The reason I ask is that I like them, and my beau is going to Norway next week and was going to get me one, but then it occured to me that I don’t have any from outside North America.
So - is the snow globe a strictly North American thing, or do any of you Euro, or Aussie dopers have them?
Thanks!
Yeah we got 'em
WOO HOO!!
I told my BF about this thread and he was worried that those from Norway might take offense to the question.
If so, sorry about that. I just wasn’t sure - I mean, you can get “Gift Apples” in Japan, but I sure ain’t seen one here - I just didn’t want him to go on a wild goose chase.
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I’ve never seen one in Australia, at least on this Western part of the continent. (“Snow? What is snow of which you speak?”)
well there are millions of the bastards in Australia!
tacky tacky tacky
the favorite one that i own is of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
give it a shake and laugh your ass off
Well Narrad - they don’t necessarily have SNOW in them.
My one from DC has the white house with red, white and blue stars floating around, and my one from Hawaii has blue water, with a pair of women surfing on it (They float around - it’s really cool).
I have one from the Statue of Liberty, that has very understated, dignified sparkles - appropriate, I think.
Vancouver has a moose, and flakes about as big as his head. This is one of the cheaper models.
Montreal has the Big-O, and some nifty silver disco stuff going on. Having lived in Montreal, I can attest to the appropriateness of this.
Anyhow - to sum up, Snow Globes don’t necessarily contain snow.
A snow globe is a sealed glass ball filled with mineral oil (baby oil), and either glitter, or tiny white plastic bits meant to look like snow. You turn it upside-down, and then back upright, and the flaky stuff twirls around and looks pretty.
Traditional.
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Superman.
Doberman.
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The ever-popular DIY “Baby Food Jar” snow globe. You glue a tiny figurine to the lid, fill up the jar with baby oil, drop in some glitter, glue the lid to the jar, allow to dry, and give it to Grandma for Christmas.
"Oh, is that for me? How lovely…
And to complete your collection, don’t forget the classic Fargo snow globe with the bloody wood-chipper:
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