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- Karhunkoski
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- Hank W.
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I don't know about "colorful" bit "back in the day", but the smell was distinct. I was running through from the Train Station to the Bus Station there was 2 routes, underground with 'eau de wino' and top with '100-lehti' pushers (how I wanted one day to go stuff the mag in ones throat in front of the YLE window for morning-tv) and the occasional weirdo. The Russian 'pilu50' tourist buses parked at the far end had a trickle of winos hovering around the place... ah, those times.
I wonder - does one still have to inhale deep before entering Hakaniemi metro from the square, and dare to breathe only down at the platform?
I wonder - does one still have to inhale deep before entering Hakaniemi metro from the square, and dare to breathe only down at the platform?
Cheers, Hank W.
sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.
sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.
Those inhaling and talking mechanisms are for Finnish Women!!Hank W. wrote:I wonder - does one still have to inhale deep before entering Hakaniemi metro from the square, and dare to breathe only down at the platform?
As for breathing in Hakaniemi, it dont matter where you enter, you gotta be either drunk, dressed like enk(aka fully clothed like a proper women: with the mouth covered too ) or plain insensitive to any smell!
- littlefrank
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People must admit it's ironic, but when the Soviet Union existed and someone defected or somehow managed to get out, they were welcomed with open arms, now the state capitalists bosses of the former S.U. have become capitalist bosses and no longer have to guarantee full employment to their former comrades, poverty forces these people to leave their homes and families to look for work and of course no one gives a toss. It's doubly ironic when you consider that they've had over 70 years of propaganda about the free and wonderful life we have here in the west.
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
- Popular Mechanics, 1949
- Popular Mechanics, 1949
I was only trying to quote you trying to quote that 90 year old!!enk wrote:Only way to keep me quiet, my dearraamv wrote:dressed like enk(aka fully clothed like a proper women: with the mouth covered too ) or plain insensitive to any smell!
-enk
Now I know da trick eh!!
BTW, There WAS a pub quiz that I was able to make on WED U know!!
I knowraamv wrote:I was only trying to quote you trying to quote that 90 year old!!
*grin* You now know more about me than my ex-husband everraamv wrote:Now I know da trick eh!!
bothered to find out
Eh, didn't the message get passed on? I got swamped with workraamv wrote:BTW, There WAS a pub quiz that I was able to make on WED U know!!
about 3 in the afternoon :/ Got home sometime after 9,
made dinner, turned on the TV, ate some of the dinner and fell
asleep in the middle of it
All in all, a wonderful day
-enk
Some people are plain ole ole!! what Can I say in raw word..stupid!!enk wrote:*grin* You now know more about me than my ex-husband ever bothered to find out
Eh, didn't the message get passed on? I got swamped with work
about 3 in the afternoon :/ Got home sometime after 9,
made dinner, turned on the TV, ate some of the dinner and fell
asleep in the middle of it
All in all, a wonderful day
-enk[/quote]
I was too tired to have a conversation with the sandman ( err in Finsish, Nukkumatti) so HTH should I know that!!
But you missed our team of Mark.I(and his friend), Peteh, Mattilil2000, and moi! We kikked da music round thanx to Matti!!
But Sinikettu managed to dismiss 2 Q's that would have made us tie!!
Still I was the DD ( Designated..driver)..for myself
BTW, I am close to Nittykumppu morrow as my voyager needs service..
I am still contemplating working remotely (in my mind) or having a day out in HEL. ..
Well, yeah, that's why life's so much easier nowraamv wrote:Some people are plain ole ole!! what Can I say in raw word..stupid!!enk wrote:*grin* You now know more about me than my ex-husband ever bothered to find out
Now there's a team I would have liked to seen in personraamv wrote:But you missed our team of Mark.I(and his friend), Peteh, Mattilil2000, and moi! We kikked da music round thanx to Matti!!
But Sinikettu managed to dismiss 2 Q's that would have made us tie!!
And congrats on the music round! \o/
I'm hoping I'm not so busy tomorrow that I can't eat lunch at someraamv wrote:Still I was the DD ( Designated..driver)..for myself
BTW, I am close to Nittykumppu morrow as my voyager needs service..
I am still contemplating working remotely (in my mind) or having a day out in HEL. ..
point in time
If you like patta gobi aloo by the way, Satkar usually makes
a good one on Fridays. I've been craving some
-enk
- Hank W.
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Once you get settled and I bang into you some more Finnish, I have a book of "border incidents" 1944-1986, that shows how quick the welcome - goodbye waslittlefrank wrote:People must admit it's ironic, but when the Soviet Union existed and someone defected or somehow managed to get out, they were welcomed with open arms,
Cheers, Hank W.
sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.
sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.
- littlefrank
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'Once you get settled and I bang into you some more Finnish, I have a book of "border incidents" 1944-1986'
Well I ws talking about the west in general and the Soviet satellite countries in particular. But I read somewhere when I first got to Finland that some Finn's during one period of economic depression use to cross the border illegally to look for work in the Soviet Union. But I know for definate that in 1917 prior to the Russian Revolution that the Chief of Police in Helsinki welcomed Lenin into his house, which is probably where Lenin got the idea for his police state. I've often wondered actually if the reason that the state capitalist leaders of the Bolshiviks had no objection to Finland having it's independence was because they would have a country they could quickly escape to if their 'revolution' failed.
The book of border incidents, I can do a deal with Eili, she can read me that book, and I'll read to her the 6 book set of Moomin stories my friend from Britain sent her.
Well I ws talking about the west in general and the Soviet satellite countries in particular. But I read somewhere when I first got to Finland that some Finn's during one period of economic depression use to cross the border illegally to look for work in the Soviet Union. But I know for definate that in 1917 prior to the Russian Revolution that the Chief of Police in Helsinki welcomed Lenin into his house, which is probably where Lenin got the idea for his police state. I've often wondered actually if the reason that the state capitalist leaders of the Bolshiviks had no objection to Finland having it's independence was because they would have a country they could quickly escape to if their 'revolution' failed.
The book of border incidents, I can do a deal with Eili, she can read me that book, and I'll read to her the 6 book set of Moomin stories my friend from Britain sent her.
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
- Popular Mechanics, 1949
- Popular Mechanics, 1949
Hmm.. I m getting hungry after having my latte in Stockmann and 15 mins fo computer time..enk wrote:I'm hoping I'm not so busy tomorrow that I can't eat lunch at some point in time
If you like patta gobi aloo by the way, Satkar usually makes
a good one on Fridays. I've been craving some
-enk
Mebbe I might walk to Satkar...for Lunch and test their c**p!!( shows how hungry I m)
raamv wrote:Hmm.. I m getting hungry after having my latte in Stockmann and 15 mins fo computer time..enk wrote:I'm hoping I'm not so busy tomorrow that I can't eat lunch at some point in time
If you like patta gobi aloo by the way, Satkar usually makes
a good one on Fridays. I've been craving some
-enk
Mebbe I might walk to Satkar...for Lunch and test their c**p!!( shows how hungry I m)
I'm having a good lunch today, leftover lasagne and seljanka. It's
"better eat the leftovers day" for lunch today
-enk