21-11-2004 01:54									#181
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quote: Originally posted by Winston Brilliant. Oh, I remember the Norway/Soviet tie from Oslo in 1982 also. What a nerve wrecking finish.

I was too young to remember, but of course I know what happened.

"Hvor var du da Oddvar Brå brakk staven?" (Where were you when Oddvar Brå broke his pole?") is the Norwegian equivalent to "Where were you when they landed on the moon?"

This country is ridiculous.

	21-11-2004 01:59									#182
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It's made a lasting impression on me. Of course we always used to watch cross country skiing in those days, cheering for our fellow Scandinavians who actually managed to move in a forward direction AND not break all their limbs in the process.

I still think it's one of the most fascinating sports to watch.

	21-11-2004 02:05									#183
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"who actually managed to move in a forward direction AND not break all their limbs in the process."

are you referring to anyone in particular?

	21-11-2004 02:15									#184
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Greatest Norwegian ever: Leif Ericson, here overlooking downtown Reykjavik

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	21-11-2004 02:31									#185
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He was called Leif den hepne - Leif the lucky. He didn't know what he was doing. No-one knows what he really looked like of course, but I imagine that statue is a b it off. But at least it's not as crazy as the one I saw in St Paul, Minnesota where he looked like a cross between Asterix and Arnold Schwartzenegger. He probably resembled a small chimpanzee IRL. If he was a good looking fellow his success probably wouldn't be accredited to luck. But please don't pay any attention to my drunken theories.

	21-11-2004 02:34									#186
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quote: Originally posted by St Leo Douglas Adams >>> Plato + Aristotle + Homer

St Leo knows the true path

	21-11-2004 02:46									#187
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quote: No-one knows what he really looked like of course, but I imagine that statue is a b it off. But at least it's not as crazy as the one I saw in St Paul, Minnesota

This statue was a gift from "The American People" to Iceland, commemorating the 1000th birthday of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament

	21-11-2004 03:15									#188
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quote: Originally posted by Gangerolf "who actually managed to move in a forward direction AND not break all their limbs in the process." are you referring to anyone in particular?

You could say that, yes. Any Scandinavian on skis who isn't a Dane...

	21-11-2004 04:14									#189
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quote: Originally posted by Gangerolf Actually, I was given some free tickets for the ferry (Danskebåten, as it's called here) but that's for Frederikshavn or maybe it was Hirtshals. A great chance to stock up on red sausages, dansk leverpostej and beer, but a very scary place (if you're sober, which I probaby won't be).

I guess that you intend to do some research into the juleøl market. The usual X-mas, 48 and blue tuborg juleøl won't dissapoint you, but beware of the red tuborg juleøl !!! It's just as weak as a normal beer and has a awful taste of cinnamon. I don't mind cinnamon at all but it should be on risengrød and not in beer !!!

	21-11-2004 05:11									#190
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quote: Originally posted by Winston You could say that, yes. Any Scandinavian on skis who isn't a Dane...

ah

You're not that bad... I saw a Dane who could ski. Once. I think.

BlackCat, thanks for the advice, but I think I've had enough juleøl (Christmas beer) already. I'm still slowly recovering from last night's juleøl (medicine: more juleøl).
Cinnamon in beer? Crazy!

	21-11-2004 05:34									#191
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quote: Originally posted by Hueij quote: No-one knows what he really looked like of course, but I imagine that statue is a b it off. But at least it's not as crazy as the one I saw in St Paul, Minnesota This statue was a gift from "The American People" to Iceland, commemorating the 1000th birthday of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament

That's interesting. Here's the one from St Paul. It doesn't seem to be inspired by the one in Reykjavik or vice versa, though.

	21-11-2004 06:05									#192
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But what is a statue of a Nordic seafarer doing in St Paul?

	21-11-2004 06:06									#193
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Americans:

George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Frederick Douglass
Samuel Morse
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
The Wright brothers
Bill Gates
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Benjamin Franklin

	21-11-2004 06:24									#194
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quote: Originally posted by Hueij But what is a statue of a Nordic seafarer doing in St Paul?

Minnesota is a very Scandinavian state. (North Dakota even more so.) I would know, I used to live there. So I guess that is why.

	21-11-2004 08:51									#195
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quote: Alexander Graham Bell

Scotch/Canadian. He spent a lot of time in the US, though.

	21-11-2004 12:32									#196
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon quote: Of course, like the rest of Greek culture, no one worth mentioning for the last 2500 years. Who cares when you would probably have 4 of the top three. Plato, Aristotle and Homer are the core of the western literary, political and scientific tradition. No one else even compares.

YEAH! Ancient Greeks rule supreme.

quote: Originally posted by Agathon quote: There were obviously people who Aristotle and Plato depended on, who started their traditions. We just have no record of them Uh... no. You seem to forget that I spend most of my time thinking about this stuff.

may I ask where do you work/study? or what do you do?



BTW, has anybody read Michael H. Hart's book: Mankinds 100 Greatest?

	21-11-2004 12:36									#197
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quote: Originally posted by Stefu Now, now. Everyone knows that the greatest Norwegian ever was BLACK METAAAAAAL

what about Euronymous, True King Of Black Metalers?

	21-11-2004 14:51									#198
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quote: Originally posted by DanS Scotch/Canadian. He spent a lot of time in the US, though.

Dan, we learn something every day.

Well it seems we have discovered the most important Canadian to have ever breathed: Alexander Graham Bell.

	07-12-2004 23:55									#199
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Here's the final order for the Finns:

1. C.G.E. Mannerheim (president of Finland, 1944-1946, and Marshal of Finland)
2. Risto Ryti (president of Finland, 1940-1944)
3. Urho Kekkonen (president of Finland, 1956-1981)
4. Adolf Ehrnrooth (infantry general, a figurehead for the Finnish veteran community)
5. Tarja Halonen (current president of Finland, 2000- )
6. Arvo Ylppö (famed pediatrician)
7. Mikael Agricola (protestant reformer and creator of the written Finnish language)
8. Jean Sibelius (world-famous composer)
9. Aleksis Kivi (author of the first significant Finnish novel, Seitsemän veljestä / Seven Brothers)
10. Elias Lönnrot (creator of the Finnish national epic Kalevala)

Incidentally, the 34. greatest Dutchman was apparently someone named 'Multatuli'. , as in Finnish spoken language, that can mean, among other things, "I came" (in the porn movie sense)

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Halonen wins Agricola, Sibelius and Lönnrot? What did she do to win these guys? These guys are actually important. While it's the president.. well, and one who has not failed significantly and all, but she hasn't done anything greater than these guys did.

The femmo block is ever growing.

	08-12-2004 15:54									#201
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quote: Originally posted by Stefu Here's the final order for the Finns: 1. C.G.E. Mannerheim (president of Finland, 1944-1946, and Marshal of Finland) 2. Risto Ryti (president of Finland, 1940-1944) 3. Urho Kekkonen (president of Finland, 1956-1981) 4. Adolf Ehrnrooth (infantry general, a figurehead for the Finnish veteran community) 5. Tarja Halonen (current president of Finland, 2000- ) 6. Arvo Ylppö (famed pediatrician) 7. Mikael Agricola (protestant reformer and creator of the written Finnish language) 8. Jean Sibelius (world-famous composer) 9. Aleksis Kivi (author of the first significant Finnish novel, Seitsemän veljestä / Seven Brothers) 10. Elias Lönnrot (creator of the Finnish national epic Kalevala) Incidentally, the 34. greatest Dutchman was apparently someone named 'Multatuli'. , as in Finnish spoken language, that can mean, among other things, "I came" (in the porn movie sense)

No architects? You jest, surely.