A French name that sounds awkward in Finnish?

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:32 pm

The last name is also so "eastern Finnish" everybody west of Saimaa finds it funny.

Sorry enk, I know its just ininää korvissasi

/dodging from small flying objects while running criss-cross gettin me coat

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enk · Post by **enk** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:49 pm

Hank W. wrote:The last name is also so "eastern Finnish" everybody west of Saimaa finds it funny.

Sorry enk, I know its just ininää korvissasi

/dodging from small flying objects while running criss-cross gettin me coat

As an old ex used to say in these situations: *puss*

-enk

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:53 pm

Youse wan lewd woman, I shall ask for satisfaction

(being a purser on a ship and a 20-something "southern belle" come ask me "how can I get my satisfaction" caused a slight.. err..

)

enk · Post by **enk** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:15 pm

Hank W. wrote:Youse wan lewd woman, I shall ask for satisfaction

(being a purser on a ship and a 20-something "southern belle" come ask me "how can I get my satisfaction" caused a slight.. err.. )

-enk

finndude · Post by **finndude** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:00 am

Lintukoto (Aapolandia) - Hullunkuriset nimet (Wacky names)

-names of people, companies, hotels, schools, places etc. that mean something in Finnish (usually something bad)

http://www.lintukoto.net/viihde/hullunkuriset_nimet/

And, of course, the statue of the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker a.k.a. Multatuli is a favourite sight for Finnish tourists in Amsterdam:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multatuli

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