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For example, dining tables and chairs are named after Finnish placenames, while bathroom articles are named after Scandinavian bodies of water.<\/p>\n<p>But, of course, it being the Swedes, would you expect any less than a cryptic but rigorous sense of organization?<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2003_09_01_archive.html#106262520022356136\">BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alas, Ikea doesn&#8217;t exist here in Colorado. I&#8217;ve always enjoyed the store, the interesting furniture, the cheap knick-knacks, the &#8230; interesting names. 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