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 7/1/2008 4:04 pm |
AH, I have clients there Feel like a round of Tonsil Hockey                 Kissing Contest! 
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7/1/2008 4:16 pm |
Before the eleventh century, Swedes adhered to Norse paganism, worshiping Æsir gods, with its centre at the Temple in Uppsala. With Christianization in the 11th century, the laws of the country were changed, forbidding worship of other deities into the late nineteenth century.
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 7/1/2008 5:28 pm |
Amen sister! Couldn't have put it better my self.lol Love the way you cleared all of the misconceptions up. I get tired when I have to tell people over and over that Ikea is Swedish.H&M is swedidh(love that store)grew up with it when you could only visit it in Sweden.Can't believe the empire these stores have turned out to be. You hit the nail on the head.Sweden is not Switzerland.lol Awesome!Keep em cumming! Kramar Sessan Princess
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7/1/2008 6:24 pm |
Before the eleventh century, Swedes adhered to Norse paganism, worshiping Æsir gods, with its centre at the Temple in Uppsala. With Christianization in the 11th century, the laws of the country were changed, forbidding worship of other deities into the late nineteenth century. I prefer to call our old gods Asar.... Not Aesir....  Not sure about the law thingie though..... Don't ring a bell, but I will check into it. However, I very much doubted that Swedes paid any attention to such a law.... Other gods have always been worshiped along with the christian god... WARNING: To "stump" me in History or Mythology is vewy, vewy hard! 
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7/1/2008 6:25 pm |
AH, I have clients there Feel like a round of Tonsil Hockey
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7/1/2008 6:30 pm |
Amen sister! Couldn't have put it better my self.lol Love the way you cleared all of the misconceptions up. I get tired when I have to tell people over and over that Ikea is Swedish.H&M is swedidh(love that store)grew up with it when you could only visit it in Sweden.Can't believe the empire these stores have turned out to be. You hit the nail on the head.Sweden is not Switzerland.lol Awesome!Keep em cumming! Kramar Sessan I kept repeating the Swiss thing.... Hoping it might sink in, but then Australians and Austrians faces the same problem in English. Much better in Swedish: Sverige - Schweiz - Australien - Österrike.... Maybe the whole world should speak Swedish instead, and then there would be no confusion!
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7/1/2008 6:47 pm |
Amen sister! Couldn't have put it better my self.lol Love the way you cleared all of the misconceptions up. I get tired when I have to tell people over and over that Ikea is Swedish.H&M is swedidh(love that store)grew up with it when you could only visit it in Sweden.Can't believe the empire these stores have turned out to be. You hit the nail on the head.Sweden is not Switzerland.lol Awesome!Keep em cumming! Kramar Sessan Translation for those poor souls who don't speak our tongue: Check out cyclone173's comment here What is Sweden, Swedes and Swedish?.... Absolutely wonderful and so very true!
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7/1/2008 9:53 pm |
Kolla in cyclone173's comment här What is Sweden, Swedes and Swedish?.... Helt underbart och så väldigt sant! Translation for those poor souls who don't speak our tongue: Check out cyclone173's comment here What is Sweden, Swedes and Swedish?.... Absolutely wonderful and so very true! i learn something by reading your blog saab builds figthers jet !for a neutral country ??? ... I am as good as you are bad
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7/2/2008 5:14 am |
Hey Angel perfect documented.  Frida from the band ABBA is born in Norway.    SIGN MY GUESTBOOK
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7/2/2008 6:38 am |
You're pink You have been hit. You have been considered one of the 10 prettiest ladies with a warm loving heart on my blog list. Once you have been hit, you have to hit 10 pretty ladies. If you get hit again you know you're really pretty. (If you fail to forward this, you'll have ugliness for 10 years.) So hit 10 pretty ladies on your blog list and let them know they are pretty. SEND THIS TO PRETTY LADIES, INCLUDING THE ONE WHO SENT IT TO YOU!!! All you are asked to do is keep this circulating. Even if its to one more person. In memory of anyone you know that has been struck down by cancer. friends__ forwarded this to me and I am doing the same thing......Thank you for the cooperation.
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7/2/2008 6:58 am |
 SA.Well, the Muppet Show had the Swedish Chef in it. Most of him was fabric but his hands were human. By all means feel free to drop into my blog. I'll brew up. To quote Bill Cosby, I'm so smart, I'm smarter than me!       
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7/2/2008 11:45 am |
After searching my memory, only one thing: A soldier from the place my mother came from, claimed to have shot at Karl XII the night he was killed at the fortress at Fredriksten in Halden. The Unconquered Maiden Adding to your list: Today's royal family descends from the French general Jean Bernadotte, elected king in 1810. Psst: France and Spain are larger! The Norwegian Blue stun easily! Probably pining for the fjords.
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7/2/2008 12:27 pm |
thank you angel !(for the advertisement ) i learn something by reading your blog saab builds figthers jet !for a neutral country ??? ... SAAB = Svenska Aeroplan AB, (Swedish for Swedish Aeroplane Limited)
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7/2/2008 12:28 pm |
You're pink You have been hit. You have been considered one of the 10 prettiest ladies with a warm loving heart on my blog list. Once you have been hit, you have to hit 10 pretty ladies. If you get hit again you know you're really pretty. (If you fail to forward this, you'll have ugliness for 10 years.) So hit 10 pretty ladies on your blog list and let them know they are pretty. SEND THIS TO PRETTY LADIES, INCLUDING THE ONE WHO SENT IT TO YOU!!! All you are asked to do is keep this circulating. Even if its to one more person. In memory of anyone you know that has been struck down by cancer. friends__ forwarded this to me and I am doing the same thing......Thank you for the cooperation. 
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7/2/2008 12:29 pm |
SA.Well, the Muppet Show had the Swedish Chef in it. Most of him was fabric but his hands were human.
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7/2/2008 12:37 pm |
After searching my memory, only one thing: A soldier from the place my mother came from, claimed to have shot at Karl XII the night he was killed at the fortress at Fredriksten in Halden. The Unconquered Maiden Adding to your list: Today's royal family descends from the French general Jean Bernadotte, elected king in 1810. Psst: France and Spain are larger! Thought I remembered it from school.... See I told you, No Bagging! Shall delete that fact immediately!Bernadotte.... Of course I knew that, but I will put it in there instead of the size of Sweden.... Now we both know, it's not really the size that matters! Karl XII, very interesting. Do you know more about it?
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7/2/2008 12:37 pm |
SWEEDENS NATIONAL MUSEUM WAS FOUNDED IN 1792 SKOOL AM A TRUTHFULL NUTTER WHO ENJOYS LIFE AND ENJOY A GOOD LAUGH WITH FRIENDS[. SO PLEASE DROP BY MY BLOG .WELSHDRAGON10DRAGONSLAIR  
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7/2/2008 12:45 pm |
SWEEDENS NATIONAL MUSEUM WAS FOUNDED IN 1792 SKOOL The museum was founded in 1792 as Kungliga Museum ("Royal Museum"). The present building was opened in 1866 and it was then named Nationalmuseum. Good one!
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7/2/2008 12:49 pm |
SWEEDENS NATIONAL MUSEUM WAS FOUNDED IN 1792 SKOOL
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7/2/2008 4:27 pm |
Well now, I don't have to bother Google anymore!
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7/2/2008 4:36 pm |
          SMILES & HUGZ  Bonna & Jeff    GUEST BOOK A Stiff One Men are like...... Lord Byron
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7/2/2008 4:38 pm |
Well now, I don't have to bother Google anymore!
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7/2/2008 4:39 pm |
Did you know that ABBA...in the prime of their existance,contributed to over a quarter of Swedens GNP,& made MORE for the Swedish economy than Volvo? I read this list already,& i'm impressed with it.There were a few things that i was unsure of,but most of the things i was familiar with. "Always remember...keep smiling!" Hugs, D. XX
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7/2/2008 4:41 pm |
Much of what you write apart from ABBA and IKEA is news to me. My music tastes are extreme, Does Sweden have any hardcore bands? Big mwah, The Heathen
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7/2/2008 4:42 pm |
I have to admire your patrionage fro your country.I LOVE being Irish,& i equally love my country,Ireland. "Always remember...keep smiling!" Hugs, D. XX
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7/2/2008 4:43 pm |
Many people think that the Nordic people have fair skin that won't tan. As you know that is wrong.... The Nordics have fair skin, but with a yellow undertone that makes us tan very fast.... The ones that are fair and in general won't tan and have a pink undertone are: Germans, Brits, Irish and such... Of course there's always exceptions, but in general the above is true... Me if I bother to tan (I don't like being in the sun though, it gives me really bad head aches), get a really deep golden color.
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7/2/2008 5:03 pm |
I learned a number of things from your list! Question: How can capitalism and socialism really co-exist? Are there political conflicts as in this country as we drift further and further toward socialism? 
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7/2/2008 5:21 pm |
I drive a Volvo. I read Pippi Longstocking as a kid and thought she was fucking awesome. I love IKEA and H&M. H&M makes my favorite shirts. ABBA was Swedish? No kidding? ( I'm joking) What I want to know is: Where did that whole Stockholm Syndrome thing come about?
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7/2/2008 5:40 pm |
Stampen is west of Olskroken?  
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7/2/2008 5:53 pm |
Stampen is west of Olskroken?
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7/2/2008 6:11 pm |
Sweden has won a total of 588 Olympic medals being surpassed by only 6 countries. USA, the former Soviet Union, Italy, France, Germany and the UK. Go Sweden! See....I loves you!  In exile...Somewhere in the land of the banned.
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7/2/2008 6:44 pm |
Did you know that ABBA...in the prime of their existance,contributed to over a quarter of Swedens GNP,& made MORE for the Swedish economy than Volvo? I read this list already,& i'm impressed with it.There were a few things that i was unsure of,but most of the things i was familiar with. Did you know that a Japanese billionaire offered them 1 billion dollars some years back to have a reunion concert.... Just 1 reunion concert, and they said - Thanks but no thanks!
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7/2/2008 6:47 pm |
I have to admire your patrionage fro your country.I LOVE being Irish,& i equally love my country,Ireland.
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7/2/2008 6:58 pm |
I learned a number of things from your list! Question: How can capitalism and socialism really co-exist? Are there political conflicts as in this country as we drift further and further toward socialism? Honestly I really don't think it will work in the US.... People here "bicker" waaaaaaaaay to much! Here's something from SWEDEN period SE, if you are interested..... My Major was International Economics, so this is close to my heart, or at least it was! "The Swedish Economy In terms of area (450,000 km2 = 174,000 sq. mi.) Sweden is one of the largest countries in Europe, but in terms of population (9 million) it is a relatively small country. The Swedish economy is characterized by high internationalization, a broad business sector and a large element of public sector activity, especially in the service sector. From poor agrarian country to leading industrial country In the mid-1850s, Sweden was a poor agrarian country on the periphery of Europe. During the period from 1850 to 1970 the Swedish economy was the fastest growing in the world – along with Japan – and in 1970 Sweden was the world’s third richest country measured in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. A number of factors explain this leap, but among the most important were: • Exports of such commodities as iron ore and timber products to Britain and the European continent • Educational investments – by introducing public schools in 1842, Sweden achieved a broad, high knowledge level, sharing the top of the knowledge table with the United States during the second half of the 19th century • Free enterprise – numerous entrepreneurs dared to take risks, especially due to the introduction of limited liability companies around the turn of the 20th century, which made it possible to start up businesses with a reasonable level of risk • Expansion of infrastructure – notably railroads – using foreign capital • Liberalization measures – the entire guild system was scrapped in 1846 • Modern democracy – the parliament of four estates (nobility, clergy, burghers and peasants) ceased to exist in 1866 • An efficient, non-corrupt bureaucracy The Swedish business sector was thus based on the commodities (plus the old metal-working and foundry village environments) that existed in the country. By the late 19th century, these materials were being turned into increasingly advanced products, laying the groundwork for a broad manufacturing sector that even today largely forms the foundation of the business sector and the economy. Demand from industry, together with household consumption, created a base for the private service sector. Rapid economic growth, very strong public finances and the growing welfare and re-distributive policy ambitions of Swedish governments after World War II led to rapid public sector growth starting in the mid-1960s. At a very early stage, Sweden’s manufacturing sector became internationalized. This began with commodity exports, but due to the small size of the domestic market, industrial companies generally established operations abroad early. Even before World War I, for example, Ericsson had more than half of its employees abroad. Internationalization regained momentum after World War II as trade was liberalized, while demand for Swedish goods rose sharply as Europe was being rebuilt. A third wave of internationalizations occurred in the 1970s and 1980s, when Swedish industrial companies made very extensive direct investments, first in the U.S. and later the European Union (EU). A fourth wave of internationalizations began somewhat later when a number of service industries (primarily in financial and business services) as well as the construction sector established operations abroad. On the whole, the Swedish business sector became among the most internationalized in the world. Until the 1990s, there was a major imbalance between extensive Swedish ownership abroad and generally low foreign ownership in Sweden. Growth, deregulation, economic crises and bubbles – the economy after 1970 Starting in the mid-1970s, growth fell in Sweden as it did in many other Western European countries. The problems included tougher competition from other regions of the world, dysfunctional wage formation leading to inflation problems, high taxes and what many entrepreneurs perceived as an inhospitable corporate climate. High cost increases and fading competitiveness forced several devaluations of the Swedish krona during the 1970s and 1980s. These restored the short-term competitiveness of companies but worsened long-term inflation problems in the economy. To improve the functioning of the economy, during the 1980s Sweden initiated the deregulation of many sectors. This began with the financial service market but continued with most transportation markets, the electricity market etc. In portions of what was previously a public sector monopoly (for example schools and health-care), there are now some opportunities for private or cooperative activities. Other important structural reforms include stricter competition rules, an expenditure ceiling for the public sector, an independent Riksbank (Swedish central bank) plus of course Sweden’s membership first in the European Economic Area (EEA) and then from 1995 in the EU. In a 2003 referendum, however, the Swedes chose to say no to the euro common currency. During the mid-1980s economic growth again rose, driven by good exports. Overall, however, growth in the 1980s, as during the 1970s, was slower than the EU average. The deregulation of the credit market contributed to a very rapid increase in lending, largely focusing on the real estate sector. Sweden developed a banking and financial service bubble, which burst in the early 1990s in conjunction with an international economic slowdown and a restructuring of the Swedish tax system. As in most other countries, economic policy was restructured in order to prioritize low inflation. The economy entered its deepest crisis since the 1930s. Between 1990 and 1993, GDP fell by 5%, while employment declined by nearly 10%. Falling GDP and lower employment resulted in a sharp deterioration in public sector finances. In 1994, the central government budget deficit exceeded 15% of GDP. Due to the combination of low growth during two decades and the severe economic crisis, Sweden fell from third place in the prosperity league (measured as GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power) in 1970 to ninth place in 1990. During its crisis, Sweden slid further to 16th place but later bounced back a bit in the rankings and stood at 13th place by 2004. The crisis led to a battery of reforms and austerity measures but also to investments for the future, especially in universities and colleges. Combined with favorable international economic conditions and very rapid growth in the information technology (IT) sector, Sweden emerged from the crisis. After 1993, Swedish economic growth was well in line with that of the average for countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). However, the growth of the IT sector together with unrealistic valuations of IT shares on the stock market led to an IT bubble. When the bubble burst early in the 21st century, the result was a new economic slowdown and declining employment in the telecom, IT and financial service sectors. Compared to the downturn of a decade earlier, however, this crisis was mild. In recent years, economic growth has again gained momentum. Since 2002, the upturn in GDP has averaged 2.5% annually. In 2005, growth reached 2.7%. The upturn was initially led by exports, which have climbed by an average of nearly 6% annually in the past four years. Due to better profitability in manufacturing and rising capacity utilization, capital spending took over as the main engine of the economy during 2004. During 2005 the labor market also began to improve, leading to rising household income and consumption. Thus private consumption is expected to serve as an economic engine in the next few years. Forecasts for 2006–2007 The prospects for the next couple of years still look bright. Most observers foresee GDP growth of more than 3% annually. One important effect of the structural changes that have occurred is that economic productivity is rapidly rising. However, this is not leading to job creation at the same pace as during previous economic upturns. Registered unemployment is thus expected to remain above 4%. Meanwhile the rapid increase in productivity implies that wage and price pressure in the economy will remain low. Inflation is thus expected to remain at today’s low year-on-year levels of around 1–2% in the foreseeable future. A new economy When the stock market’s IT bubble burst, many observers spoke of the ‘‘death of the new economy.’’ The truth is the opposite, however. During the past 15–20 years, the Swedish economy and the world in which it competes have fundamentally changed. We can point to a number of far-reaching changes, of which the most important are: • a new basic technology – IT – which permeates the whole society • new deregulated and global markets • the larger role of knowledge/intellectual capital in competitiveness • new organizational structures in com- panies, larger foreign ownership and less production in Sweden • new economic policies, with a focus on stable central government finances and low inflation One of the most important changes during the past decade is that foreign ownership in the Swedish economy has increased sharply. In the early 1990s, about 10% of employees in the business sector worked at foreign-owned companies. By 2004 this share had risen to 23%. In many industries the foreign-owned share is above 30%, and even in previously ‘‘closed’’ sectors like real estate and construction, the proportion of foreign ownership is now rising at a rapid pace. This further strengthens Sweden’s economic dependence on other countries. Also contributing to increased internationalization and tougher competition was the enlargement of the EU in May 2004. Unlike most other EU countries, Sweden chose not to introduce any transitional rules. Taken together, the structural transformation of the economy has thus further accelerated. This is most apparent in the manufacturing sector, in which traditional production in Sweden is declining, while service content is rising. Increased mechanization is leading to rapid productivity improvement, while employment is falling. Manufacturing declined from a 30% share of all jobs in 1965 to 16% in 2004. Instead, the knowledge-intensive service sector has shown the most expansion. Employment has also increased in the traditional household service sector, especially in distributive trades (retailing/wholesaling), while large portions of this sector have otherwise been restrained by weak long-term local government finances. Looking ahead, employment growth will largely occur in the service sector, while manufacturing will continue to play a major role in exports and thus indirectly in the growth of the service sector. Population and labor force In 2005, Sweden’s population was a bit above 9 million. Population growth during the 1990s was relatively slow and was mainly due to immigration. In recent years, however, the birth rate has again increased. Forecasts indicate that in 2020, Sweden will have a population of about 9.7 million. However, the big demographic challenge instead lies in the fact that the number of older people is now growing at a rapid pace. By 2020, the number of individuals over age 65 is expected to grow by 500,000, while the working-age population will only grow by 200,000. Traditionally and in terms of political orientation, Sweden has had very high labor force participation. However, labor force participation fell sharply during the economic crisis of the early 1990s and since then has not returned to the old level. In 2005, it was 77%. One of the Government’s most important economic policy targets is to achieve an employment level of 80%. Unemployment was 5.9% in 2005 and is only expected to fall slowly in the near future. Social welfare and taxes Compared to most other countries, Sweden is characterized by an even distribution of income and wealth. This is due to a high tax burden and a large public sector. Tax-financed consumption in 2005 was equivalent to 28% of GDP and capital spending 3%, while the public sector redistributes another 22% or so of GDP in the form of various transfer payments. The flip side of Sweden’s ambitious social welfare and re-distribution policy is the country’s very heavy tax burden. The tax burden in Sweden is equivalent to 51% of GDP, which together with Denmark is the highest in the world. Economic policy Sweden’s official economic policy focuses on stable central government finances and low inflation. Other defining characteristics are a far-reaching redistribution policy, large ‘‘labor market policy’’ (government-financed employment training and job) programs aimed at keeping registered unemployment down and an ambition to preserve the Swedish high-tax system. There is an election in September 2006, but even if there is a change of government from the long-ruling Social Democrats to an alliance of non-socialist parties, the main features of today’s policies are expected to survive. The Swedish krona traditionally had a fixed exchange rate. Since 1992, however, the currency has floated. Sweden’s Riksbank is completely independent of the Government. The objective of the Riksbank’s monetary policy is to keep inflation around 2% (within a band between 1–3  ."
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7/2/2008 7:06 pm |
I drive a Volvo. I read Pippi Longstocking as a kid and thought she was fucking awesome. I love IKEA and H&M. H&M makes my favorite shirts. ABBA was Swedish? No kidding? ( I'm joking) What I want to know is: Where did that whole Stockholm Syndrome thing come about? Stockholm Syndrome, very interesting question, and here's your answer: (I'm feeling lazy so I stole this from Wiki) The syndrome is named after the Norrmalmstorg robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg, Stockholm, Sweden, in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28 in 1973. In this case, the victims became emotionally attached to their victimizers, and even defended their captors after they were freed from their six-day ordeal. The term Stockholm Syndrome was coined by the criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot, who assisted the police during the robbery, and referred to the syndrome in a news broadcast.
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7/2/2008 7:08 pm |
Sweden has won a total of 588 Olympic medals being surpassed by only 6 countries. USA, the former Soviet Union, Italy, France, Germany and the UK. Go Sweden! See....I loves you! Thanks, you "stumped" me! I'm getting "stumped" by quite a few of you.....I know you luvs me, and I luvs you too!
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7/2/2008 7:20 pm |
Nice post. Love, Light, Laughter, Leave a Legacy, Greg
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7/2/2008 7:44 pm |
A little known Swedish fact - The surname Bloggerfeld is of Swedish/Jewish/Uzbekistanian ancestry and Bloegeurfeldt the Great was the first king of what is now Sweden and was crowned in the year 389.
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7/2/2008 8:00 pm |
Okay, I do NOT listen to ABBA. And my children used to call the Volvo a vulva (they grew up in the Dominican Republic where it's okay to make fun of everything). I am PISSED that there are no polar bears. Can't you get at least one?
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7/2/2008 8:24 pm |
Nice post. 
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7/2/2008 8:31 pm |
A little known Swedish fact - The surname Bloggerfeld is of Swedish/Jewish/Uzbekistanian ancestry and Bloegeurfeldt the Great was the first king of what is now Sweden and was crowned in the year 389. Muah!
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7/2/2008 8:39 pm |
Ace of Base is from Gothenburg, Sweden - known for their hit song "The Sign"... I know some Sweedes here in California and they claim to have Cast Iron Stomachs...  All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.... View my blog...TantricWarriour
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7/2/2008 8:40 pm |
Okay, I do NOT listen to ABBA. And my children used to call the Volvo a vulva (they grew up in the Dominican Republic where it's okay to make fun of everything). I am PISSED that there are no polar bears. Can't you get at least one? OK, so not ABBA.... How bout: Roxette, Ace of Base, Europe, The Cardigans, Eagle-Eye Cherry, A*Teens, The Hives? Volvo is conjugated from the Latin "volvere", and means "I roll"!
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7/2/2008 8:42 pm |
Ace of Base is from Gothenburg, Sweden - known for their hit song "The Sign"... I know some Sweedes here in California and they claim to have Cast Iron Stomachs...
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7/2/2008 10:01 pm |
The Swedish movie "I Am Curious Yellow" also started freedom of speech and art debates and helped to cut down on censorships in a few countries.
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7/2/2008 10:35 pm |
Thanks for the info on Sweden. I love Blue Eyed Blonde's. My favor sport is hockey, and the Chicago Blackhawks have several young players from Sweden on their roster. † CEEDEE † CEEDEE I suffer from delusions of grandeur
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7/2/2008 11:18 pm |
Comment ho or not...I still wuuuvvvvv ya! Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints...
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7/3/2008 12:12 am |
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7/3/2008 12:57 am |
Just when I nearly had the answer, I forgot the question. POT-SHOTS NO. 216.
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7/3/2008 1:02 am |
I havnt seen a recipe on here yet so heres one..... "POTATIS KORV" (Swedish Christmas Sausage) 2 lbs. lean pork, ground 2 lbs. lean beef, ground 6 med. potatoes, shredded (uncooked) 3 tsps. salt 2 tsps. ground allspice 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 med. onion, chopped Mix all ingredients well together. Form into rolls about 4 inches long, 2 inches in diameter. Cut waxed paper or parchment paper into 6-inch lengths and warp sausage well, tying both ends tightly with string. Prick waxed paper with a fork (do not prick parchment) and place in pan of simmering salted water. Cook slowly for about 45 minutes. This sausage is delicate in flavor so some fol may prefer to add more seasoning. *The Wench* | |||||||||
