# In the land of ice and snow... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 29, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-ice-and-snow/116575 "2002-06-29T15:27:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-ice-and-snow/116575/1 "2002-06-29T15:27:45Z")
In the land of ice and snow Up among the Eskimo There’s a college known as Oogie-wawa. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-ice-and-snow/116575/2 "2002-06-29T15:50:08Z")
You should hear those college boys Gee, they make an awful noise When they sing their Eskimo tra la la. (I _know_ you all know at least part of this song!) ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-ice-and-snow/116575/3 "2002-06-29T15:54:37Z")
I thought this was going to be about _The Fast Runner_. Oh, well. Sorry for the hijack. For those who know what this is about, carry on… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-ice-and-snow/116575/4 "2002-06-29T16:54:20Z")
They’ve got a leader, big cheer leader, oh what a guy! He’s got a frozen face just like an Eskimo Pie. When he says, “Come on, let’s go!” Though it’s forty-five below Listen what those Eskimo all holler: ---
**Author:** ![Regina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@Regina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regina)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-ice-and-snow/116575/5 "2002-06-29T17:01:05Z")
Thought this was going to tell me the words to that Led Zep song: “Up in the land of the ice and snow, something something headstring grow, whisper something something . . . in spite of all your grooving, oooh, oooh (don’t know the rest, obviously).” I too am sorry for the hijack. Back to your regularly scheduled incomprehensible song lyrics?poem?chant? thread . . . ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-ice-and-snow/116575/6 "2002-06-29T17:06:17Z")
\*\*I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! \*\* Rah, rah…Oogie de wawa rah rah rah!.. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-ice-and-snow/116575/7 "2002-06-30T02:28:09Z")
“Sam crossed the majestic mountains and rivers far below, He talked to his team of huskies as he mushed ‘em through the snow, With the northern lights a’ runnin’ wild in the land of the midnight sun, Big Sam McCord was a mighty man in the year of ninety-one” From “North To Alaska”, by Johnny Horton Does this have anything to do with the OP 😕 Or maybe just share a little of whatever you’ve been drinkin’/smokin’ ? ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-ice-and-snow/116575/8 "2002-06-30T11:41:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AlaItalia \* > \*\*Thought this was going to tell me the words to that Led Zep song: “Up in the land of the ice and snow, something something headstring grow, whisper something something . . . in spite of all your grooving, oooh, oooh (don’t know the rest, obviously).” > > I too am sorry for the hijack. > > Back to your regularly scheduled incomprehensible song lyrics?poem?chant? thread . . . \*\* Oooohhh, a nominee for misheard lyrics. Headstring grow??? We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-ice-and-snow/116575/9 "2002-06-30T13:00:31Z")
Hm. I thought everyone knew the “I scream, You scream, We all scream For Ice cream” thing.