A new regulation has recently made the headlines here in Sweden. It is now forbidden to spray champagne in bars, something that has agrevated the posh brats of this nation. They spend ridiculous amounts of money on champagne that they spray on eachother in some sort of attempt to show how much money they have to spare, especially during the ever so important "Tennisweek" each summer. The club owners are "raging" against this new regulation. Not good for business they say, and warn that a "champagne revolution" is coming, i.e. that "they will only spray more champagne just because they're not allowed".
I know I sounded very sarcastic, and I certainly don't want to offend anyone, but sarcasm is sometimes the way I express frustration. Frustration over what the world has come to...
So many people in the world - suffering for apparently no good reason...
My heart goes out to them too... I mean, if I hadn't watched a documentary about this just 1 hour ago, I would have thought it was all some cruel joke... My god, seeing these wives with their paper husbands in the grocery store... it is VERY hard to decide wheather to laugh or cry... Leaning towards crying though...
A common topic here on the Forums is how to cope with long distance love. Some are patient, but most, it seems, give up.
But to all you geographically challenged couples out there I say: Hang in there! There is help! And it comes from the good old US of A, the US Army, to be more precise!
As the war in Iraq continues, soldiers have to stay put a lot longer than planned, due to the shortage of fresh soldier material. This is of course quite tough on their spouses and families missing them immensly, longing for them to come home.
However, the understanding and considerate US Army has now started sending life size paper cut outs of the stranded soldiers home to the despairing families! Isn't that great!!! Think about it! You can strap your paper spouse in the passenger seat and go for a ride, take him shopping, let him hang around at work or place him next to you in front of the TV at night for that cosy feeling of togetherness! Could you ask for anything more?!
Well, I'm 100% swedish - as far as I know. I never actually investigated it, but if I have anything else in me, it will be from waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back...
You would be more than welcome here in Sweden twilightstwin! As soon as I find a new place to live, I'll invite you over!
Texasterror (really inviting name): although it is tempting to assume all sorts of things about you, I won't, so why do you assume things about me, my friend? Just because I'm far away geographically doesn't mean I don't have an opinion in the matter. It is possible to "feel the real temperament of a country" by communicating with it's inhabitants.
When it comes to knowing something about the US, one gets a fair amount of insight from these threads, and besides that I lived in the US for 3 years. When it comes to Iran, sadly I haven't had the opportunity to go there. I did however have a boyfriend from Iran for 2 years, often spoke with his family who are still there, and I have several iranian friends and co-workers here. When it comes to Israel & Palestine, I have travelled there twice, and have friends who travel there regularly. Where do you get your "feel" for the bigger picture - outside of Texas?
Frankly, I am disheartened by your coldness and your talk about wiping countries off the map. Very sad and very big words to take in one's mouth...
Undermining american civilization? Being allowed to choose any holy book for a swearing-in ceremony should be a GIVEN in the american civilization, it would be UNDERLINING what many of you claim to be the foundation of american civilization. A freedom worth going to war for...?
IF (big IF) a holy book has any place in your Congress - or any governmental institution anywhere for that matter - it should be one that carries a meaning for the individual that takes the oath. But what should non-religious members of Congress swear on? Or are they not welcome?
I've got a friend, he's a pure-bred killing machine, He says he's waited his whole damn life for this, I knew him well when he was seventeen, Now he's a man; he'll be dead by Christmas.
And so... Everybody's going to war, But we don't know what we're fighting for, Don't tell me it's a worthy cause, No cause could be so worthy.
If love is a drug, then I guess we're all sober, If hope is a song then I guess it's all over, How to have faith, when faith is a crime? I don't want to die... If God's on our side, then God is a joker, Asleep on the job, his children fall over, Running out through the door and straight to the sky, I don't want to die...
For every man who wants to rule the world, There'll be a man who just wants to be free, What do we learn but what should not be learnt? Too late to find a cure for this disease.
And so... Everybody's going to war, But we don't know what we're fighting for, Don't tell me it's a worthy cause, No cause could be so worthy.
If love is a drug, I guess we're all sober, If hope is a song, I guess it's all over, How to have faith, when faith is a crime? I don't want to die... If God's on our side, then God is a joker, Asleep on the job, his children fall over, Running out through the door, and straight to the sky, I don't want to die... I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I don't want to die, I-I don't want to die...
I've got a friend, he's a pure-bred killing machine, I think he might be dead by Christmas...
I'm confused... You're going to Germany you say. But you'll be in Amsterdam... which is in Holland... and people ask you to hug a german... and not a dutch person...
I wish you a great vacation man, but maybe you should double check your itinerary?!!
What makes me sick is the imbalance. That there are a few that have more than they could possibly need, while there are an endless number of people that will never have even close to what they need, that don't even have what all of us take for granted.
I don't think the solution is for the rich to give to the poor, too much money end up in the wrong hands and if not it only leads to a hopeless dependency.
The problem is that it is even possible for a select few to get that rich in the first place. The problem is the constant strive for profit. What is the purpose of it all? Really?
In the popular sci-fi TV series, Babylon 5, episode 62, "Walkabout", and in Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers, it was quoted by G'Kar that every known space-faring race actually had a dish similar in form and taste to Swedish meatballs.
Recipe for Swedish meatballs (Köttbullar)
All recipes are based on the following basic, or minimum, recipe for Swedish meatballs; Servings: 4, Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients 0.5 kg ground beef 1 egg 50 mL dried bread crumbs 200 - 300 mL fluid, like water, milk or cream 1 small onion salt, pepper butter for frying
Procedure Combine the fluid and the dried bread crumb in a bowl and let it sit for 7-8 minutes. Chop the onion fine. Combine the ground beef, the egg, the chopped onion, salt and pepper in the bowl. Make round meatballs, approximately 2-3 centimeters (1 inch) in diameter. Pan fry the meatballs on medium heat in a frying pan with butter for approximately 3-5 minutes. Fry them on all sides until they are brown and not pink in the middle. Serve them with mashed potatoes and lingonberry preserve or cranberry preserve.
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Talking animals are a common theme in fiction, especially in mythology and folk tales. Fictional talking animals often are anthropomorphic, possessing human-like qualities but appearing as another animal. The usage of talking animals enable storytellers to combine the basic characteristics of the animal with human behaviour: for example in the Three Little Pigs, the supposed animal rapacity of the wolf is shown through its repeated tricking of the three pigs. Other examples include Little Red Riding Hood and the Bremen Town Musicians.
Well now, I will disregard two of the questions that are specific to the US - the matchbox one and the hotdog bun one (we don't have the same packaging) - the others I guess would be considered to be general knowledge, so out of 23 questions I got 14 right. Sucks a bit!
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Dodging Champagne Corks in a Time of War
A new regulation has recently made the headlines here in Sweden. It is now forbidden to spray champagne in bars, something that has agrevated the posh brats of this nation. They spend ridiculous amounts of money on champagne that they spray on eachother in some sort of attempt to show how much money they have to spare, especially during the ever so important "Tennisweek" each summer. The club owners are "raging" against this new regulation. Not good for business they say, and warn that a "champagne revolution" is coming, i.e. that "they will only spray more champagne just because they're not allowed".And it's not like there's a news drought...
Is there hope for mankind?