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  • IndianSummer
    IndianSummer Posts: 854
    this is one of the best threads in moving train i ever saw.

    btw, i think they should hold a finn triathalon sometime soon. events -

    mosquito killing competition
    wife carrying competition
    and a competition to judge the max temparature of water/steam/vapour that you can stand before your ass gets burnt
    I have faced it, A life wasted...

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    Swim the magic ocean,
    I've been crying all these years
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    eMMI wrote:
    I never lynch the messenger. :)
    man.. :( well, we can't always win can we. :p

    Canada? nope. :p
    well, I can't say, I don't really know anything about ice hockey. :D

    i remember you saying you didn't know much about hockey (shame eMMI! :) )...just thought i would keep you updated on your team's progress mostly because they lost to canada and for the sake of rubbing it in...we canadians are not all smiles and sunshine! :D
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    guildenstern wrote:
    i love finnish girls. and btw this is going to be your 1002nd post!

    well, that's nice to hear. and yes, this is my 1002th post. :D
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    IndianSummer wrote:
    this is one of the best threads in moving train i ever saw.

    btw, i think they should hold a finn triathalon sometime soon. events -

    mosquito killing competition
    wife carrying competition
    and a competition to judge the max temparature of water/steam/vapour that you can stand before your ass gets burnt

    thank you very much! :D

    that's one hell of an idea! it should be taken under serious consideration! :)
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    i remember you saying you didn't know much about hockey (shame eMMI! :) )...just thought i would keep you updated on your team's progress mostly because they lost to canada and for the sake of rubbing it in...we canadians are not all smiles and sunshine! :D

    nope, no shame in my game! :p

    thank you for the updates! :)
    you're not? well, to be honest I never thought you were.. I've met one Canadian.. but he is always smiles and sunshine! well.. I just don't think about Canadians I think. :rolleyes: :p (no offense. :) )
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    eMMI wrote:
    nope, no shame in my game! :p

    thank you for the updates! :)
    you're not? well, to be honest I never thought you were.. I've met one Canadian.. but he is always smiles and sunshine! well.. I just don't think about Canadians I think. :rolleyes: :p (no offense. :) )

    i am deeply offended and hurt eMMI! :D ...i'm just kidding of course - no offense taken! there's only 30 some odd million of us, so we're not that much of a factor in the grand scheme of populations. we send out special agents like the one you met to make people think we are kind and polite :D we are a major factor in the hockey world though!

    i'm quite excited because a friend of mine is coming to visit tomorrow. i lived with him in stockholm with a finnish guy from turku. he's bringing his swedish girlfriend so i'm anxious to meet her. he still keeps in contact with our friend from turku, and i wish he could have made the journey over here too. we had some good times. i'll have to make the trip over there to see him sometime i guess.

    anyway, i'll keep you updated on finland's progress at the junior tournament...they almost beat the US yesterday...they started the game ahead 2-0, but were edged in the end 6-5. canada squeaked by the swiss 4-3...a closer one than we thought!
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    i am deeply offended and hurt eMMI! :D ...i'm just kidding of course - no offense taken! there's only 30 some odd million of us, so we're not that much of a factor in the grand scheme of populations. we send out special agents like the one you met to make people think we are kind and polite :D we are a major factor in the hockey world though!

    i'm quite excited because a friend of mine is coming to visit tomorrow. i lived with him in stockholm with a finnish guy from turku. he's bringing his swedish girlfriend so i'm anxious to meet her. he still keeps in contact with our friend from turku, and i wish he could have made the journey over here too. we had some good times. i'll have to make the trip over there to see him sometime i guess.

    anyway, i'll keep you updated on finland's progress at the junior tournament...they almost beat the US yesterday...they started the game ahead 2-0, but were edged in the end 6-5. canada squeaked by the swiss 4-3...a closer one than we thought!


    special agents? hmm. I think he's a bit young to be an agent. :D
    well, your 30 million is more than our some over 5. :D

    sounds nice. :)
    and I guess you should make the trip too.

    thanks. :) that tends to happen to Finns. I mean starting off good but then getting.. well. losing. :D
    but yeah, thanks for the updates!
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • RamblingBling
    RamblingBling Posts: 80
    Tell me about your wild animal situation. Not rodents and such, but like bears , lions, tigers .....pumas,,,alligators...lake sharks, piranha .hippos, elephants , abominable snow men , yehti......chupacabra.....you guys have anything going on?
    holier than Thou
    Bring it on cause i'm no victim
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    RamblingBling wrote:
    Tell me about your wild animal situation. Not rodents and such, but like bears , lions, tigers .....pumas,,,alligators...lake sharks, piranha .hippos, elephants , abominable snow men , yehti......chupacabra.....you guys have anything going on?

    we have bears. and gluttons and bob-cats and wolves and.. and.. more also but those I can't think of right now. :)
    but no lions or tigers or elephants.. also, no polar bears!

    we have a lot going on. :)
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • RamblingBling
    RamblingBling Posts: 80
    eMMI wrote:
    we have bears. and gluttons and bob-cats and wolves and.. and.. more also but those I can't think of right now. :)
    but no lions or tigers or elephants.. also, no polar bears!

    we have a lot going on. :)

    i'm down

    I am down ... but I notice you conveniently over-looked the Abominable Snow man, Yehti & Chupacabra.... maybe you are actually one of those formidable foes are are setting a trap for our unsuspecting asses..quite cunning ...cunning indeed
    holier than Thou
    Bring it on cause i'm no victim
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    RamblingBling wrote:
    i'm down

    I am down ... but I notice you conveniently over-looked the Abominable Snow man, Yehti & Chupacabra.... maybe you are actually one of those formidable foes are are setting a trap for our unsuspecting asses..quite cunning ...cunning indeed

    I am lost. :confused:

    I didn't mention them because.. I was too lazy to type again everything you menitoned. :D I would've mentioned them if they lived here. although, maybe they do but I just don't know. :cool:
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • RamblingBling
    RamblingBling Posts: 80
    eMMI wrote:
    I am lost. :confused:

    I didn't mention them because.. I was too lazy to type again everything you menitoned. :D I would've mentioned them if they lived here. although, maybe they do but I just don't know. :cool:


    I was joking, my kind friend . It was lost in translation. I love Suomi.! already.
    holier than Thou
    Bring it on cause i'm no victim
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    RamblingBling wrote:
    I was joking, my kind friend . It was lost in translation. I love Suomi.! already.

    oh okay. :)

    already? mind telling more? :)
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • RamblingBling
    RamblingBling Posts: 80
    eMMI wrote:
    oh okay. :)

    already? mind telling more? :)


    I was anti- Finland until I read this thread....

    then I read this
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland


    got proper pronunciation of Suomi.! here:
    http://www.answers.com/finland


    and I have always loved your flag as well.... it's classy
    holier than Thou
    Bring it on cause i'm no victim
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    RamblingBling wrote:
    I was anti- Finland until I read this thread....

    then I read this
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland


    got proper pronunciation of Suomi.! here:
    http://www.answers.com/finland


    and I have always loved your flag as well.... it's classy

    anti-Finland? :confused:
    well, I'm glad you're not anymore. :)

    nice sites you found btw!

    I think our flag's classy too. :) and not just because I'm a Finn, I would like it anuhoo.
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • Scubascott
    Scubascott Posts: 815
    I can't believe this thread is still alive long after my beer one died.

    What do the toilets look like in finland? I've found that toilets vary a lot from country to country. eg single or double flush, sit or squat, 'vortex' style flushing vs 'cascade' style. And in the US they have those stupid arse gasket things, and nobody seems to be able to agree on how they're meant to be used.

    Also showers. What are the showers like? Are they mostly combined shower/bathtub types like in america, or separate cubicles like in Australia? Are they sunk into the floor, or are they flush, allowing megalitres of water to spill all over the bathroom floor, like in Israel? Do you have separate hot and cold water taps, or one of those fiddly combined ones?
    It doesn't matter if you're male, female, or confused; black, white, brown, red, green, yellow; gay, lesbian; redneck cop, stoned; ugly; military style, doggy style; fat, rich or poor; vegetarian or cannibal; bum, hippie, virgin; famous or drunk-you're either an asshole or you're not!

    -C Addison
  • RamblingBling
    RamblingBling Posts: 80
    Don't ask Indiansummer those same questions , scuba . He couldn't answer the second one and the first one is more repulsive than I can imagine, thank you
    holier than Thou
    Bring it on cause i'm no victim
  • Scubascott
    Scubascott Posts: 815
    RamblingBling wrote:
    Don't ask Indiansummer those same questions , scuba . He couldn't answer the second one and the first one is more repulsive than I can imagine, thank you

    Never been to India. The worst toilet I ever saw was in Greece. I'm looking forward to seeing what toilets look like in Jordan and Egypt. Should be enlightening.
    It doesn't matter if you're male, female, or confused; black, white, brown, red, green, yellow; gay, lesbian; redneck cop, stoned; ugly; military style, doggy style; fat, rich or poor; vegetarian or cannibal; bum, hippie, virgin; famous or drunk-you're either an asshole or you're not!

    -C Addison
  • RamblingBling
    RamblingBling Posts: 80
    have you ever been to the american south?
    holier than Thou
    Bring it on cause i'm no victim
  • Scubascott
    Scubascott Posts: 815
    RamblingBling wrote:
    have you ever been to the american south?

    If you mean the southern united states, then yes. If you mean south america, no.

    I've never really had the oppurtunity or the means to travel in most of the places I really want to go to, like Africa and South America. I will get there one day. The middle east is a pretty amazing part of the world though.
    It doesn't matter if you're male, female, or confused; black, white, brown, red, green, yellow; gay, lesbian; redneck cop, stoned; ugly; military style, doggy style; fat, rich or poor; vegetarian or cannibal; bum, hippie, virgin; famous or drunk-you're either an asshole or you're not!

    -C Addison

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