The Off Topic Topic

[Norgy]

That chart made my day. 

[Josquius]

Strong and big is an attitude?
Appreciate the rewrite.

[Syt]

Seen this in some tourist shops here.

[Sheilbh]

Strong and big is an attitude?

Feels like a good description of Swedes (and Dutch).

[HVC]

Strong and big is an attitude?

Feels like a good description of Swedes (and Dutch).

Swedes are big, but the only Dutch people I've met are admittedly tall, but lanky. 

[crazy canuck]

Holland is one of the few places on earth where I do not feel out of place   

While there are some tall Swedes, on average they are not that tall.  At least from my experience walking around Stockholm.

[Josquius]

Yeah, swedes never struck me as particularly big. Pretty average.
The Dutch though absolutely.

[Oexmelin]

Yeah, you're probably right - I'll edit my post to reflect that

It's a painting after an engraving by Joseph Friedrich Leopold (Augsburg), c. 1718-1726. My colleague, with whom I used to teach the global 18th century, used it in the classroom.

Syt should be able to see it when the Volkskunde museum reopens in Vienna.

[Jacob]

It's a painting after an engraving by Joseph Friedrich Leopold (Augsburg), c. 1718-1726. My colleague, with whom I used to teach the global 18th century, used it in the classroom.

Syt should be able to see it when the Volkskunde museum reopens in Vienna.

Thanks for the additional detail Oex

Syt, we expect a report from you one day

[HVC]

Yeah, you're probably right - I'll edit my post to reflect that

It's a painting after an engraving by Joseph Friedrich Leopold (Augsburg), c. 1718-1726. My colleague, with whom I used to teach the global 18th century, used it in the classroom.

Syt should be able to see it when the Volkskunde museum reopens in Vienna.

That's cool. Was this a common motif?

[Syt]

Yeah, you're probably right - I'll edit my post to reflect that

It's a painting after an engraving by Joseph Friedrich Leopold (Augsburg), c. 1718-1726. My colleague, with whom I used to teach the global 18th century, used it in the classroom.

Syt should be able to see it when the Volkskunde museum reopens in Vienna.

Wasn't aware that it's housed there - never been to the Volkskunde Museum though it's literally 5 minutes walk from me.

In other news, several big museums in Vienna have finally come together to offer a joint annual ticket for 99.- (for reference, Kunsthistorisches was 53 by itself, Albertina required you to join its supporters network etc.).

Gives access to Albertina (incl. Albertina Modern), Upper and Lower Belvedere, Belvedere 21, KHM (including Schatzkammer, Weltmuseum, and others that are part of KHM), MAK (museum for applied arts), mumok (museum of modern arts), Naturhistorisches Museum, Austrian National Library (including papyrus collection, globes museum and a few others - apparendtly they have an Esperanto museum?  ), and the Technisches Museum (about technology, duh). Which is pretty good value, even if you just go to two or three of those a few times.

[Norgy]

I think I will have enough apples this autumn. You cannot see attachments on this board.

[Grey Fox]

I'm in NYC area for the week. I've heard more spanish and french on the street than  english.

It's also very dirty. People complain all the time about Montreal's metro. They should come here, get some perspective.

WTC memorial was very moving.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Yeah, lack of cleanliness is one of the biggest negatives to NYC.  Fortunately, in the Year of Our Lord 2024 they have finally completed the development of the advanced technology that is residential and commercial garbage cans.

[Sheilbh]

It comes up every few months on the European internet of the mayor New York announcing the introduction of wheelie bins like they've developed cold fusion