks NOTHING like the REAL Swedish Chef...I mean, c'mon, she's blonde...and female, fergodssakes! ;) Maybe she says, "BORK! BORK! BORK!" What do I know? Tue Aug 11 17:14:30 -0700 2009 4935512 249664 kattyeyes 4 4938969 well, the swedes were notorious for sex change operations, right? but if they can reverse aging like this, i need to book a flight ASAP! Wed Aug 12 04:30:37 -0700 2009 4938115 105717 alkapal 1 4935824 It sure looks like he was a role model for the part, despite what the guy from the Muppet Show is saying. Tue Aug 11 06:09:49 -0700 2009 4924536 123543 Pincus