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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Not_Karl » Tue Feb 19, 2013 5:00 am

Norway plans 12-hour prime-time TV show of a fireplace

By Balazs Koranyi
OSLO | Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:20am EST
(Reuters) - Norwegian public television plans to broadcast a burning fireplace for 12 straight hours from Friday evening, with firewood specialists providing color commentary, expert advice and a bit of cultural tutoring.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/ ... SH20130215
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Ancient Mariner » Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:56 pm

Norway plans 12-hour prime-time TV show of a fireplace

By Balazs Koranyi
OSLO | Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:20am EST
(Reuters) - Norwegian public television plans to broadcast a burning fireplace for 12 straight hours from Friday evening, with firewood specialists providing color commentary, expert advice and a bit of cultural tutoring.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/ ... SH20130215
And the program is burning hot on the ratings. Such nice prople we are.
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Not_Karl » Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:09 pm

The best program we have on TV here is the test pattern. By far.
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Ancient Mariner » Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:37 pm

A few comments, and one article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/world ... ted=2&_r=1
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Ancient Mariner » Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:31 pm

Norway mulls decriminalising heroin smoking
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Not_Karl » Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:55 pm

Norway mulls decriminalising heroin smoking
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Is the picture in that link an accurate depiction of the Norwegian youth?
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Ancient Mariner » Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:29 pm

Ahem................
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Norwegian Ship Tunnel

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Re: Norwegian Ship Tunnel

Postby Ancient Mariner » Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:01 am

Only goes to show that we have too much money in this country and that central politicians are trying to buy votes locally. No one, except those who live there wants this, it will be a financial disaster.
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Sickbag » Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:51 am

Shit just got real:
Fiery passions erupted into floods of complaints about a TV show broadcast in Norway - about how best to stack firewood.

Norwegians apparently love to talk about wood. Burning wood, stacking wood, cutting down trees. You get the picture.

The TV show was shown to commemorate National Firewood Night - "because firewood is the foundation of our lives.”
Nowegians appear to be barking about bark.

“We received about 60 text messages from people complaining about the stacking in the program,” author Lars Mytting told the New York Times. Mytting's bestselling book inspired the show.

“Fifty percent complained that the bark was facing up, and the rest complained that the bark was facing down.”

“One thing that really divides Norway is bark.”
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Ancient Mariner » Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:51 am

Shit just got real:
Fiery passions erupted into floods of complaints about a TV show broadcast in Norway - about how best to stack firewood.

Norwegians apparently love to talk about wood. Burning wood, stacking wood, cutting down trees. You get the picture.

The TV show was shown to commemorate National Firewood Night - "because firewood is the foundation of our lives.”
Nowegians appear to be barking about bark.

“We received about 60 text messages from people complaining about the stacking in the program,” author Lars Mytting told the New York Times. Mytting's bestselling book inspired the show.

“Fifty percent complained that the bark was facing up, and the rest complained that the bark was facing down.”

“One thing that really divides Norway is bark.”

One would think that us Norskies are barking mad, one is probably correct. On the other hand we are in a position o focus on the important issues of life.
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Sickbag » Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:57 am

Thing is you burn girly soft woods like pine, not proper woods like Beech or Alder or Oak.
its it about time you people man up?
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby OldSowBreath » Tue Apr 23, 2013 3:54 pm

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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Sir Gallivant » Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:19 pm

"and when I awoke, I was alone, this bird had flown..."
That's a song about a different kind of Norwegian Wood, though....
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Ancient Mariner » Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:28 pm

Thing is you burn girly soft woods like pine, not proper woods like Beech or Alder or Oak.
its it about time you people man up?
We burn whatever is available, but the most popular wood is birch. Looks good, fairly good calorific value, burns clean and plentiful. One should be careful with too much spruce and pine. Too much resin, possible chimney fire.
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby monchavo » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:10 am

Thing is you burn girly soft woods like pine, not proper woods like Beech or Alder or Oak.
its it about time you people man up?
We burn whatever is available, but the most popular wood is birch. Looks good, fairly good calorific value, burns clean and plentiful. One should be careful with too much spruce and pine. Too much resin, possible chimney fire.
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Smells fúcking gorgeous when you burn it though - absolutely heavenly - even nicer than apple.
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Ancient Mariner » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:17 am

Thing is you burn girly soft woods like pine, not proper woods like Beech or Alder or Oak.
its it about time you people man up?
We burn whatever is available, but the most popular wood is birch. Looks good, fairly good calorific value, burns clean and plentiful. One should be careful with too much spruce and pine. Too much resin, possible chimney fire.
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Smells fúcking gorgeous when you burn it though - absolutely heavenly - even nicer than apple.
It does, doesn't it. Birch also looks good when stacked near the fireplace. My number one choice. As a matter of fact I'll be cutting down two birches which are about to steal the sun from our apartment this weekend. They will be duly chopped and trailered to our cabin in prepared for next winter.
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby monchavo » Wed May 01, 2013 1:09 am

Per, one funny thing about this boy is that I was taught to chop wood way, way back in my teens when my parents decided to seriously get into gardening and have a go at some of the trees around them. I get a real visceral pleasure from splitting logs, but I've not done it in a long time now being a proper city boy :/
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Ancient Mariner » Wed May 01, 2013 10:03 am

Per, one funny thing about this boy is that I was taught to chop wood way, way back in my teens when my parents decided to seriously get into gardening and have a go at some of the trees around them. I get a real visceral pleasure from splitting logs, but I've not done it in a long time now being a proper city boy :/
Know what you mean, I have a hydraulic splitter, but take more pleasure from using an axe. Cut down a couple of trees yesterday, chopping and cleaning up today.
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Verbal » Wed May 01, 2013 4:28 pm

We burn whatever is available....
Witches?
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

Postby Ancient Mariner » Wed May 01, 2013 6:24 pm

We burn whatever is available....
Witches?
Only the American version. They're dry enough.
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Re: Norwegian exceptionalism

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