This wasn't too long ago, but it seems some didn't see it or forgot:

http://wordsmith.org/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/187807/Re_big_old_affixes

This is Bran's reference to her "SLC", tongue firmly planted in her cheek! We all know she loves her native land, and for good reason. I, for one, am not worried about her feelings. Luke, I think you missed that thread!

As an aside, I went to Amsterdam as a child, and have forgotten a lot, as children will, but will never forget staying in an inn below the waterline and eating rusks for breakfast. Although I somehow confuse it with Tivoli Gardens (we also visited Denmark and Sweden on that trip), we were captivated by Madurodam and it's moving cars and trains. I still have the pair of wooden shoes I wore out completely, and the little silver bracelet with tiny blue and white enameled "wooden" shoes on it. I'd love to go back some day! :0)