Where's their national pride? :-/ Norwegians, Swedes and Danes seem to be like Poles, Germans and Russians: historical animosities, mutual distrust and ethnic jokes. You have Svenkevister and the Germans have "Polish jokes" (depicting Poles are drunk and stupid) - some of them aren't bad:
What's written on the roundabout sign in Sweden?
"Maximum 8 times."
Two Swedes went fisking in the winter. They've been sitting very long - no catch. Nearby, two Norwegians catch a fish every minute. One of the Swedes goes to the Norwegians to ask how they do this, comes back and tells his colleague: "They made a hole in the ice".
The Swede, the Dane, and the Norwegian were sentenced to ten years in jail, but could bring with them one thing each. The Dane brought a pallet of beer, the Norwegian a beautiful woman, and the Swede a pallet of cigarettes. After ten years, the cells were opened. The Dane was lying drunk on the floor, the Norwegian was standing there with his wife and ten kids, and the Swede stood there asking for a light.
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The same as one rescues a drowning German, I guess.
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Well, that may be true, but you’re supposed to answer “I don’t know”, and then I’ll say “Good!”
In retrospect, perhaps neither all that funny nor well suited to an asynchronous mode of communication.
In retrospect, perhaps neither all that funny nor well suited to an asynchronous mode of communication.
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Q If your mistress + wife are drowning, which one do you save?
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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That's so surreal. If my husband had a mistress, they would be both wearing concrete galoshes.
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Correct; the mistress would understand.That's so surreal. If my husband had a mistress, they would be both wearing concrete galoshes.
This is better
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVGVJGX--o0
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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Sounds very Calabrian.That's so surreal. If my husband had a mistress, they would be both wearing concrete galoshes.
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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The better version for anybody with a beloved pet: Your cat and a stranger are both drowning, but you can only save one. Which one do you save?Sounds very Calabrian.That's so surreal. If my husband had a mistress, they would be both wearing concrete galoshes.
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Nice one, Cyril!
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They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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A friend just had a Rolex in for service. Have you also noticed they don’t return any parts they replace in the process despite the fact that we own those parts and they don’t? I’ve never seen any Rolex purchase agreement that says they lease watches instead of selling them. I assume Rolex is trying to prevent the mixing of used parts in fakes.
I prefer to wear a now 50-year old Swiss department store diver's watch (labelled "Telestar" with a Tudor movement) my father bought for me in Europe. The neoprene strap lasted 35 years of daily use before needing replacement. I've had it cleaned twice since 1972. Keeps more accurate time than my Rolex Daytona ever did. Rivals my 50-year old wind-up Omega for accuracy.
I prefer to wear a now 50-year old Swiss department store diver's watch (labelled "Telestar" with a Tudor movement) my father bought for me in Europe. The neoprene strap lasted 35 years of daily use before needing replacement. I've had it cleaned twice since 1972. Keeps more accurate time than my Rolex Daytona ever did. Rivals my 50-year old wind-up Omega for accuracy.