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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 7:16:07 PM   
Onime No Kyo


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 7:22:50 PM   
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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?

... well, apart from the fact that they are stashing all the good beer (and ugly girls), as you mention, we here in Sweden have also detected what we believe are indicators of a sinister plot to destabilise the entire Scandinavian peninsula. I am of course talking about their attempts to black-paint the the lovable and peace-loving Swedes through the use of something as innocent as comics ...

We haven't yet figured out where the toe comes in, though.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 7:32:54 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 7:36:21 PM   
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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.



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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 7:37:28 PM   
Terminus


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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.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 7:39:31 PM   
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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.


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.


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 7:40:13 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Terminus

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

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.


Copiers are like computers. They belong to those who can make them work.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 7:41:38 PM   
Terminus


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MINE!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 7:43:15 PM   
Grollub


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ORIGINAL: Mynok


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ORIGINAL: Grollub


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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo


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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.


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.


Why didn't we think of that? Thank you for that worthwhile objective, brother Martian.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 8:22:28 PM   
Apollo11


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ORIGINAL: Terminus

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

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?


Leo "Apollo11"

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 8:25:36 PM   
ChickenOfTheSea


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ORIGINAL: Grollub


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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo


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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.


I find Great Danes pretty intimidating.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 8:31:06 PM   
Terminus


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ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

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

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?


Leo "Apollo11"


No, New Piece Of Machinery Fetish. You're in IT, you know what that's about...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 8:46:17 PM   
bradfordkay

 

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

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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
quote:


"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?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 8:47:08 PM   
RUPD3658


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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...



Have you ever played Buzzword bingo? Sounds like a great oppurtunity to do so. You make your bingo sheet with common terns such as "synergy" or interface" then read the days memo. Whoever can make a line with the terms on their card wins.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 8:48:19 PM   
Terminus


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quote:

ORIGINAL: Grollub

quote:

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
quote:


"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?


"Wimp" is probably a mild word.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 9:14:23 PM   
Grollub


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ETA: It's so totally out our cultural reference. I have difficulties to even consider someone not drinking coffee.

< Message edited by Grollub -- 3/3/2011 9:26:25 PM >

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 9:15:16 PM   
Terminus


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 9:55:59 PM   
Chickenboy


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ORIGINAL: Mynok


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ORIGINAL: Grollub


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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.


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.


Hey, don't be knocking lutefisk. Did you know that Minnesota is one of the world's greatest exporters of lutefisk? True. It was either sell it to the Norweigans or bury it in Yucca mountain.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:03:33 PM   
Grollub


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:08:47 PM   
sprior


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:11:46 PM   
Grollub


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Good one.

This one is not bad either.





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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:12:16 PM   
Grollub


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:12:17 PM   
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Exactly. And who'll be up to the shoulder in it when there's a paper jam? That'd be me.

MINE!

Cow with a calf jam, copier with a paper jam, it's messy work.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:14:11 PM   
Chickenboy


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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...



Have you ever played Buzzword bingo?

Yes. Only we don't call it 'buzzword' bingo, but another perjorative term also starting with B, if you catch my drift. We print off cards with droll scientific hackneyed vernacular and bring them to conferences to help pass the time. $1 / card.


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:15:51 PM   
Chickenboy


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Or this one.






Well, it's recoilless, otherwise it'd be a real kick in the ass.

ETA: I know, I know. The mammalian in the picture (other than the hominid) is a mule, not an ass. "Kick in the mule" just doesn't have the same ring to it though.

< Message edited by Chickenboy -- 3/3/2011 10:16:50 PM >

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:19:20 PM   
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Good one.

This one is not bad either.






Which one is the officer?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:24:30 PM   
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Which one is the officer?


The one that looks like a useless ass.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:27:14 PM   
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Good one.

This one is not bad either.





Who needs an APC for a mobile HQ unit? You've got AT capabilities, radio communications, 'flexible fuel vehicle' and offroad capabilities. Quite the find, Per.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:33:30 PM   
bradfordkay

 

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Agreed.

ETA: It's so totally out our cultural reference. I have difficulties to even consider someone not drinking coffee.



Hey, they haven't evicted me from the state of Washington after twenty plus years of refusing coffee, so I can handle whatever you want to call me...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 3/3/2011 10:33:53 PM   
Apollo11


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The pigeon guided missile. I peck you not.


I knew of bat bombs but never knew of this one...


Leo "Apollo11"

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