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Tiny island that's ready to stop Europe in its tracks
Daily Telegraph ^
| February 15, 2006
| David Rennie
Posted on 02/15/2006 1:42:31 PM PST by RWR8189
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To: stevio
I don't think there's any doubt. Finns are a bit independent.
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
02/15/2006 2:40:29 PM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Freedom isn't free, but the men and women of the military will pay most of your share)
To: IslandJeff
Because the EU has decreed that everyone must like the same things and everything must be uniform. EU bureaucrats don't like snus and don't want to have to use it.
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posted on
02/15/2006 2:49:52 PM PST
by
arthurus
(Better to fight them OVER THERE than over here.)
To: Billthedrill
That was always my impression, too. I didn't know it was a real word.
To: MeanWestTexan
That is probably a little bit more than I needed to know about snus.
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posted on
02/15/2006 2:54:23 PM PST
by
arthurus
(Better to fight them OVER THERE than over here.)
To: RWR8189
Voting vill continue untile zee correct results are achieved.
To: stevio
Looks like an outdoor sports store. Those are hunting and filleting knives on the board.
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posted on
02/15/2006 2:55:44 PM PST
by
arthurus
(Better to fight them OVER THERE than over here.)
To: arthurus
I just figured there were people like me who didn't know what it was.
My first guess was some sort of pickled fish.
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posted on
02/15/2006 3:04:44 PM PST
by
MeanWestTexan
(Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
To: RWR8189
Warms the bones to read an EU-bash like this.
< Homer Simpson voice> Ummmn...snus. < /Homer Simpson voice>
49
posted on
02/15/2006 3:07:43 PM PST
by
JOAT
To: arthurus
They kind of store that makes the socialists at the EU go nuts.
50
posted on
02/15/2006 3:13:47 PM PST
by
Proud_USA_Republican
(We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
To: RWR8189
"... Aland's 26,000 people are essentially sovereign co-rulers of their home nation of Finland." They could easily build their population base by offering "guest" citizenships.
I rather like the sound of being a "sovereign co-ruler." A nominal tax stipend to cover the costs of processing my citizenship, and they could have a sizable external population.
51
posted on
02/15/2006 6:28:55 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(Well, we had Uncle Joe. Then we had our Uncle Ho. Now it looks like we have an Uncle Mo.)
To: 1234; american colleen; AndyPH; anguish; AzSteven; Bartholomew Roberts; Bushwacker777; ...
Ping to the Swedish Ping List.
Any Finns here?.
52
posted on
02/15/2006 6:35:20 PM PST
by
rmlew
(Sedition and Treason are both crimes, not free speech.)
To: rmlew
Aah, those pesky Finlanders!
Here's a joke:
How does a barber charge a Norwegian for a haircut?
$2 a corner...
How would the same barber charge a Finn?
$8 a point...
53
posted on
02/15/2006 6:43:04 PM PST
by
7MMmag
(ok, ok, some of you won't get it---so sue me)
To: 11Bush; RWR8189
"I thought the EU was a good idea, but now I think it sucks." UN Light
54
posted on
02/15/2006 6:52:03 PM PST
by
itsahoot
(Any country that does not control its borders, is not a country. Ronald Reagan)
To: RWR8189
55
posted on
02/15/2006 7:19:35 PM PST
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s......you weren't really there.)
To: rmlew
Thanks for the snus ping!
On this issue, I think Åland has 9 Million Swedes on their side.
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posted on
02/16/2006 12:44:36 AM PST
by
fdsa2
(www.maktskifte06.se)
To: the_Watchman
Which line runs it? Is it one of the Vaxholm Ferries or one of the major cruise lines? (Cinderella, Viking, Tallink, etc????)
We took the 1000 Islands tour last summer through the Archipeligo stopping in Sandhamn... what a gorgeous area. Hopefully this summer, we'll make an overnight cruise on Tallink to see Tallinn.
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posted on
02/16/2006 1:51:25 AM PST
by
schwing_wifey
(The man who lies to himself can be more easily offended than anyone....Dostoevsky PST +9 hours)
To: schwing_wifey
I am pretty sure it was Viking. We booked it downtown in the same complex as the train station. The line had one ship that left from Stockholm, but had less than a 30 minute stop on the island. We took a ship which required a 30 minute bus trip [supplied by the shipping line] north of Stockholm. It provided several hours on the island and came back late afternoon. The bus left and returned to the downtown train station with several stops out in the burbs. It was a VERY inexpensive day trip. Make sure you book the smorgasbords when you get your tickets.
We would also recommend the double deck hop-on-hop-off buses in Stockholm.
BTW: The train information office has an Internet kiosk where you can send canned photos of Stockholm to your friends. If they have not fixed it yet, you can "escape" out to the Internet from the page where you send the photo. I was able to check my Yahoo mail and visit FreeRepublic from there for free! :)
To: the_Watchman
Thanks. I think I heard of this trip. I was amazed that they just went out and back.
The double deckers are cool but Stockholm is so small I think I've hiked almost every street to date.
I also recommend the Sunday Brunch at the Grand Hotel. Thats a must when we have company... a taste of Sweden with instructions on how its to be done....
(Beer and Aquavit!)
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posted on
02/17/2006 8:36:11 AM PST
by
schwing_wifey
(Lily was mistaken.. The Borg are Swedish...Resistance is Futile.... PST +9hours)
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