# What's in the 100 year old Norwegian mystery package? It's being opened tomorrow 8/24. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 24, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441 "2012-08-24T01:58:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/121 "2012-08-24T16:44:06Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Haven’t they HAD one of those already? Remember Lillehammar? Speaking of Lillehammer…😛 Edit…I remember the presenters saying that the package had been handed over to the city in the early 1920’s, they weren’t sure exactly when. So now I just wonder where the 1912 date came from in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/122 "2012-08-24T16:46:22Z")
Snorr. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/123 "2012-08-24T16:52:58Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > Speaking of Lillehammer…😛 > > Edit…I remember the presenters saying that the package had been handed over to the city in the early 1920’s, they weren’t sure exactly when. So now I just wonder where the 1912 date came from in the first place? The 1912 date (26th August, 1912) was [written on the package](http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utrolige-historier/artikkel.php?artid=10060251). ---
**Author:** ![Coustralee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Coustralee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coustralee)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/124 "2012-08-24T16:56:11Z")
this is the longest ive stared at a Norwegian’s package. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/125 "2012-08-24T16:57:07Z")
It looks like it was kind of a time capsule of important events of the time. There was a big celebration in 1912 of a 1612 military victory and Nygard was the organizer of the celebration, so the materials may relate to the celebration. It’s interesting that there are letters from the United States. ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/126 "2012-08-24T16:58:20Z")
Is there ever anything exciting in a time capsule? ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/127 "2012-08-24T16:59:02Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Well if they were going to do that, why not just open it early? Hey, no one said you couldn’t know what was in it, just that you couldn’t \*open \*it. Technicalities count! > [@flodnak](#): > > Tell me. When you were a kid, did you spend hours trying to figure out how to sneak a peek at your Christmas presents without being caught? 😛 Oddly, no. 🙂 I was just surprised that, people being what they are (curious, damnit), no one had tried to find out what was in the box beforehand. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/128 "2012-08-24T17:00:43Z")
Maybe she said the date on the newspapers, (Aug.) 14 and (Aug.) 19. Her words weren’t particulary clear and she spoke quickly. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/129 "2012-08-24T17:04:32Z")
100 years doesn’t seem like that long for a time capsule. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/130 "2012-08-24T17:16:21Z")
It’s pretty much what’s to be expected. I didn’t think it would be very exciting. Then again, we don’t know what’s in all of the letters, notebooks, and documents, but I imagine it’s things like planning and budgeting for the celebration and letters from well-wishers. Maybe there’re letters from important people of the time. Maybe a US president. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/131 "2012-08-24T17:18:43Z")
Perhaps this is where the guy hid the letters from his Mistress. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/132 "2012-08-24T17:30:29Z")
That gong show lasts longer than a Castro speech. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/133 "2012-08-24T17:32:13Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Perhaps this is where the guy hid the letters from his Mistress. Why do you think he would need to hide letters from his mistress? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/134 "2012-08-24T17:42:25Z")
They’re reading some of the newspapers on stage. She said one is from 1914, so the package definitely doesn’t date from 1912. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/135 "2012-08-24T17:45:45Z")
> [@Kenm](#): > > They’re reading some of the newspapers on stage. She said one is from 1914, so the package definitely doesn’t date from 1912. Maybe it’s a time _travel_ capsule. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/136 "2012-08-24T17:51:22Z")
> [@fifty-six](#): > > The package will contain a smaller package that says OPEN IN 2112. Of course. What’s the rush? ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/137 "2012-08-24T17:54:17Z")
The washrooms at that hall must be huge. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/138 "2012-08-24T18:07:37Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Of course. What’s the rush? If you don’t use the passage to Bangkok within 100 years you end up at the temples of the Syrinx in the Twilight Zone. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/139 "2012-08-24T18:09:52Z")
> [@Coustralee](#): > > this is the longest ive stared at a Norwegian’s package. Let us know if it moves. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441/140 "2012-08-24T18:22:19Z")
Granted, my Norwegian is rusty (aka non-existent), but that was the most boring episode of storage wars ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-100-year-old-norwegian-mystery-package-its-being-opened-tomorrow-8-24/632441.md?page=8)