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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Vote cast!
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shady
Trad climber
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Absolut..ah..that's right, it's from your neighborhood.
My neighbors to the north (Idaho) have a done themselves proud with an award winner called Glacier.
Another vote cast.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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cast today's vote....
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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It's common knowledge that the North Pole is Canadian.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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I thought it was Russian......
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aren't bears Russian?
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shady
Trad climber
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hmmm...
I don't think I've ever seen a russian bear, they're usually lumbering or plodding along, but never russian.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Greenlandish. Or Svalbardish.
Too funny!
voted
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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uh oh...
the Danes may leave a bottle of whiskey but the Canadians will leave a bottle of whisky...
just to clear that up a bit...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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'Angst' comes from Middle High German.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jun 13, 2011 - 03:25pm PT
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Does anyone ever have anything nice to say about Finland?
I just met my "first" Finnish guy. I had to refrain from asking if he had a knife in his boot and a bottle of schnapps in his backpack.
;-)
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 15, 2011 - 01:35pm PT
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Only four species of reptiles are found naturally in Norway. A cousin who is a veterinarian, and a keen herpetologist, showed me all of them.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jun 15, 2011 - 02:15pm PT
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Of what order is the Griffin on my steering wheel? It's from Sweden.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jun 16, 2011 - 10:46am PT
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Too funny!
Btw, salamanders (and newts) are amphibians. They hatch as tadpoles, with gills, and metamorphose into their lizard like appearance ( except for legless salamanders, he contrarians) much in the same way that frogs and toads do.
And thanks, I never knew that Scania was the name of a place!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 16, 2011 - 03:04pm PT
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The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Libya and the announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden, and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.
The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed off" to "Let's get the bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.
The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country's military capability.
Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout Loudly and Excitedly" to "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."
The Germans have increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbour" and "Lose."
Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels.
The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.
Australia , meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to "She'll be alright, Mate." Two more escalation levels remain: "Crikey! I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend!" and "The barbie is cancelled." So far no situation has ever warranted use of the final escalation level.
(The French stereotype, at least, is quite wrong - as shown by French sacrifices in World War I, not to mention the successes of the Napoleonic wars.)
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shady
Trad climber
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Jun 16, 2011 - 11:39pm PT
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Halleujah! Sweden and Denmark bringing beer to church. Can I get an AMEN?!!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 19, 2011 - 01:05pm PT
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Another nice one - except that for practical purposes, the Norwegian alphabet doesn't include C, Q, X and Z. Pretty much just used in some loan words.
And let's not talk about what the Slavs did, with the Cyrillic alphabet.
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shady
Trad climber
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Jun 23, 2011 - 11:35pm PT
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No, not quite. Too proper to be a good fit.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 25, 2011 - 07:53pm PT
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I have a friend, really. Matt is your stereotypical classical musician - short,
non-violent by nature and looks it. It is midnight in the city and he is
returning home from a gig. His VW Beetle starts sputtering on the freeway.
Did I mention he is a bit absent-minded? The old Beetles had no gas gauge
and he had procrastinated. Luckily there is an exit with a good downhill.
As he rolls up to the stop sign he sees an open gas station right across from
the stop sign so he blows through and conveniently coasts to a stop in front
of the pump. As he gets out of his car, still wearing his tuxedo, he gives
a nervous glance towards the guys hanging out by the front door of the
mini-mart/gas station. Did I mention he is in Watts and it is midnight?
This was before pay-at-the-pump so he gets a righteous evaluation as he walks
in to pay. As he lifts the hood to access the tank the classical music that
he had left playing now is unleashed in all its glory to the onlookers.
One of the onlookers detaches himself from his homies and heads towards him.
The guy is huge and has clearly done a lot of weight-lifting and is wearing
a sleeveless t-shirt to dispel any doubt. He walks up to Matt and stares into
the Beetle's trunk as if to see where this strange music is coming from.
Then he stares at Matt for a few seconds and without revealing any emotion intones:
"Bruckner's Eighth. Dig it, man."
And away he walked.
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