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Old 05-01-2007, 10:21 PM
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Things are really bad in Finland
My old penpal Peter in Finland sent me this, from the Helsinki Complaints Choir (and I thought things were bad in Calif.!!!)

and so, I thought I might want to share

http://www.glumbert.com/media/helsinkichoir



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Old 05-01-2007, 10:30 PM
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How emo.

Did you see Roseanne? Towards the center I think.
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Old 05-02-2007, 03:39 AM
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Only the people of Finland will complain about not asking to water the stove in the public sauna.
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Old 05-02-2007, 07:48 AM
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Great! I'm gonna forward it to my friends.
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The fin's get all the good complaint chiors.
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Old 05-02-2007, 08:46 AM
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Yawn.
Helsinki has to be the most boring place I've ever been. Hideously expensive too.
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Old 05-02-2007, 10:25 AM
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I didn't trust the translation up until the ring tone part.
Couldn't stand anymore than that.
They look like a boring lot.
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Old 05-02-2007, 10:30 AM
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They need whiskey, lots of whiskey.
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They need whiskey, lots of whiskey.
Interesting observation . . . I have a new thread idea. Who drinks more, people in the cold, long winters of the Northern latitudes or Southerners?
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Old 05-02-2007, 01:01 PM
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They need whiskey, lots of whiskey.
One word: Finlandia

Which, BTW is cheaper in Hong Kong and Beijing than it is Helsinki.
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Old 05-02-2007, 03:41 PM
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One word: Finlandia

Which, BTW is cheaper in Hong Kong and Beijing than it is Helsinki.
Of course they tax the **** out of everything. No wonder their complaining. Should be assainating government officials instead of singing and maybe they would be happier.
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Old 05-02-2007, 04:44 PM
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Helsinki has to be the most boring place I've ever been. Hideously expensive too.
You haven't been to Norway?
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Old 05-02-2007, 04:59 PM
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You haven't been to Norway?
I can only guess at what the ultimate welfare state must be like. I have a couple of Norwegian friends...they're funny as hell.

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