Comments on: UPDATE: Contents of 100-Year-Old Norwegian Package Turn Out to Be Horribly Disappointing

By: Julie Goldsworth

Julie Goldsworth — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:59:05 +0000

How can you possibly say it was ‘terribly disappointing’?

All those documents and letters and lists of names are ‘disappointing’?????????

So the Smithsonian is no longer interested in History?

I was there and it was exciting. That banner from the King is exquisite. I will go today and look at the display and see if my ancestors’ names are in any of the books or letters.

Disappointing? I feel so sad for your lack of imagination.

Julie

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:15:37 +0000

maybe someone opened it already (if the date stamp is 1912 and there are articles from 1919 there) and took anything valuable out and replaced it with articles.

By: pushpee

pushpee — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:05:20 +0000

the packet didn’t look 100 yrs old, maybe it was just a troll….

By: Bud

Bud — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:24:48 +0000

Okay when are they gonna cut out this dancing crap and open the package? The charm of those cute costumes wore off about 10 minutes ago.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:38:31 +0000

Is that a “Community” reference in the headline? If so, you win at everything.

By: Enrique

Enrique — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:27:26 +0000

Cloth bound documents, proving land theft.

By: Grant Bennett

Grant Bennett — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:22:53 +0000

It’s the sacred lutefisk of Oslo!

By: Smithsonian Magazine Social Media

Smithsonian Magazine Social Media — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:21:24 +0000

Our followers on Twitter chimed in on what they think is in the package. Here are some of our favorites:

@NerdinAlert A letter to Marty McFly from Doc Brown #NorwegianPackage

@DDSyrdal Jimmy Hoffa? #NorwegianPackage

@chicosez unused Groupons #NorwegianPackage

Let us know what you think is in the package by tweeting @SmithsonianMag and using the hashtag #NorwegianPackage