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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 14, 2015 - 11:50pm PT
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That was a little biased, but that's just MY opinion.
I'm a big fan of their Women's National Bikini Squad.
And rutabagas.
The Irish call this root vegetable a turnip. The English call it a swede, and in Scotland it is often called neep. It reminds me of a boob...but that's just me, as well.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Jan 14, 2015 - 11:57pm PT
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It looks like a boob with all the classic signs of breast cancer?!
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Jan 15, 2015 - 01:15am PT
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The turnip that is.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:18pm PT
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Ha ha ha!
I wish my grandpa was still around to dee that!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 15, 2015 - 05:37pm PT
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Jo visst! Mycket droll. HoHoHo.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jan 15, 2015 - 06:01pm PT
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mega-cankles
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:09pm PT
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We need Lolli to chime in here.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jan 15, 2015 - 10:15pm PT
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Hehe... nei det der er ikke turnips. Det er kålrot.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 15, 2015 - 11:02pm PT
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Morn morn, Marlow! :-)
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wallyvirginia
Trad climber
Stockholm, Sweden
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 16, 2015 - 12:56am PT
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This last video is a form of commercial that aired in Sweden, glorifying our work terms in a humorous way. In the end they thank employer organizations for making it so.. Such hypocrisy! I think no other country has had as many strikes as Sweden historically. And now they try to take credit for being generous..
Sweden has a strong connection to the US, going back to the days of the massive emigration. Which also has something to do with the Swedish society today. We were starving back then, roughly a third of the citizens left the country. The government panicked, resulting in free education, everyone's right to vote etc at a relatively early stage in history.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Jan 16, 2015 - 01:12am PT
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Interesting. I had assumed your benefits were much more recent than the great emigration.
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wallyvirginia
Trad climber
Stockholm, Sweden
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 16, 2015 - 01:41am PT
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Of course you're right, Jan, most of it is recent, I'm just saying it might have been what got the ball in motion..
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 16, 2015 - 09:29am PT
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But you gotta go to Häggsta to learn to climb like a Swede...
And not just anybody can party like a Swede,
that takes some real dedicated practice.
But being good Swedes they did clean it up nicely.
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wallyvirginia
Trad climber
Stockholm, Sweden
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 16, 2015 - 09:46am PT
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That's hilarious Reilly! That's just a couple of miles from where I live.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jan 16, 2015 - 01:20pm PT
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UffDa!!
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jan 18, 2015 - 12:39pm PT
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More Sweden - Dans i Folkparkar:
Benny Anderssons orkester - Sommaren Du Fick
[Click to View YouTube Video]
What's not to love...
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Lollie
Social climber
I'm Lolli.
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Jan 19, 2015 - 01:05pm PT
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LOL!
Wallyvirginia, where did you find that! And totally agree on the commercial.
Dingus, what a coincidence! I love America and I love an American. They're actually as Swedish as lingonberries.
Except that you're still a young and wild country.
:-)
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jan 19, 2015 - 01:31pm PT
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You'd have to boil it and then taste it to be sure...
You talking about Swedish bikinis??????
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jan 19, 2015 - 05:11pm PT
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SLR....Swedish bikinnis taste better un-cooked...
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wallyvirginia
Trad climber
Stockholm, Sweden
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 20, 2015 - 10:39am PT
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@cintune
That's a good one! My family is from northern Sweden, I spent my summers there as a child. I use this "word" all the time. Never occurred to me that it would be odd to the uninitiated.
Some use tongue clicks, others inhale.. No biggie! =)
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jan 20, 2015 - 01:03pm PT
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More music from beautiful Sweden:
BAO - Helen Sjöholm, Saknadens Rum, Kärlekens Tid
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Choir from 3:35.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 21, 2015 - 12:08pm PT
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Hej, Wally, did you ever do this route at Häggsta where you have to use
The Swedish Headjam? I think it was first done by some chiropractor.
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wallyvirginia
Trad climber
Stockholm, Sweden
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 25, 2015 - 11:58am PT
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😂 Nope, totally missed that one.. Does that space helmet make it aid? Otherwise I'm getting one to tick those ow testpieces!
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