Eider Clifford "Red" Stangland (February 7, 1922 – August 8, 1995) was an American radio broadcaster and humorist.
He wrote numerous joke books focused on Upper Midwestern humor, most notably a series of titles about the fictional characters Ole and Lena.
[1][2] Eider C. Stangland began his radio career as an announcer and ended it as a station owner.
The jokes themselves are part of the cultural heritage also symbolized by expressions such as Uff Da, ya sure and you betcha.
[5] The joke books have been given away at Nordic Heritage Club events and are signature of Midwestern regional humor.