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Happy birthday, Norway

LegbaLegba He did.Registered User regular
edited May 2011 in Social Entropy++
It's the 17th of May, which means Norwegians everywhere are going "in your face, Sweden!" and being generally patriotic.

Except for me. I'm at work earning double time because it's my patriotic duty to make myself more money.

But that doesn't mean I don't feel festive! So!

This is Norway:

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We're a country with a population of only about 5 million, but we're about the size of the state of Montana, so there's plenty of room to go around. About 1.1 million of us live in a few large-ish cities while the rest live in places like this:

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Those poor, poor bastards.

Meanwhile, all the places people don't live look like this:

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Why the hell would anyone want to live there? Look at that shit.

Oh and we have a theme song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiH4BFTELME

No wait, shit shit, this is our themesong:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUtiIMZIVOU

Happy birthday Norway!

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    MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    1.1 million people. I know cities that have more people

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    LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    That's the number of people who live in a city with a population of mor than 100,000.

    The capital of Norway, Oslo, has 600,000 people. The second largest city has 253,000.

    The fifth largest city in Norway has a population of 72,000 people.

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    MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    And now I know more about Norway. Hurray

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    VicVic Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I had a conversation about Norway with some of my Swedish friends recently about how you beat us at hockey. It seems that every time Norway beats Sweden at anything they are super excited, while our reaction is largely "Oh, you beat us? Good for you!"

    We do however openly resent that you are riched than us with your damn oil money.

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    DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    the kingdom of norway also has the best national motto

    everything for Norway

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    LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Vic wrote: »
    I had a conversation about Norway with some of my Swedish friends recently about how you beat us at hockey. It seems that every time Norway beats Sweden at anything they are super excited, while our reaction is largely "Oh, you beat us? Good for you!"

    We do however openly resent that you are riched than us with your damn oil money.

    The best part of that is that we only found it like 70 years after we broke up with you.

    If you'd just put out a bit more you'd be rich too!

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    HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    FUCK YES NORWAY

    NORWEGIAN IS BEST ETHNICITY

    ESPECIALLY TODAY

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    moocowmoocow Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    My brother went to Norway and crashed with some distant cousins of ours on the family farm, back when he finished college. I would like to visit someday.

    Hooray for having a unique last name that everyone mangles because they've never seen it before!

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    TefTef Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Bloody expensive country to visit, but well worth the price I thought. Happy birthday!

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    MarthMarth Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    shit, I didn't get Norway anything. What shirt size do they wear?

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    HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    THERE'S VIKING SHIT THERE, TOO

    GOTTA LOVE THOSE VIKINGS

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    Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Happy birthday, country I studied in university!

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    TefTef Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Shirt size is tall as fuck

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    LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Marth wrote: »
    shit, I didn't get Norway anything. What shirt size do they wear?

    Viking.

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    MarthMarth Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Legba wrote: »
    Marth wrote: »
    shit, I didn't get Norway anything. What shirt size do they wear?

    Viking.

    Minnesota Vikings shirt it is, then.

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    LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Marth wrote: »
    Legba wrote: »
    Marth wrote: »
    shit, I didn't get Norway anything. What shirt size do they wear?

    Viking.

    Minnesota Vikings shirt it is, then.

    ragnar_main.jpg

    Hell yes.

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    FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    hey, is norway a good holiday destination?

    Also on an unrelated note let's all hope that nothing happens to the queen today

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    MarthMarth Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Legba wrote: »
    Marth wrote: »
    Legba wrote: »
    Marth wrote: »
    shit, I didn't get Norway anything. What shirt size do they wear?

    Viking.

    Minnesota Vikings shirt it is, then.

    ragnar_main.jpg

    Hell yes.

    The only way he'd be more bitchin' is if he was rockin out on a guitar.

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    MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    FAQ wrote: »
    hey, is norway a good holiday destination?

    Also on an unrelated note let's all hope that nothing happens to the queen today

    Is today the day she is visiting Dublin?

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    LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    FAQ wrote: »
    hey, is norway a good holiday destination?

    Also on an unrelated note let's all hope that nothing happens to the queen today

    It's expensive as all hell; as a rule of thumb, everything here costs twice what it would cost for you.

    However, it is a beautiful country. If you like hiking, skiing, or pretty much anything else involving nature, you're golden. You can take a ship up along the coast and see the fjords, and if you make it all the way to the top, Nordkapp is a fantastic sight. It's almost literally the edge of the world:

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    It's windy as fuck, though.

    So yeah, definitely worth seeing. Just save up some dosh first.

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    FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    yep, the police have already defused one bomb

    edit: looks cool enough, I've been thinking of taking a trip somewhere in europe for a short while

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    MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    FAQ wrote: »
    yep, the police have already defused one bomb

    edit: looks cool enough, I've been thinking of taking a trip somewhere in europe for a short while

    I was in Dublin last week and I saw the Garda welding shut all the manholes and utility covers. At first I thought Ireland was too poor to afford public maintenance people so the Garda had to do all the checks as well as police detail.

    I put it together after I saw all the posters rallying to keep the Queen out of Ireland.

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    FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    we're not that poor yet

    I haven't been to Dublin in the last week but the amount of security is meant to be unlike anything we've ever had before

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    WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    where the hell is this norway and why have I only just heard of it?

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    WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I would love to live there.

    Also, for kicks;

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApxnAr6pRt0

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    Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    You know, I think Norway is awesome.

    But did you know that your country looks like someone spraying semen out of their penis everywhere?

    This doesn't stop you being great people. Just saying.

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    LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Wren wrote: »
    where the hell is this norway and why have I only just heard of it?

    Norway is that place in the first five minutes of Thor.

    Also the place where the 13th Warrior takes place.

    Also the place where they filmed the battle of Hoth.

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    WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    godDAMN Blake

    Is there no post where you aren't an asshole? How does Viv deal with it?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN-no1Ka7yU

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    LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Blake T wrote: »
    You know, I think Norway is awesome.

    But did you know that your country looks like someone spraying semen out of their penis everywhere?

    This doesn't stop you being great people. Just saying.

    We are the manliest of nations.

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    HunteraHuntera Rude Boy Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Oh hey, I was born on the same day as Norway, that's pretty cool to think about.


    I don't think I'm Norwegian though.

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    LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    You can be a honorary Norwegian. Happy birthday!

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    L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Legba wrote: »
    No wait, shit shit, this is our themesong:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8znegZQnKU&feature=related

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    L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    i couldnt be bothered finding an entirely appropriate song and making sure it wasnt swedish but you get the idea

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    LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Not going to lie: Our primary export isn't oil, it's metal.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pgclxsg13s

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    Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Weaver why do you have your panties in a bunch?

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    PeccaviPeccavi Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Wren wrote: »
    where the hell is this norway and why have I only just heard of it?

    It's in Disney World between Mexico and China. It's one of the few countries with a ride, so it's always packed.

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    WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Blake T wrote: »
    Weaver why do you have your panties in a bunch?

    It's the most efficient way to store them. An aside;

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n94xfLNC2o

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    SheriSheri Resident Fluffer My Living RoomRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    More like Snorway

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    WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Sheri wrote: »
    More like Snorway

    You lack imagination.

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    LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Sheri wrote: »
    More like Snorway

    D:

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