Nirvana reached, so goodbye!

 Yes, you never no

Well, there's 5 and half minutes of my life I'll never get back.

"Scrimp and save to get ahead; I'll be working until I'm dead" is a funny concept to a Finn? Wow. I find it funny that this sentiment would be thought of as funny, but that's another thing entirely.

And Germans . . .

"American humor has largely evolved into subtle variations of the "F" word." ..................Food.

The latest German joke: Germany 4 - Sweden 4

Peter: Thanks for your kind words.  My wife and I have traveled several places in Europe, where she always urges me to avoid acting like the prototype of the fat, tee-shirted, sneaker-wearing American I was born and bred to be.    To her horror, once in Paris, intending to tell the waiter I did not want my croissant that day, I said to him: "Je ne mange pas ma cravat."  So we are one day fully intending to visit the Sceptred Isle, and maybe we can get together in a cafe at some point for a tasty meal of boiled 10-year old beef and potatoes topped off by bread pudding. 

Joe:Thanks for the correction.  The mind fuzzes over after half a century. Still, as one of W.C. 's greatest admirers, I cannot  believe I forgot it was he!  Come to think of it though, although he was born in Pennsylvania, his parents had immigrated from Sheffield.  So THERE!!  He was as close to being a Brit as you can be!

I was just reminded of another cartoon in which another elderly gentleman is sitting in his elaborately decorated club.  There is another portly man in a suit and bowler, recumbent on a nearby leather divan.  The first seated man is on an old-style telephone saying:

"Please have Sir Phillip removed from the couch at once.  He's been dead for two days and at present, he's lying on top the latest copy of 'Punch'".

That having been said, I have to agree (with all respect to Skandinavian people whom I greatly admire), that they are not on the cutting edge of riotous humor.  I saw "The Virgin Spring" (Jungfrukällan) three times, and it really wasn't all that funny.

Best regards,

Russ 

Sweden

On Norwegians – “-How do you say ‘genius’ in Norway?” “- A tourist”

Swedes often make fun of Norwegians, much more than of Danes and Finns. They are told to be rich because of their oil and gas, but the jokes usually features Norwegians as rustic dumb and rural guys who go mountain climbing to take care of their hangovers.

On Danes – “- Why do Danish people never play hide and seek?” “- Because nobody wants to look for them”

Sweden was in the past just a part of the Danish Kingdom. For historical reasons, Swedes still bears the Danes a grudge. Danes tend to be depicted as untrustworthy and imbued with the spirit of dolce far’ niente, a beer-drinking, happy-go-lucky, vaguely unhygienic and profoundly disorganised people.

On Finns – “The difference between a Finnish wedding and a Finnish funeral is that at a funeral there’s one person not having vodka.”

In Swedish jokes, Finns people are depicted as alcoholic, provincial and backward people. But for historical reasons, Swedes would rather make jokes about Norwegians than Finns.

Finland

On Swedes – “- What is the difference between Swedes and Finns?” “-The Swedes have nice neighbors!”

Finns mainly make fun of Swedes, their direct neighbors. They depict them as not very bright guys with no sense of humor. Surprisingly, Finnish people tend also to make fun of themselves and their alcoholic habits.

Denmark

On Swedes – “Keep Denmark clean – show a Swede to the ferry.”

Since there was a historical fight for hegemony between Denmark and Sweden, Danish people tend to depreciate their northern neighbors in their jokes. The joke above may be a reference to the Swedish habits of coming to Denmark to buy alcohol and get drunk in the ferries on their way back to Sweden.

On other Scandinavians – “Two men were sitting on a bench in a park. The first was drunk, and the other was also Finn. ”

Danes tend also to make some jokes about other Scandinavians, but less than about Swedes.

Iceland

On Danes – “Hey, I’m Danish”

Icelanders bear a tremendous grudge against Danes, from whom they get independence only in 1944. Icelandic humor can be very dark and sometimes misinterpreted by foreigners. Most of the time, Islanders make jokes about the Danish language, such as in the stand-up comedy of Jón Gnarr, who was elected mayor of Reykjavík.

We're all funny in our little funny way.. except the germans!

You're right that I do not get it. I am also not worried by that.

You're trying to  tell me the Swedes don't have a sense of humour. Oh, C'mon!!!

KR

Tony

I have one very good [possibly too subtle] Norwegian joke about the other Scandinavians. Only the Swedes come out of it slightly badly, and at that not so badly at all. 

Tomorrow I'll try to post it!

It is riotously not very funny, but has a grain of truth to it all the same.

I have some other Norwegian jokes about other non--Scandinavian people, but to tell them here would get me banned in one single post. These are riotously funny if completely non-PC!

I shall not try to post these tomorrow!

ATB from George Half

[Norwegian, who has also a great admiration for Poland also].

Unlike Winky, I don't get it, but I am most seriously troubled by that fact.  I suspect it is due to my difficulties comprehending that there are cultural differences between South Texas and the rest of the planet. 

Russ

A padded cell thread if ever there was one. 

An old buddy of mine whose Norwegian relatives setted in North Dakota used to say:

Ten tousand svedes ran tru de veeds

At de battle of Copenhagen.

Ten tousand svedes ran tru de veeds

Chased by vun Norvegian.

Is there anyone who has not been offended by where this thread has gone?

Rackitt is right.  Padded cell all the way.

Best regards,

Russ

Is this band called "Ace of Base" from Sweden? 2 males & 2 females in a group dressing in 60s outfit?

70's...please...

Oops, looks like too fashionable for 60's. :=)

I certainly like the turn this thread has taken.   

Frida is not Swedish, she was born in Norway during the occupation,Her mother was Norwegian and her father a German soldier.

She is now a Princess .

Stu.

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Frida is not Swedish, she was born in Norway during the occupation,Her mother was Norwegian and her father a German soldier.

She is now a Princess .

 

Stu.

Stu, is she a real Princess or is this just in your eyes......

Jason, She is formally styled Her Serene Highness Princess Anni-Frid Synni Reuss, Countess of Plauen

................  following her marriage in 1992 to Prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss of Plauen - a member of some long defunct German royal family. 

Do I hear a song from The Student Prince coming on ???  

Drink! Drink! Drink!
Let every true lover salute his Dancing Queen. 

I'll get me coat 

For any Swedes on the forum - the same procedure every year.