Walking the tight rope

[Gorduz]

Sure the Norwegian media have discussed why the visit is cut short, but I did not have the impression that there was any resentment towards it. Reasons range from "he has a lot to do" to "he would like this fuss to go over as soon as possible" and all reasons are valid. The Norwegian public(both conservatives, lefties and righties) questions the reasons for this prize as much as anyone, generally the leader of the comitee is considered kind of a renegade and attention hungry politician (ok not by everyone but still).

But still now he has the price lets hope it aspires him to truly accomplish something on the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation (especially with regards to Iran)

Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

*phew*

It's also worth remembering that christianity, the guys in long robes who fancy little kids, came to Finland from Sweden.

This was the original Finnish response to this Swedish religion.

1: I' m not religiouse.
2: I'm not a swede.
3: I don't like the guys in the long robes who fancy little kids either.

Next.

Originally Posted by Snestorm

1: I' m not religiouse.
2: I'm not a swede.
3: I don't like the guys in the long robes who fancy little kids either.

Next.

All you Scandis speak the same language, have kings and queens and whatnots and have economic and cultural ties with each other that none of you has with Finland. Together you force Finns to speak your incomprehensible scandi-language that basicly nobody else speaks in the world.

Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

All you Scandis speak the same language, have kings and queens and whatnots and have economic and cultural ties with each other that none of you has with Finland. Together you force Finns to speak your incomprehensible scandi-language that basicly nobody else speaks in the world.

That's the breaks.
Life can be tough, but it sure beats the only alternative.

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Originally Posted by Snestorm

Does anybody have any idé what he did to deserve this award?

He's not George W. Bush. That's about it. It seems like pretty thin reasoning, to me (if true, which I suspect it is).

The Al Gore Nobel was also a f__k you to Bush, too, I think.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

All you Scandis speak the same language, have kings and queens and whatnots and have economic and cultural ties with each other that none of you has with Finland. Together you force Finns to speak your incomprehensible scandi-language that basicly nobody else speaks in the world.

Now that's funny!

Credit where credit's due.

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Now that's funny!

Credit where credit's due.

Well we're not the ones napalming kids.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Well we're not the ones napalming kids.

What?

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Maybe the prize should be changed: to being given to the best Science Fiction author.

Al Gore got his already.

[Morts]

Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Well we're not the ones napalming kids.

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

What?

Whaat, I wrote that in a hurry, I was busy going somewhere else. Allow me to elaborate.

Sailor Steve is more then correct in ridiculing Finland's subservient position in relation to the other Scandinavian countries. Traditionally the other Scandinavian countries have been closer to US and also Nato then Finland is. Jehova's witnesses, members of a religion founded in the US, have been exempt from the Finnish military, as are the residents of Åland.

Swedes got the Jehova's witnesses out of the Finnish military service, they also got Ålanders out of the service. Not to mention Swedish espionage of Finland for the US. So there has always been a very close unity between Sweden and the US, against Finland.