Today June 6 is the national day of Sweden. Sweden is widely considered the acne of civilization. :cheers:
Acne? As in red, blotchy and annoying?
AKA "Swedes rebel against their rightful king" day. :P
Why is it always "rebel against their rightful king", and never "seizes freedom from the hardworking peasantry"? :mad:
Quote from: Solmyr on June 06, 2012, 12:36:45 AM
AKA "Swedes rebel against their rightful king" day. :P
One in a big long Swedish tradition to getting rid of reigning monarchs when they starting behaving like douches.
WTF, Poltava day is 8 July.
Today is lagom, like every other day in Sweden.
BTW am presently rocking "The Final Countdown" in your honor. We love our Swedes. They are funny scandinavians with funny accents and imperial ambitions.
Quote from: Tonitrus on June 06, 2012, 01:32:02 AM
Why is it always "rebel against their rightful king", and never "seizes freedom from the hardworking peasantry"? :mad:
Because everyone was doing that.
I think we in the US should also have a National Day of Sweden, where we all celebrate by acting out some Swede stereotype.
Quote from: derspiess on June 06, 2012, 09:21:50 AM
I think we in the US should also have a National Day of Sweden, where we all celebrate by acting out some Swede stereotype.
July 23 is St Birgittas Day - the swedish verision of St. Patricks Day. Eat Surströmming and IKEA Meatballs while listening to ABBA songs. Not as much fun as getting plastered on Guinness; lagom at least though.
Quote from: derspiess on June 06, 2012, 09:21:50 AM
I think we in the US should also have a National Day of Sweden, where we all celebrate by acting out some Swede stereotype.
We all act like tall blonde air heads and speak with Minnesota accents?
Quote from: derspiess on June 06, 2012, 09:21:50 AM
I think we in the US should also have a National Day of Sweden, where we all celebrate by acting out some Swede stereotype.
Like the proverbial "dumb Swede" archetype?
Quote from: Drakken on June 06, 2012, 09:53:26 AM
Like the proverbial "dumb Swede" archetype?
Myyyyyyy name is Yon Yonson
I come from Wisconsin
I works in da lumber yard der
Every girl dat I meet
When I walk downs de street
Says "What's your name?"
And I tells 'er: Myyyyyy name is Yon Yonson...
Quote from: Viking on June 06, 2012, 09:27:51 AM
July 23 is St Birgittas Day - the swedish verision of St. Patricks Day.
Cool. I would not mind replacing St. Patty's Day with that. Should take the Irish down a notch or two <_<
QuoteEat Surströmming
Had to look that up. Ehh, no.
Quoteand IKEA Meatballs
Can do :)
Quotewhile listening to ABBA songs. Not as much fun as getting plastered on Guinness; lagom at least though.
I'll need to find a Swedish beer I like. Come to think of it, I dunno if I've ever had a Swedish beer :unsure:
No good swedish beers. Outside of Denmark the only quality nordic beer is Lapin Kulta.
Quote from: Viking on June 06, 2012, 10:13:32 AM
No good swedish beers.
There has to be *something* decent made somewhere in Sweden.
QuoteOutside of Denmark the only quality nordic beer is Lapin Kulta.
:cry: What happened to you guys. Beermaking should come naturally to you nordic types.
Quote from: derspiess on June 06, 2012, 10:22:49 AM
:cry: What happened to you guys. Beermaking should come naturally to you nordic types.
Mead was more their thing ;)
Quote from: derspiess on June 06, 2012, 10:22:49 AM
Quote from: Viking on June 06, 2012, 10:13:32 AM
No good swedish beers.
There has to be *something* decent made somewhere in Sweden.
QuoteOutside of Denmark the only quality nordic beer is Lapin Kulta.
:cry: What happened to you guys. Beermaking should come naturally to you nordic types.
No towns with rights in scandinavia. So no breweries. The towns that were were small so no need for a proper brewery. The tradition in scandinavia is home brewing. Scandinavia has a torrid history with alcohol monopolies and prohibition which led the people away from drinking beer to getting monstrously drunk on spirits instead.
Quote from: derspiess on June 06, 2012, 09:21:50 AM
I think we in the US should also have a National Day of Sweden, where we all celebrate by acting out some Swede stereotype.
Let's start by having a decent social safety net.
Quote from: Valmy on June 06, 2012, 09:56:54 AM
Quote from: Drakken on June 06, 2012, 09:53:26 AM
Like the proverbial "dumb Swede" archetype?
Myyyyyyy name is Yon Yonson
I come from Wisconsin
I works in da lumber yard der
Every girl dat I meet
When I walk downs de street
Says "What's your name?"
And I tells 'er: Myyyyyy name is Yon Yonson...
So it goes...
Typical Swedes:
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(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi13.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa299%2FSlayhem%2F52197bce.gif&hash=7958a1714058b05919bb1612eb642e0568c2680a)
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Quote from: Viking on June 06, 2012, 10:13:32 AM
No good swedish beers. Outside of Denmark the only quality nordic beer is Lapin Kulta.
For the record I have yet to drink a danish beer that's better than water out of a puddle in the street.
Quote from: Vricklund on June 06, 2012, 03:35:19 PM
Quote from: Viking on June 06, 2012, 10:13:32 AM
No good swedish beers. Outside of Denmark the only quality nordic beer is Lapin Kulta.
For the record I have yet to drink a danish beer that's better than water out of a puddle in the street.
I've always liked Elephant, particularly when ours was made in Denmark and not Canada.
Quote from: derspiess on June 06, 2012, 04:16:01 PM
Quote from: Vricklund on June 06, 2012, 03:35:19 PM
Quote from: Viking on June 06, 2012, 10:13:32 AM
No good swedish beers. Outside of Denmark the only quality nordic beer is Lapin Kulta.
For the record I have yet to drink a danish beer that's better than water out of a puddle in the street.
I've always liked Elephant, particularly when ours was made in Denmark and not Canada.
Hans Island again? Do the have a brewery there? Shit, maybe the place might be worth fighting over....