The US President

[Ancient Mariner]

Please keep him in the USoA. His visit and the American megalomania is f***ing up our capital and draining our coffers. No peace prize is worth that. Please take him back and lock him up, now!
Per

f***ing as in sexual intercourse of the sweaty kind

[Sickbag]

Indeed ,Norway has more important problems to cope with:

Bergen City's traditional "Gingerbread City", claimed to be the world's largest, was Saturday night completely destroyed by vandals. The city consisted of 1200-1300 "buildings", all smashed to pieces.

The city is an annual pre-Christmas project, with up to 10,000 people from the larger Bergen region participating. On Saturday, 2000 "builders" participated in setting up and decorating the more than 1000 buildings.

A few hours later the colourful display was nothing but sad ruins.

- For us this is completely unthinkable. Incomprehensible, says Gingerbread City Mayor Steinar Kristoffersen.

He is joined by Bergen Mayor Gunnar Bakke: - I am profoundly saddened and disappointed.

- Here many have worked hard to make this a positive happening for the children and the citizens of Bergen. I am shocked that it is possible to do something like this, Bakke said.

The police are investigating the vandalism, and have asked the public for information to help in the search for the vandals. A reward has been posted by a private businessman.

Bergen Mayor Bakke went on to suggest that it may still be possible to rebuild the city, and already Sunday morning NRK Radio could report that many had already started making new gingerbread houses for a new city. Professional bakers have also joined in

http://www.norwaypost.no/content/view/22797/32/

Maybe Obama can fly airforce one low over the tragic scene on his way out like Bush did at New orleans?

[Verbal]

Bergen City's traditional "Gingerbread City", claimed to be the world's largest, was Saturday night completely destroyed by vandals.

I blame the Americans.

[OldSowBreath]

Please keep him in the USoA. His visit and the Democratic megalomania is f***ing up our capital and draining our coffers. No peace prize is worth that. Please take him back and lock him up, now!
Per

f***ing as in sexual intercourse of the sweaty kind

Fixed.

[Verbal]

Please take him back and lock him up, now!

Lock him up for what, pray tell? For being Black?

Is there anything beside Akkevit that doesn't make you grouchy, Per?

[Ancient Mariner]

Please take him back and lock him up, now!

Lock him up for what, pray tell? For being Black?

Is there anything beside Akkevit that doesn't make you grouchy, Per?

Mmmmm, no.
Closing down our main airport, the only main road from the north to Oslo, Oslo city centre, forking out at least 80 million NOK to the police alone and yadda, yadda, yadda extra costs for next to nothing makes me crouchy, for which I humbly apologize. NOT!
I belivie we have more worthy causes on which to spend our money.
Per

[Ancient Mariner]

Maybe Obama can fly airforce one low over the tragic scene on his way out like Bush did at New orleans?

No need, unlike New Orleans the ginger bread city was rebuilt by volunteers in just a few days. I hear they are still struggling down south your way?
Per

[Sir Gallivant]

Chin up, Per, at least you are not getting him twice in less than three months as we do.
I don't mind that it is Obama coming, more the whole circus that is surrounding the POTUS.
Wonder if that is a swear word in certain languages?

[Verbal]

No need, unlike New Orleans the ginger bread city was rebuilt by volunteers in just a few days. I hear they are still struggling down south your way?

It was discovered that gingerbread grows soggy in New Orleans weather. New building materials are being evaluated as we speak.

[Sir Gallivant]

It was discovered that gingerbread grows soggy in New Orleans weather. New building materials are being evaluated as we speak.

That is indeed why gingerbread houses are constructed in the Norwegian winter only, especially in a place like Bergen.

[Putt4Par]

Please keep him in the USoA.

No, we don't want him here either. You can keep him. Or maybe he should move to Venezuela or China as he seems to sympathize with the way those governments run. And he can take Oprah with him too.

[Ancient Mariner]

Please keep him in the USoA.

No, we don't want him here either. You can keep him. Or maybe he should move to Venezuela or China as he seems to sympathize with the way those governments run. And he can take Oprah with him too.

Of course you want him, you elected him. It is called democracy, you do remember that?
Per

[Putt4Par]

Please keep him in the USoA.

No, we don't want him here either. You can keep him. Or maybe he should move to Venezuela or China as he seems to sympathize with the way those governments run. And he can take Oprah with him too.

Of course you want him, you elected him. It is called democracy, you do remember that?
Per

He didn't win because of my vote. He won in spite of my vote against him. But yes, this is a Democracy and I accept him as our president. That doesn't mean I like him or like what he is doing. Incidentally, is he now out of the country apologizing somewhere?

[Ancient Mariner]

No, we don't want him here either. You can keep him. Or maybe he should move to Venezuela or China as he seems to sympathize with the way those governments run. And he can take Oprah with him too.

Of course you want him, you elected him. It is called democracy, you do remember that?
Per

He didn't win because of my vote. He won in spite of my vote against him. But yes, this is a Democracy and I accept him as our president. That doesn't mean I like him or like what he is doing. Incidentally, is he now out of the country apologizing somewhere?

He should be in Denmark soon apologizing for the USoA's major contribution to global warming before he arrives here apologizing for losing USoA'a 4th and 5th war.
Per

[Marc 1]

Incidentally, is he now out of the country apologizing somewhere?

Have you lost him? I thought it was a peculiarly Australian charateristic to lose one's elected head of state?

[Tesla]

...I thought it was a peculiarly Australian charateristic to lose one's elected head of state?

He was an awfully strong swimmer you know. Maybe he's still out there....somwhere.

[Sabre]

He should be in Denmark soon apologizing for the USoA's major contribution to global warming before he arrives here apologizing for losing USoA'a 4th and 5th war.
Per

You still beleive that global warming nonsense? I'm sure we can all agree that if GW were true, the best way to combat it would be to fly 140 jets to Denmark for a conference that will accomplish nothing, right?

[Sir Gallivant]

He should be in Denmark soon apologizing for the USoA's major contribution to global warming before he arrives here apologizing for losing USoA'a 4th and 5th war.
Per

He swapped the order, Oslo first, then Copenhagen on the 18th.
Maybe he will also join our Xmas party which is going to assume failure of COP15 and start preparing for COP16, which will see Denmark having a Caribbean climate, so menu and dress code has been altered accordingly.

@Sabre:
Maybe (and I think it is a weak maybe) GW is not actually happening, but the risk of doing nothing and then finding out for sure that GW is going on is just too great. Another plus of acting on GW is that we should see a general reduction of pollution, something especially larger cities would benefit from.

[Ancient Mariner]

He should be in Denmark soon apologizing for the USoA's major contribution to global warming before he arrives here apologizing for losing USoA'a 4th and 5th war.
Per

You still beleive that global warming nonsense? I'm sure we can all agree that if GW were true, the best way to combat it would be to fly 140 jets to Denmark for a conference that will accomplish nothing, right?

Don't forget the 1200 limos required to move those pompous asses around CPH. Oh, and 4 electric cars.
Per

[Ancient Mariner]

He should be in Denmark soon apologizing for the USoA's major contribution to global warming before he arrives here apologizing for losing USoA'a 4th and 5th war.
Per

He swapped the order, Oslo first, then Copenhagen on the 18th.
Maybe he will also join our Xmas party which is going to assume failure of COP15 and start preparing for COP16, which will see Denmark having a Caribbean climate, so menu and dress code has been altered accordingly.

@Sabre:
Maybe (and I think it is a weak maybe) GW is not actually happening, but the risk of doing nothing and then finding out for sure that GW is going on is just too great. Another plus of acting on GW is that we should see a general reduction of pollution, something especially larger cities would benefit from.

Damned, I was hoping that the famous Danish hospitality (Tuborg and Gammel Dansk) would keep him in Denmark to after the Yule tide.
Could you have a chat with some of your Hells Angels friends?
Per

[Sir Gallivant]

Could you have a chat with some of your Hells Angels friends?
Per

They ain't my friends, I ride the wrong sort of motorbike. Or maybe they do.
Even if they would listen to me, I doubt they would be able to get anywhere close to Obama. Heck, they can't even shoot straight when they are targeting rivals without Secret Service protection.

[Sabre]

@Sabre:
Maybe (and I think it is a weak maybe) GW is not actually happening, but the risk of doing nothing and then finding out for sure that GW is going on is just too great. Another plus of acting on GW is that we should see a general reduction of pollution, something especially larger cities would benefit from.

So rather than find out if there is any merit to the issue, we should spend trillions of dollars and (insert your currency of choice here), thinking we can repair a supposed threat we can't prove is real or controllable. A pre-emptive strike, so to speak. Indeed, some GW measures may reduce pollution, but at far greater expense than simply attacking that problem head-on. It looks like the money behind these GW 'efforts', is simply shifted around in some sort of massive shell game, except that it's easier to track the shell, as it is the one that ends up in front of Owl Gore and Co.

If you fell it's getting warmer in your part of the world, you can always come to Houston for the snow.

[Sickbag]

If you fell it's getting warmer in your part of the world, you can always come to Houston for the snow.

Lets hope one day a 3000 meter thick ice sheet will eradicate its existence forever.

[OldSowBreath]

If you fell it's getting warmer in your part of the world, you can always come to Houston for the snow.

Lets hope one day a 3000 meter thick ice sheet will eradicate its existence forever.

The cockroach capital of the world? Not a chance. Houston will be here long after the rest of the world is incinerated.

[Ancient Mariner]

@Sabre:
Maybe (and I think it is a weak maybe) GW is not actually happening, but the risk of doing nothing and then finding out for sure that GW is going on is just too great. Another plus of acting on GW is that we should see a general reduction of pollution, something especially larger cities would benefit from.

So rather than find out if there is any merit to the issue, we should spend trillions of dollars and (insert your currency of choice here), thinking we can repair a supposed threat we can't prove is real or controllable. A pre-emptive strike, so to speak. Indeed, some GW measures may reduce pollution, but at far greater expense than simply attacking that problem head-on. It looks like the money behind these GW 'efforts', is simply shifted around in some sort of massive shell game, except that it's easier to track the shell, as it is the one that ends up in front of Owl Gore and Co.

If you fell it's getting warmer in your part of the world, you can always come to Houston for the snow.

We don't feel in our part of the world, we log the temperatures. And these are the results from the Norwegian jury:

Measuring station Last 30 years Last 10 years
Utsira på Vestlandet 0,53 1,482
Bergen på Vestlandet 0,46 1,134
Nesbyen på Østlandet 0,66 1,513
Kjøremsgrende på Austlandet 0,53 1,482
Værnes i Trøndelag 0,81 1,42
Glomfjord i Nord-Norge 0,46 1,05
Vardø i Nord-Norge 0,57 1,5
Svalbard airport,Spitsbergen 1,31 3,396
Oslo på Østlandet 0,64 1,667
Karasjok i Nord-Norge 0,69 1,589

Average temperature increase in deg C. Can you spot the trend?
Per