That's it...I'm moving to Finland

[Xue Sheng]

OOooohhhhhhhhh! And its dark in the winter. Many opportunities to USE the Maglites! And maybe even break more Maglites! Bwaaahaaahaaa :lol2:

The Finnish Magelite business will never know what hit them :EG:

 

[Carol]

The Finnish Magelite business will never know what hit them :EG:

In more ways than one! :lol:

Ooooh....I can destruct indestructible flashlights in multiple countries *drool*

Its a pity that "Manos, The Hands Of Fate" was a really bad movie. Its such a fitting name.

 

[CuongNhuka]

Well since I just bought a house I am rather fond of I am not moving there any time soon

But as to living in a socialist country, no big deal, I'd live in China if I could, and someday I might, so Finland works too, as does Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway.

China isn't Socialist. Socialism requires a legitimate Democracy/Republic (whatever the hell you want to say). And the closest to an example that has ever happened was the USSR under Lenin (and Lenin only). The Nordic countries are just the best living examples.

 

[Xue Sheng]

China isn't Socialist. Socialism requires a legitimate Democracy/Republic (whatever the hell you want to say). And the closest to an example that has ever happened was the USSR under Lenin (and Lenin only). The Nordic countries are just the best living examples.

I know what China is and I don't want to turn this into an off topic debate about socialism it is basically just a funny little thread.

Last Note:
Types of socialism

 

[Xue Sheng]

In more ways than one! :lol:

Ooooh....I can destruct indestructible flashlights in multiple countries *drool*

Its a pity that "Manos, The Hands Of Fate" was a really bad movie. Its such a fitting name.

OK then how about "Carol, The Hands of Doom" which according to an online English to Finnish translator in Finnish that would be "Joululaulu , Kädenlyönti -lta Tuomita" where Manos the Hands of Fate woud be Manos , Kädenlyönti -lta Elämänkohtalo

And yes that was a bad movie

 

[Xue Sheng]

Wow, Finnish is different.

It appears that just about every European language calls Finland…well Finland or Finnland or Finlande or Finlandia… or something much the same as Finland …that is except Finland... where they call Finland... Suomi

 

[Tez3]

Wow, Finnish is different.

It appears that just about every European language calls Finland…well Finland or Finnland or Finlande or Finlandia… or something much the same as Finland …that is except Finland... where they call Finland... Suomi

We know, it's on their stamps lol!
Along with the other Scandanavian countries it's also home to the Sami.
http://www.galdu.org/web/index.php?sladja=25&giella1=eng

 

[Xue Sheng]

We know, it's on their stamps lol!
Along with the other Scandanavian countries it's also home to the Sami.
http://www.galdu.org/web/index.php?sladja=25&giella1=eng

:uhohh: Just between you and me…it has always been my secret desire to be a Reindeer herder

 

[Tez3]

:uhohh: Just between you and me…it has always been my secret desire to be a Reindeer herder

I've seen a few things on television about them and they lead what seems to me a good life. The whole way they approach thngs as well as their music is unique. I have hopes of one day going across to Norway a place I really want to visit and to also go up to where the Sami live. There's a ferry across to Norway that sails from Newcastle just an hour up the road from me, one day I shall be on it lol!

 

[Carol]

I think I need to go to England to visit Tez and go to Finland

 

[David43515]

QFT

And you can get Maglites in Finland too

Well.....that`s certainly a load off my mind.

 

[Tez3]

I think I need to go to England to visit Tez and go to Finland

You are most definitely welcome!

 

[Xue Sheng]

You are most definitely welcome!

Tez.... :uhohh: If you value your maglites :anic: ...hide them before Carol arrives

Well.....that`s certainly a load off my mind.

If you knew about the history behind that post.... you would be afraid...very afraid

 

[Tez3]

Tez.... :uhohh: If you value your maglites :anic: ...hide them before Carol arrives



If you knew about the history behind that post.... you would be afraid...very afraid

LOL, my Maglite is left at work in my locker!

 

[Flying Crane]

Have I ever shown you my extensive collection of Scandinavian credit cards?

 

[Xue Sheng]

LOL, my Maglite is left at work in my locker!

Be afraid...Be very afraid :anic:

Have I ever shown you my extensive collection of Scandinavian credit cards?

:lol:

No, but I may need them to start the Xuefu Euro-Doom Kwoon

 

[Flying Crane]

I believe Tolkien based one of the two Elvish languages that he created on Finnish. The other was on Welsh.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I believe Tolkien based one of the two Elvish languages that he created on Finnish. The other was on Welsh.

Well then.. just one more reason to move to Finland

I could come off all scholarly by saying yes he actually based it on a dialect of the Finnish language that he got form the Kalevala, a Finnish epic poem..... or I could admit I just looked it up and found this

the Kalevala, a Finnish epic poem. In Eastern Finland near the Russian border, a dialect of the Finnish language existed as verses and songs passed on for hundreds of years in oral form; these had been collected in the Kalevala by Elias Lonnrot. Tolkien had been inspired by the Kalevala and the Finnish language, and used Finnish as the basis for the elve language in his books. So the elves speak a language similar to Finnish, and Finns are said to have psychic and magical powers, as the elves do in the Tolkien books.

from here

:uhohh: NAH!!! I'll go with scholarly and edge-a-ma-kated :wink1:....I knew that all along..... yeah that’s it.... I knew it

 

[Tez3]

Ah but if you want the elves themselves you have to go to Iceland!
http://www.ismennt.is/vefir/ari/alfar/alandslag/aelvesmod.htm

 

[Sukerkin]

Hmmm ... dark half the year and frozen for about the same time ...

... but still, you can always put the heating on and the country does seem to have other redeeming features besides reindeer ...