Don't go to Sweden - you might catch something, or get hit by an elk
Intent on my usual Nordic round up, I discovered that the average Swede took 39.6 days off sick last year. In these parts even the public sector 'only' managed 7 days . The last link is worth clicking as the HSE ties itself in knots trying to justify the goldbricking in the state sector. However, the Swedish statistics must necessarily be skewed by the inclusion of 'health-related early retirement'.
As if all of the Typhoid Emmas and Lukases were not enough to warn off the unwary traveller, "Road accidents involving elk in Sweden jumped 20 percent in 2006"(Source).
Crossing the border, Aftenpost headlines 'Royal terror exercises', and imagine my disaappointment that this does not involve King Harald stomping around Trondheim in a Hillary Clinton mask, Queen Sonja sporting a white sheet and making 'wooh' noises or even the Crown Princess breaking down doors with a fire axe and declaring 'HERE's Mette-Marit!' Ah well.
Finally, I think the Helsingen Sanomat might be suffering from low self-esteem, as it has a page called 'A list of possibly useful links for readers '. Given that one of the early links is to 'the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions', perhaps the questioning tone is not misplaced.
As if all of the Typhoid Emmas and Lukases were not enough to warn off the unwary traveller, "Road accidents involving elk in Sweden jumped 20 percent in 2006"(Source).
Crossing the border, Aftenpost headlines 'Royal terror exercises', and imagine my disaappointment that this does not involve King Harald stomping around Trondheim in a Hillary Clinton mask, Queen Sonja sporting a white sheet and making 'wooh' noises or even the Crown Princess breaking down doors with a fire axe and declaring 'HERE's Mette-Marit!' Ah well.
Finally, I think the Helsingen Sanomat might be suffering from low self-esteem, as it has a page called 'A list of possibly useful links for readers '. Given that one of the early links is to 'the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions', perhaps the questioning tone is not misplaced.
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Yes, the "Helsinki News" does seem remarkably boring, whereas Aftenpost et al are a reasonable read.
Yes, the "Helsinki News" does seem remarkably boring, whereas Aftenpost et al are a reasonable read.
Sorry bout that. I was interrupted by some damn-fool bogus error messages. Comme j'les deteste.
In honour of your latest nom de blog, I present my favourite Strindberg quote: "I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves".
Most excellent quote. But is there a Svedish original?
The original would appear to be:
"Djur & natur Jag avskyr folk som har hundar. De är kujoner som inte har mod nog att bita själva".
JAAAA! Dat look korrekt! 1st 3 vords are a heading. Djur = animal.
Mange tack!
Happy to oblige. My own Swedish is not all it could be, shall we say.
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