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Nay, lass. I believe me under-clothed state when at home frightens 'em to bits.[/QUOTE]
are you really serious when you think your naked flesh will scare whale hunters?
(bad japan, though, seriously)
Ask Me Anything: Live from Finland, North_Ranger
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are you really serious when you think your naked flesh will scare whale hunters?
(bad japan, though, seriously)
North_Ranger
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Kayaking... not so much to my knowledge. Finland is a nation of lakes and rivers, and human habitation here has always centered around waterways (Turku has River Aura, Helsinki used to be a fishing village, Tampere sprang up from the harnessing of the Tammerkoski Rapids for industry, and so on). You might have better luck in Lapland during the summer, but bring your bug spray with you. The mosquitoes up there come in the size of small pets.
Hiking: Lapland, again, especially during ruska; the time in autumn when all the trees turn from green to gold, red and orange. Summers are good, too (save for the swarms of bloodthirsty mosquitoes). Eastern and Central Finland also offer good chances for hiking, and the "Everyman's Rights" allow the use of wood for warmth, berries and mushrooms for sustenance and the like when you go out camping on non-privately owned land. 'Cept in national parks and nature reserves, of course.
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As serious as I be aboot ninjas lurkin' in me 'ome.
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Andromache
wait, so now you're a Canadian pirate?
North_Ranger
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North_Ranger
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Please clarify. Are you perhaps talking about self-image... oh, and arr.
North_Ranger
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A hermit who oughta be fifty pounds lighter.
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Qonas
Vodka preference?
Are you proud of the rich Scandinavian roots in heavy/death/symphonic metal music?
Are you proud of the rich Scandinavian roots in heavy/death/symphonic metal music?
North_Ranger
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I'm more of a whiskey man, to be honest. But I prefer either Finlandia or Leijona. Support domestic alcohols and what not
Death metal, not so much: it's more of a Norwegian or Icelandic thing. Heavy and symphonic metal... well, a little. I used to be a big Nightwish fan until Tarja Turunen left the band. The current vocalist... well, she's okay, but she can't do that hauntingly beautiful voice as Tarja did.
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It's a kind of a friendly rivalry, to be honest. Though some of the Swedish-speaking Finns tend to be really snooty...[/quote]
Fair enough. It was just a little strange to me because to my knowledge, that friendly rivalry is completely one-sided. I've encountered the same thing with Swedes, but only against Norwegians or Danes. That might just be because I did not grow up in the northernmost parts of Sweden, closer to Finland.
New question! Did you laugh yourself silly when Conan visited Finland?
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Yes, I did. But I was also disappointed he did not visit Turku, even though the city council had offered him a summer cabin in the archipelagoNew question! Did you laugh yourself silly when Conan visited Finland?
Maybe he was scared of the video invitation, since it was shot in a night club... with a Conan O'Brien theme that night... with people dressed up as him getting in free... myself included.
North_Ranger
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Must... not... use... sock puppet... to ask... myself... questions.
North_Ranger
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No, I'm not. I'm not alone. I have Juicy McSock here with me. Say 'hello', Juicy.
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Whisky of choice? Do you go American with JD or is there a local distillery that puts out a good product? Also, since they're so related, how about scotch?
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How proud is Finland of Simo Haya and the Winter War in WWII?
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As something of a Hibernophile, I prefer my whisky as Irish uisce beatha
Jameson, to be precise. Besides that, I don't really drink.---------- Post added at 11:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:51 PM ----------
If you mean Simo Häyhä, one of the best snipers of WWII... then yes, I am. He's not that well-known hereabouts; Finnish war "myths" mostly focus on our bad-ass Field Marshall Mannerheim.
And yes, considering that the Finnish Army was underequipped and outnumbered, and still managed to keep Finland from being occupied and turned into a Soviet satellite... yes, I'm proud. Continuation War and the Germans in Lapland... not so much.
Also, welcome to the Halforums, mate!
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Juicy McSock?
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Nope. He shot himself. Cabin fever.
Nope. He shot himself. Cabin fever.[/QUOTE]
Isn't that what happenned to his older cousin Crusty McSock?
North_Ranger
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Nope. He shot himself. Cabin fever.[/QUOTE]
Isn't that what happenned to his older cousin Crusty McSock?[/QUOTE]
Again, nope. Explosive syphilis. Not pretty.
Nope. He shot himself. Cabin fever.[/QUOTE]
Isn't that what happenned to his older cousin Crusty McSock?[/QUOTE]
Again, nope. Explosive syphilis. Not pretty.[/QUOTE]
Man, I suck at Sock History.
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I'm going right back to music, as I totally agree with you Ranger on Tarja and Nightwish:
Have you heard of the band Leaves' Eyes? If so, thoughts? If not go and buy a CD of theirs because holy shit.
Have you heard of the band Leaves' Eyes? If so, thoughts? If not go and buy a CD of theirs because holy shit.
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Mmmm... No, never heard of 'em. What kind of music do they play?
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They're symphonic metal as well. They aren't Finnish, obviously, but Norwegian. The singer has an AMAZING voice; not haunting like Tarja's but just as beautiful. And, of course, they f'ng rock.
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I'm assuming that your favorite fantasy race is Dwarf. What's your second favorite?
Is there a song you listen to to get pumped up?
Ideal job?
Who's the funniest person you know?
What's the saddest/funniest movie you've ever seen?
Do you prefer blondes, brunettes, or redheads?
Do you ever wear hats? If so, what kind?
Do you prefer sweet or salty snacks?
Are you squeamish about anything like spiders, snakes, blood, etc?
Is there a song you listen to to get pumped up?
Ideal job?
Who's the funniest person you know?
What's the saddest/funniest movie you've ever seen?
Do you prefer blondes, brunettes, or redheads?
Do you ever wear hats? If so, what kind?
Do you prefer sweet or salty snacks?
Are you squeamish about anything like spiders, snakes, blood, etc?
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I'm actually quite partial to humans in fantasy settings. But to answer your question... I would have to say elves. The woods-dwelling hippy kind, not the stuck-up, magic-farting kind. 'cept in World of Warcraft: there I just LURVE the Tauren and the Trolls.
There's a few, actually.
Fields of Glory, sung by the High Kings (Irish trad).
Over the Hills and Far Away, a cover version by Nightwish.
Galway Girl by Mundy and Sharon Shannon.
Realistically? High school English teacher, especially in an IB programme.
Of course, if it would happen that I would actually publish a fantasy novel or two and be hailed as the next Tolkien, I wouldn't mind
Probably a friend of mine from the Medieval Market. He's this tall, lanky fellow with a wicked sense of humour. We call him "Jesus" because that was his role in a church Easter play a year or two back.
Well... the only movie that has ever made me cry was Schindler's List. My God, when Itzhak Perlman starts playing that violin my heart just bleeds.
Funniest, though... That's a tricky one. I'd probably go with Iron Man, specifically the parts where Tony Stark is building his armor and manages to all but destroy his lab. I laughed my ass off when I saw that. And more recently, Hangover. Gotta get that on DVD...
Mmmm... In all honesty, I don't think I have much of a preference hairwise. Just as long as it ain't green, purple or blue
It's the package, not the toppings.Cajun, have you seen my noggin? It's frickin' huge. I'd love to wear a nice-looking fedora or a rimmed hat, but there just isn't any around in my sizes. Usually I go bare-headed, or when it's too cold, I use a black woollen cap.
Sweet, unfortunately. Chocolate pudding is yummy, but not as good as homemade strawberry rahka.
Slimy things like snails and slugs creep me out. I can watch a zombie movie while eating ketchup-laced spaghetti carbonara, but show me a close-up of a garden snail and I'll lose my apetite for the rest of the day.
Also, for some reason suede makes my hair stand up, my skin going all goose-pimply. I don't know why, but there's something about that texture that makes me go all "getitoffgetitoffGETITOFF!".
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Nothing creative, to be honest.
Writing (or at least trying to) my Master's Thesis, 'Many Faces of Caliban: Marina Warner's Indigo, or Mapping the Waters'. I fear it's about as interesting as it sounds.
Making a custom Token (a magic item) for our current WoD campaign. Playin' Changeling: The Lost.
And of course, gaming at night time. Storytelling RP...
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Don't tempt me, I might ask you to proofread it.I dunno, sounds intriguing.
So aside from writing a great fantasy novel, what's another dream of yours I might not know about?
As for the dream... *sighs* Well, I guess I've mentioned this before... I would love to be a good husband and father.
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