Toadfish Monastery

Quote from: Aggie on February 01, 2016, 05:19:02 PM
Hello Darlica! Give my regards to Lindorm as well.

Quote from: Griffin NoName on January 30, 2016, 01:49:53 AM
Great to catch a glimpse of you Darlica. The constant attention to another being other than oneself does end. In approximately 20 years.

It only took 6 years with my marriage.

I did knew this constant attention thing before my little bundle of joy arrived... However I'm not sure I understood it...

I guess your time will come Aggi... 

A belated Happy New Year!

I actually can't remember when I had the last time to sit down by the computer...
Big  to you all!

As long as it does what it's suppose to do there's no reason not to use a cheap alternative. 

Sorry I forgot to mention your photos! 
They are great! 
What kind of camera do you use?



All Swedish children read a little of Norse and Danish at school, both the language is self and some of the "great" authors.

Norse and Swedish in general are quite alike, usually we can understand each other rather well if both talk slowly and avoid certain "false friends" words. *

Danish is trickier, at least if you're not from the very Southern tip of Sweden that once belonged to Denmark. One they speak wickedly fast, two they use another R sound than most of swedes do. They have a lot of common words that we don't share and we count differently. I tend to use English when speaking to most Danish people to avoid misunderstandings. With Norwegians I can use "General Scandinavian", Swedish and the little Norse I master.


* Some words that we share still have their archaic meaning in Norse but have a newer meaning Swedish. Some of them are dirty in on language but not the other, hilarity ensured.

 
I'm not suprised...

We usually call words that sounds like a Swedish word but means something different in English "false friends" but I have never come across "crones" in that context before...

Swenglish, Swedish mixed up with English was more common before the the "Mtv generation", today most people watch a lot of English and American TV series and movies and are used to the language in a different way.

Still funny though. 

It seem like you had a good time! 

Karlskrona is a very beautiful little town. It tend to be crowded with tourists in the summer but the tourist season hasn't really started yet. 

As you describe it was once a very important city and literary the crown in in the Swedish naval defence. BTW for you who doesn't speak this crazy moon language I call my native tongue Karlskrona means  (King) Carls Crown.

As for the Kogg ships, Malmö city sold them 2013 for a couple of hundred Swedish kronor (actual value about 38 milion Sek!!!), one ended up in Stockholm as a restaurant ship, what happened to the other one I don't know. It's a sad story and considered something of a scandal in the maritime historic/ medieval historic circles here. L and I visited the Kogg museum some years ago (2008  or 2009)  it was a small but very well thought out exhibition, one historical part about the kogg ships, how they were used and a bit of historical context. There was also some findings form the actual ships that were found in Malmö, which the reconstruction where based on. The other part was about the reconstruction and building of the ships. Both parts of the exhibition equally interesting.
The museum was a success with schools and tourists but was closed due to budget cuts and then the ships where sold of for virtually nothing. 

He will be missed.

Thank you!

It's a bit scary (it's our first loan except for student loans)...

The flat has 3 bedrooms (one will be a study for me and L), a living room and a big newly renovated kitchen with room for a dinner table.
The bath room has a tub. washing machine and dryer! 

We are both pretty exited about the move, and the baby of cause, there will be a lot of changes in our life's this spring and summer 

Today the last bits and pieces with the bank, the loan, mortgage and a few other things finally fell into place and Lindorm and I now have a new home, with room for a family, to move in to come the last week in April.

That's a really clever (and determined)  little rascal. 

I hope the parents are equipped with a lot of patience and humour because they will need it!   

Oi!

It's time t'ha dust off th'a nice muggs 'n brrring out th'a fine rum!

Cheers for the returrn of our beloved Goat and our Head Wench! Horrraay!

That was hillarious!

Congratulations to you and your grand son!

Off Topic:
Goat, which games do you play?

Quote from: Griffin NoName on January 09, 2015, 04:10:54 PM

Quote from: Darlica on January 09, 2015, 10:03:56 AM
then it was by "our" hand so let's not play out the Martyr card.

So where does that leave Gaza and Israel?

Plenty of cartoons about Jews, not so sure about their G-d but since there's only one any cartoon of a G-dish creature must coount.

That is a can of shit that has been brewing for centuries too. All these conflicts in and about the "holy land".

Regarding the drawings, those who get the worst pounding in the French satirical magazines are French politicians and leaders of the catholic church, French "houshold names", some pictures are very misogynistic some border to racism and some are really good satire...

I don't endorse any type of gender,sexual, religious, racial or ethnic prejudice. BUT I still think there isn't a drawn picture or a written or spoken word that justify killing artist/author/speaker.