Thread: Norwegians

I met a Norwegian today. He was lovely. Anybody else ever met a lovely Norwegian?

err yes actually
just the one though..

Norway!

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Yawwnn.....

I know a lovely Norwegian. She and I used to play croquet.

Wow, totally surreal, man!

Oi, pravit, what's with the boycott attitude? Norway ain't that bad.
I, for one, have met many great Norwegians

Maybe Norway isn't that bad, but except for their Fjords and Vikings, they haven't really contributed that much to world history or human civilisation as a whole, have they? I challenge anyone (who's not Norwegian ) in here to name a famous Norwegian, a Norwegian invention or any event whatsoever in which Norwegians were involved... Difficult, eh?

Originally Posted by Jasper May

I challenge anyone (who's not Norwegian ) in here to name a famous Norwegian, a Norwegian invention or any event whatsoever in which Norwegians were involved... Difficult, eh?

Roald Amundsen and Henrik Ibsen immediately spring to mind.

As for inventions, I believe the paperclip and the cheese grater were the product of great Norwegian minds.

I'll take the challenge (being partly Non-Norwegian :P ).

Ummm....

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Vidkun Quisling? (We're very proud of him).

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Oh, I know: Marilyn Monroe had a Norwegian father.
.... Wait a minute: You should actually have heard about Edvard Grieg. And Munch (the painter who did "Scream"). And Gro Harlem Brundtland (right-socialdemocratic prime minister, now leader of the World Health Organization).

To this you can add many more great artists, politicians et al, who never became internationally known. How many Norwegians ever heard of Lermontov? Bulgakov?

Anyway, the point I really wanted to make was this: A state, a country or a nation is not made great by the number of celebreties it has spawned, or how many great contributions to international society or tecnhology it has produced. A country is made great by how it feels to visit it or live there. The greatness comes from the way you are welcomed by its people, plus the "taste" of the landscapes and the cultures - taste being, as we all know, a matter of personal preference.

And that's my two kroner

Oh! I forgot about A-HA

Originally Posted by Jasper May

Maybe Norway isn't that bad, but except for their Fjords and Vikings, they haven't really contributed that much to world history or human civilisation as a whole, have they? I challenge anyone (who's not Norwegian ) in here to name a famous Norwegian, a Norwegian invention or any event whatsoever in which Norwegians were involved... Difficult, eh?

If anything, the Norwegians/Danes should be proud for screwing Old English.

And who knows, there may be some truth behind the Scandinavian Kings of Russia.

Thor Heyerdahl.

About Grieg I know since early schooldays.
We had a story about him in our textbooks, by Paustovskiy.
A beautiful story.

Norwegians are also known for taking good places in international
skiing contests.

Oh, and Frida of ABBA is half-norwegian.

Oh! I forgot about A-HA

GAHHHH!!! They're Norwegians? But I like "Take on me" so much!

Originally Posted by Friendy

Thor Heyerdahl.
Oh, and Frida of ABBA is half-norwegian.

DAMMIT! You're right!!! She's my favorite one, too. Darn Agnetha always gets the attention because she's blonde, but Frida's the real jewel of the group Not only is she more beautiful, but also a much better singer. That darn Agnetha can't control her voice. Where's the 'in love' smiley? Grrrr...if Frida is half-Norwegian, I suppose Norway isn't THAT boring....

I know it seems amazing, but I also knew a Norwegian chap too. His name was Chris Paulssen. Tall, blonde sort of guy. Liked rock music. He was indeed very nice.

And recent, young singer/songwriter Lene Marlin :P

And let's not forget Norwegians discovered Greenland - a day that shook the world.

How about this guy? Sondre Lerche http://www.sondrelerche.com/bio_e.shtml He was on the Last Call with Carlson Deli not so long time ago. The guy's got the talent, I should say.

Yay. Lene Marlin (Pedersen) is from my homecity. Genuine North Norwegian (and probably Saami) stock
Sondre Lerche is not my favourite.

But has nobody here heard of the international success band Turbonegro/Turboneger/Trbngr? The kings of deathpunk, the band that produced "Get it on", "Are you ready for some darkness", "Bad Mongo" and "F'ck the world"? http://www.scandinavianleather.com/

Or (though I don't like black metal) Dimmu Borgir?

Oh yeah, and Kurt Nilsen the World Idol. I couldn't care less about the contest, and I couldn't care less about a Norwegian winning or not - but I think it's pretty cool that the American pop-princess and that sleazy Brit Boy lost to a guy who's looks like a hobbit with Downs' syndrome (and has rather good taste in music, to boot).

And here's a band that's not very well known internationally, but ought to be: http://www.ricochets.net/

Originally Posted by Mihkkal

Or (though I don't like black metal) Dimmu Borgir?

Then there's Burzum and other idiots that burn down churches and murder each other, etc.

Originally Posted by Mile-O-Phile

Originally Posted by Mihkkal

Or (though I don't like black metal) Dimmu Borgir?

Then there's Burzum and other idiots that burn down churches and murder each other, etc.

Evig minnes vi de tapre som levde under vaar hordes hammer... Evig er krigen med det av lyset, til de moeter doedens ansikt, doedens kulde vinder... Vinder av kulde skal komme for aa fryse kristenmanns blod... Heia Norge!!!

I don't know norwegian, but that sounded offensive and/or nationalist/racist.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Evig minnes vi de tapre som levde under vaar hordes hammer... Evig er krigen med det av lyset, til de moeter doedens ansikt, doedens kulde vinder... Vinder av kulde skal komme for aa fryse kristenmanns blod... Heia Norge!!!

Something like: We'll forever remember the brave ones who lived under the hammer of our army (?)... Eternal is the war against that which is of the light, until they meet the face of death, the cold winds of death... Winds of cold shall come to freeze the blood of Christian Man... Go Norway!!!

But it's written in poor grammars and with a weird quasi-oldfashioned way of spelling certain words. This could be Burzum lyrics, allright. But that last outburst makes me believe they are quoted with some ironical distance, or it's simply a parody on Burzum lyrics. I don't think it's worth taking offense from, anyways...