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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Is there hope for this argument? Convincing comparatively intelligent neighbors that the DANES are a threat to anyone? Oh sure, they may be a threat to public decency or a menace to the local beer stash, but a THREAT threat? C'mon-that's pretty hard to swallow, isn't it? [;)]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

We're not stashing anything. Both good beer and ugly girls (we know how you Swedes tick) are fully and openly available to you. We keep the REALLY good beer and the pretty girls for ourselves, obviously.

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

ORIGINAL: Grollub

It's just part of our preparations of reinstating our union with them that we broke up in 1905. [:'(]

Whats the other part? [;)]

Convincing them that the Danes are a great threat to us both. That's why we need to reinstate the union. [:'(][:D]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

In other news, we got a new copier for the department today. The previous one was Paleolithic, but this one...[8D]

My immediate boss seems to be labouring under the misconception that it's hers, just because she went through the process of buying it.

Obviously, it's mine, since it was me who dropped a word to The Big Cheese about the need for one, long before The Junior Cheese even showed up.

ORIGINAL: Mynok

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo




Whats the other part? [;)]

Convincing them that the Danes are a great threat to us both. That's why we need to reinstate the union. [:'(][:D]

Bah. That's a misdirection ploy if I ever saw one. You just want to take over Norway so you can stop lutefisk production. That's the real threat.

ORIGINAL: Terminus

In other news, we got a new copier for the department today. The previous one was Paleolithic, but this one...[8D]

My immediate boss seems to be labouring under the misconception that it's hers, just because she went through the process of buying it.

Obviously, it's mine, since it was me who dropped a word to The Big Cheese about the need for one, long before The Junior Cheese even showed up.

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

ORIGINAL: Grollub

It's just part of our preparations of reinstating our union with them that we broke up in 1905. [:'(]

Whats the other part? [;)]

Convincing them that the Danes are a great threat to us both. That's why we need to reinstate the union. [:'(][:D]

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Terminus

In other news, we got a new copier for the department today. The previous one was Paleolithic, but this one...[8D]

My immediate boss seems to be labouring under the misconception that it's hers, just because she went through the process of buying it.

Obviously, it's mine, since it was me who dropped a word to The Big Cheese about the need for one, long before The Junior Cheese even showed up.

Photocopy fetish? [8D]


Leo "Apollo11"

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

one third thru "the girl who kicked the hornet's nest"...do swedes really drink that much coffee?

Yes.

The scandinavian countries are "world champions" when it comes to per capita coffee consumption. The Finns are first, Sweden second, Norway third and Denmark fourth.

Source: European Coffee Report 2009

ETA: Slightly different order (but older data) at Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coffee_consumption_per_capita

ETA2: These quotes describes our coffee culture quite well; Comments taken from a review of one of Larssons' books where he asked the same question as you did KeM

"It is clear from this review that Kamp has never spent any time in Sweden or any other Scandinavian country. The coffee drinking in Scandinavian society is a normal social behavior, not the “overcaffeinated” condition Kamp describes. When Swedes get together for any occasion they will share a cup of coffee accompanied by a slice of cake. Coffee is served on almost all occasions, and Larsson is only depicting what is a cultural custom of the country. For this reason it seems incorrect to insinuate that Larsson’s early death was due to enormous coffee consumption. Swedes love their coffee."

... and ...

"As a Swede, I feel the need to address two misconceptions about Swedish culture in David Kamp’s otherwise excellent review of “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.” The characters’ constant coffee drinking is in no way unusual. Coffee is the beverage that accompanies a conversation. In American genre writing, a drink would take the place of coffee; in a British book, it would be tea. That said, Swedes do love their coffee, and plenty of it. Travelers beware: A surefire way to be irrevocably cast as a wimp is to ask for decaf."

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

gotta love corporatese...the latest catch phrase floating around in SAP land is to "reach out" to associates in other departments and businesses to get buy-in or collaboration on tasks...what the frick is wrong with "communicate" or "contact" or "meet with"...grrrrrr!!!!...i guess people are too lazy to use the language we supposedly learned growing up...it's easier to just use some crap sounding jargon....[:@]


gaaaaahhhh...i need coffee...

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

one third thru "the girl who kicked the hornet's nest"...do swedes really drink that much coffee?

Yes.

The scandinavian countries are "world champions" when it comes to per capita coffee consumption. The Finns are first, Sweden second, Norway third and Denmark fourth.

Source: European Coffee Report 2009

ETA: Slightly different order (but older data) at Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coffee_consumption_per_capita

ETA2: These quotes describes our coffee culture quite well; Comments taken from a review of one of Larssons' books where he asked the same question as you did KeM

"It is clear from this review that Kamp has never spent any time in Sweden or any other Scandinavian country. The coffee drinking in Scandinavian society is a normal social behavior, not the “overcaffeinated” condition Kamp describes. When Swedes get together for any occasion they will share a cup of coffee accompanied by a slice of cake. Coffee is served on almost all occasions, and Larsson is only depicting what is a cultural custom of the country. For this reason it seems incorrect to insinuate that Larsson’s early death was due to enormous coffee consumption. Swedes love their coffee."

... and ...

"As a Swede, I feel the need to address two misconceptions about Swedish culture in David Kamp’s otherwise excellent review of “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.” The characters’ constant coffee drinking is in no way unusual. Coffee is the beverage that accompanies a conversation. In American genre writing, a drink would take the place of coffee; in a British book, it would be tea. That said, Swedes do love their coffee, and plenty of it. Travelers beware: A surefire way to be irrevocably cast as a wimp is to ask for decaf."

What do y'all consider someone who doesn't drink coffee?

ORIGINAL: Mynok

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo




Whats the other part? [;)]

Convincing them that the Danes are a great threat to us both. That's why we need to reinstate the union. [:'(][:D]

Bah. That's a misdirection ploy if I ever saw one. You just want to take over Norway so you can stop lutefisk production. That's the real threat.