London Conventions
Kapow: May 19 & 20, MCM Expo: May 25, 26 & 27
Kapow: May 19 & 20, MCM Expo: May 25, 26 & 27
Sister Sweden and Finland
Scandinavian Poster
A large poster, showing the Scandinavian boys, on thick Gloss Art 170gsm paper.
A Bad Day
Apparently Denmark won over Finland in ice hockey. I had no idea.
You see, the thing is we don’t really care about ice hockey here, and apparently our team isn’t taken seriously anywhere. Especially by the Finns who doesn’t even consider our team a bump on the road towards Sweden, whom they are obsessed with beating. As I’ve been told many times by Finns, “It doesn’t matter if we win. We just have to beat Sweden”
So when they lost to the Danish team, the headlines in Finland read “HUMILIATION!!!” while the headlines in Denmark read...nothing. We didn’t really care.
So oddly enough I didn’t even make this to gloat. I actually made it by request from *counts notes* 9 Finns, which is also why Finland is in focus here.
9th May 2010
12:46pm Tue 1st May #8318487
they only want to beat us... that is almost sad and.... in some weird way...cute.
they only want to beat us... that is almost sad and.... in some weird way...cute.
9:52pm Thu 26th Apr #8311281
Poor Finland! I'm a little surprised that he didn't attempt to stab Denmark in retaliation (although I'm not certain that his conscience would ever let him forget it if he did...and Finland does appear to have a strong sense of conscience underneath the grumpy and volatile exterior).
Poor Finland! I'm a little surprised that he didn't attempt to stab Denmark in retaliation (although I'm not certain that his conscience would ever let him forget it if he did...and Finland does appear to have a strong sense of conscience underneath the grumpy and volatile exterior).
1:40pm Mon 23rd Apr #8306591
Denmark is so cute in this. He looks younger than he is and totally amazed.
Denmark is so cute in this. He looks younger than he is and totally amazed.
3:20pm Sat 31st Mar #8271255
aww, finland...just stab everyone that knows about it...the skates are sharp/pointy... ;3
aww, finland...just stab everyone that knows about it...the skates are sharp/pointy... ;3
11:55am Sat 31st Mar #8270672
Hockey!! There's an awesome Danish player on my team (Vancouver Canucks). Jannik Hansen is da bomb diggity!
Hockey!! There's an awesome Danish player on my team (Vancouver Canucks). Jannik Hansen is da bomb diggity!
3:00am Fri 30th Mar #8268153
@Montana
[link] - pronunciation of 'perkele'
[link] - pronunciation of 'kiitos'
WOOHOO for learning Finnish! I can show off to my Finnish friend :P Haha
@Montana
[link] - pronunciation of 'perkele'
[link] - pronunciation of 'kiitos'
WOOHOO for learning Finnish! I can show off to my Finnish friend :P Haha
4:15am Sat 24th Mar #8256778
I honestly didn't know we Norwegians and the Finns had so much in common. The saying in Norway when it comes to international sports is "The most important thing is not to win, but to beat the Swede" (Det viktigeste er ikke å vinne, men å slå svensken). As opposed to the more common "The most important thing is not to win, but to participate".
Norway has always has this sibling inferiority complex to Sweden. And it appears that Finland has the same. So my feeling is that both Norway and Finland are half-siblings with Sweden. But of course not related to eachother.
I honestly didn't know we Norwegians and the Finns had so much in common. The saying in Norway when it comes to international sports is "The most important thing is not to win, but to beat the Swede" (Det viktigeste er ikke å vinne, men å slå svensken). As opposed to the more common "The most important thing is not to win, but to participate".
Norway has always has this sibling inferiority complex to Sweden. And it appears that Finland has the same. So my feeling is that both Norway and Finland are half-siblings with Sweden. But of course not related to eachother.
6:34pm Wed 21st Mar #8254044
Perkele is pronounced exactly like it's written. Perkele. As simple as that
Finlad is a really easy language in that sense, everything is said as it's written.
Perkele is pronounced exactly like it's written. Perkele. As simple as that
Finlad is a really easy language in that sense, everything is said as it's written.
2:49pm Wed 21st Mar #8253460
Someone tell me how to pronounce "Perkele" if it doesn't just sound like Perk-Ay-Lay. I want to start using it when I'm pissed off from now on.
Someone tell me how to pronounce "Perkele" if it doesn't just sound like Perk-Ay-Lay. I want to start using it when I'm pissed off from now on.
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Been watching the World Championship now. Would be really nice to see some kind of comic about Norway and their amazing bout at it.