Those who were at the TGIAO dinner last night will know what this one is about:
- Svalbard, where a goodly sized part of The Golden Compass takes place, is part of Norway, and has the northernmost airport in the world that has regularly scheduled airline service.
- The longest fjord in Norway is called Sognefjorden.
- A Monty Python skit is based upon the Norwegian Party in UK elections.
- The Norwegian parliament is called the Stortinget
- There is a county in Norway called Telemark, whose country government is located in Skien (naming coincidence?).
- Only Russia and Saudi Arabia export more oil than Norway.
- Norway has the third largest GDP per capita, behind Luxembourg and Ireland and ahead of the United States (according to the International Monetary Fund).
- The runway markings at airports in Norway are yellow, in contrast to those in most other countries, which are white.
- Norway's football team has been to the World Cup three times. They are the only team in the world that has never lost to Brazil.
- Norway has six different types of license plates that a vehicle can have depending on what it is used for.
- Norway's electrical power is provided almost exclusively by hydroelectric power.
- Norway's oldest cathedral is in Stavanger, which is a European Capital of Culture for 2008.
Just a little show of what procrastination can do. :)
----------
50,066 / 50,000
Nov 30, 2007 - 19 35
Wikipedia is an awesome tool for novel procrastination, ne? xD
50,171 / 50,000
Nov 30, 2007 - 19 36
No wonder you only officially finished an hour ago!!! Waaaaaaaaaay too much procrastination, David!
~Bruce
67,126 / 50,000
Nov 30, 2007 - 20 08
Do we have any procratinators in the audience tonight? *looks around and waits for applause*
*There is some scattered clapping around the room.*
Of course, the true procratinators will wait until later to clap.
50,242 / 50,000
Nov 30, 2007 - 20 37
*There is some scattered clapping around the room.*
Of course, the true procratinators will wait until later to clap.
[b]...Three Hours Later...[/b]
*claps like there's no tomorrow*
Wikipedia is not friendly to those on a deadline.
51,815 / 50,000
Nov 30, 2007 - 20 48
Nor is YouTube.
Something you can also do in Norway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt692UuRMyg
I now fully intend to do that someday.
67,126 / 50,000
Nov 30, 2007 - 21 05
My tastes are a bit more mundane, I'm afraid. I like to listen to the musicians on You Tube.
"Drifting" Andy McKee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4
Awesome Guitar Tapping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb9cidk0Bfs
Insanely Awesome Guitar Solo (this guy is SO good! It makes me horribly jealous) Don't be deceived by the beginning, the sound is sometimes a little rough. But Dear God this guy can play! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATub40Npxik
67,126 / 50,000
Nov 30, 2007 - 21 11
Okay, two more and then I'll stop... I promise... Really.....
This is wild! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rutyA12z3Ok&feature=related
Oh, and Steve Morse, not to be left out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-CC2jOVNSI
Umm, can you tell I love guitar music?
50,171 / 50,000
Dec 2, 2007 - 09 17
Umm, can you tell I love guitar music?
Nothing wrong with that, Dellani! So do I, but I can't put more than 3 notes together to save my life! (or quote facts about Norway, for that matter!)
I love this Steve Vai 3-neck guitar bit... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbAi7fa2yZo&feature=related
Damn, he can play!
~Bruce
_______________________________________
2006 winner ~ "Drew Copes" (still being refined)
2007 finisher ~ "So, These Three Murderers are Drinking in a Bar"
67,126 / 50,000
Dec 2, 2007 - 11 32
I love Steve Vai too. He's amazing! Have you ever watched his guitar solo from "Crossroads" with Ralph Maccio? Incredible! He actually played both parts and Ralph did an admirable job faking it.
51,815 / 50,000
Dec 8, 2007 - 09 31
Getting back on topic....
Norway has a claim to about 2.5 million square kilometers of the Antarctic continent.
67,126 / 50,000
Dec 8, 2007 - 13 54
I do find Norway fascinating! Perhaps I should set my next book there. I am pining for the fjords! *snicker* *giggle* (secretly wonders who will pick up on the reference first) (waits)
50,171 / 50,000
Dec 9, 2007 - 07 34
Norway has a claim to about 2.5 million square kilometers of the Antarctic continent.
Yes, but do they claim any really good guitarists, I wonder? Hmmmmmm ... this could bear checking into...
_______________________________________
2006 winner ~ "Drew Copes" (still being refined)
2007 finisher ~ "So, These Three Murderers are Drinking in a Bar"
67,126 / 50,000
Dec 9, 2007 - 17 33
I still say that if the name of that black metal band can be found, then I will be impressed with Norway =)
51,815 / 50,000
Dec 10, 2007 - 12 28
The Nobel Prizes were awarded today.
In Norway.
67,126 / 50,000
Dec 10, 2007 - 12 52
Wonderful! To celebrate we can take a boat ride round the fjords!
67,126 / 50,000
Dec 10, 2007 - 13 07
In keeping with our extended conversation about Norway, I found some interesting sites about Norwegian black metal music. I haven't read them all, I just found them, so I can't comment on all of them. I did glide through the Wikipedia information, but didn't read in depth. I still am not sure about the name of that group. They were far less famous than some of the others, though they were the forerunners. The music industry, like life, ain't fair.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=black+metal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_metal
http://www.anus.com/metal/about/metal/black_metal_history/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvete
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unblack_metal
http://www.blackmetal.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=index
http://www.last.fm/group/Norwegian+Black+Metal
51,815 / 50,000
Dec 11, 2007 - 06 25
I'm still working on those metal bands, but here's another tidbit of news:
The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airplane, has gone to do freezing rain testing in...you guessed it...Norway (Oslo airport to be precise).
67,126 / 50,000
Dec 11, 2007 - 10 42
I remember an old Lucille Ball show when she was convinced some guy was a spy. She wanted to see his teeth of some reason, I can't remember now. Anyway, so she was asking him how to pronounce Oslo. "Do you say Oh slow or Ah slow?" She asked, opening her mouth very wide. "Oh, neither," he replied. "It's pronounced Ooo slow."
*curses, foiled again!*
51,815 / 50,000
Jan 19, 2008 - 16 48
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/204155
Just a friendly reminder.
51,815 / 50,000
Feb 9, 2008 - 00 49
I swear I had nothing to do with this:
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2244756.ece
67,126 / 50,000
Apr 10, 2008 - 11 13
I thought I could let this subject die - as well it might - but I had to do this..... Call it compulsion, when I found some new bands and guess where they are from? Norway! First up is Royksopp - It's a made up word that combines "mushroom" and "to smoke" Okay, so these boys are probably on something, but their music is good. One song is featured on the Geiko commercial "Remind Me" (where the caveman is in the airport) The instrumental "Alpha Male" is extremely good. Well, that's if you like Downtempo, electronica kind of music.
You may have heard of the Kings of Convenience. Several of their songs are quite popular. My favorite is "I'd Rather Dance" It's a fun tune and the video is very cute.
The third, though less creative name, Those Norwegians. I haven't actually listened to them yet, but I found them on Rhapsody and had to include them.