Fjordlandia Viking bar & kaffistove, main str. 221B, Needlehole [3]

azriel wrote:Its my son AND daughters birthday today  Ten year old twins I call them, born 10 yrs apart on the same day,

Very efficient of you. Combine parties.

azriel wrote:  Is it normally that busy or is something going on that day ?

It's always tht busy on the 17th of May. (Our national day. ) There's a long march with children and marching bands from every school in Oslo and other different stuff to celebrate.

azriel wrote:Its my son AND daughters birthday today  Ten year old twins I call them, born 10 yrs apart on the same day,

Hey, maybe you are fjordlandian after all.

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Congrats Blue on your 6000th post!

Thanks.

Congratulations, Blue!

And happy Constitution Day to all our Fjordian friends!

Bluebottle wrote:

azriel wrote:Its my son AND daughters birthday today  Ten year old twins I call them, born 10 yrs apart on the same day,

Hey, maybe you are fjordlandian after all.

I could be anything Blue, my dad put it about a bit

Well, I think we should at least name you a honorary fjordian for the day.

So.. happy national/constitution day.

Thankyou ! Im honoured !

constitution day was awesome. champagne for breakfast. was pissed off by the crowd and almost freezed my feet off. me and my friend walked like to little old ladies after standing still for two hours. couldn't feel our feet and joints were liek syrup. didn't get sick though. or pregnant. so i got that going for me i guess.

also heard a story about to americans arriving in Bergen at the 17th of May, totally unaware (or un-educated) of the date. they asked some random person what was going on (since there were party and flags and bunads and what not everywhere). The norwegian guy answered "it's sunday". true story.

I play in a marching band and 17th of May is without doubt the longest day of the year. The marchingbands starts around 6 o'clock somewhere and aren't finished until late... This year I "only" marched 20km carrying and playing my 12kg instrument (EUPHONIUM mastr race). I fell asleep when I came in the door and overslept the cakes :'( It is fun tho

That's right, you're a euphonium player. The mythical euphonium player who actually got a date. You're an icon.

You got a date?

I may have him confused with someone else.

huffjuff wrote:I play in a marching band and 17th of May is without doubt the longest day of the year. The marchingbands starts around 6 o'clock somewhere and aren't finished until late... This year I "only" marched 20km carrying and playing my 12kg instrument (EUPHONIUM mastr race). I fell asleep when I came in the door and overslept the cakes :'( It is fun tho

We clocked in about 21000 steps on the 17th.

halfwise wrote:That's right, you're a euphonium player.  The mythical euphonium player who actually got a date.  You're an icon.

Is this a stereotype? I recently started watching an anime about a brass band where the main character plays the euphonium, but I don't know the first thing about brass instruments.

There must be an anime about everything.

To start with, almost nobody even knows what a euphonium is.  And once they see it, they're not exactly impressed.  A chick magnet, it ain't.  Not like playing trumpet, or saxophone, or even trombone.  A french horn at least has style, though it's sort of anti-macho.  A euphonium's got nothing.

A euphonium player is the type of guy who, in a moment of silence you look around at him and go "oh...you're still here?"

Not beating on Huff-Juff, more commiserating as a fellow sufferer of the instrument.

That makes sense.  It wasn't something I'd ever heard of before watching this show.

bungobaggins wrote:There must be an anime about everything.

This one is actually pretty good so far. Not as good as the boxing anime that got me interested in that sport for the first time, though.

The jazz-sexophones stripped (all men, 6) during our last performance at the school. All french hornists (3) were girls trombones are maybe not the sexiest people, but they're the most fun. Same goes for tubaists.

Trombone/euphonists players make the best kissers. It's all in the mouthpiece - the perfect size. Trumpet and french hornist purse their lips; tubaist are sloppy.

halfwise wrote:That's right, you're a euphonium player.  The mythical euphonium player who actually got a date.  You're an icon.

Yes I had a date once. Why?

halfwise wrote:Trombone/euphonists players make the best kissers.  It's all in the mouthpiece - the perfect size.  Trumpet and french hornist purse their lips; tubaist are sloppy.

I don't know if this is supposed to make me happy, but it does

Picture from today.


http://www.nrk.no/hordaland/vegvesenet_-_-dette-er-spesielt-1.12386462

That's nuts.