Random Rants

[EdH]

Bloody postman said they attempted to deliver my 316 shirt but I was home all day and there was no knock at the door or slip to say they missed me.

[goosehd]

@EdH I have a UPS driver that must be a relative…

[neph93]

Apparently some guy got into some trouble a couple og thousand years ago and as a result everything in Norway closes for a week once a year. And I always bloody forget.

[Tago Mago]

@neph93 In Germany we call it Tanzverbot (dancing ban). One of the many privileges the Catholic and Lutheran churches still enjoy here, although it varies between states

[endo]

I always like this week. One of my annual highlights. But here shops are only closed friday, sunday and monday.

[neph93]

@Tago-Mago that same dancing ban was still in effect when I moved here, as was any form of card-playing. It’s gone now as things relax a bit. But the whole separation of church and state takes time, it would seem.

Having walked around town in the sunshine all day (without being able to buy a coffee), I’ll downgrade this rant to a moan. Some cafe’s and restaurants are opening at 3pm. Although only the small ones run by immigrants. Multiculturalism for the win.

[neph93]

@endo it has its good sides for sure. It’s beautifully quiet around town as anyone with access to a cabin (most ethnic Norwegians) is there. It also usually coincides with the first period of warmer weather (3-10C), and the days are already decently long. The cultural/historical hangover is a massive PITA though.

[endo]

Mentally it‘s the end of winter, irrespective of the actual temperature or what‘s still coming.

[neph93]

^true story

[Matt]

So Footloose? @neph93 you need to liberate the town through dance. Why haven’t you done this yet?

[neph93]

@Matt Yes! I can see it now, me gambolling along the high street in Wesco’s, with a bum knee, like a geriatric Fame vignette. An inspiration to all. I’ll get right onto it. Not.

[Matt]

Don’t forget the feathered hair.

[neph93]

@Matt said in Random Rants:

Don’t forget the feathered hair.

Any kind of hair is a physical impossibilty and still not the greatest challenge associated with the task at hand.

[Mizmazzle]

@Matt what’s the name for what they become two months before the wedding? I’ve been scouring through the dictionary but can’t seem to get past the letter C

[goosehd]

@Mizmazzle That’s called a warning sign

[Mizmazzle]

@goosehd ‍ I feel genuinely nauseous.

[goosehd]

I hope you’re joking, but if you’re not walk away…it will be cheaper now and better for everyone involved in the long run.

[goosehd]

I’m sure we’ll have some first hand experience chiming in…

[Mizmazzle]

@goosehd well, not joking about the behavior. Partially joking about the nausea. Entirely foreseeing the being wrong for the rest of my life. Haha

[goosehd]

My brother in law joked the same before his wedding, and I warned him…

He had 3 kids and was married for about 6-7 years. Things got really messy and it took him about 5-6 years to finalize his divorce. It will take him a lifetime to pay everyone and everything off.