Tim Tebow Officially EVERYWHERE.

[Joel]

In compliance with BF policy to respect copyright laws, I will only re-post a few paragraphs:

At idrettsstjerner henvender seg til høyere makter før, under eller etter kamper og scoringer er ikke nytt.

Denver Broncos quaterback Tim Tebow er i så måte intet unntak, men oppmerksomheten han nå får for sin lett gjennkjennelige bønnepositur er spesiell.

Uttrykket "tebowing" er nemlig nå blitt annerkjent som et eget ord i det engelske språket, etter at mennesker over hele USA nå går ned på det ene kneet og bøyer hodet i alle mulige situasjoner, for deretter å publisere bilde på internett.
http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/Tebowing---den-nye-planken-6726216.html
Voss, Norway native Knut Rokne would surely be proud. Gå Broncos, Gå Norway? :confused:

[The Glue Factory]

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Eengmor, inga, inga discado...

:D

[Joel]

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:D
Evil Swedes... filthy imperialists, they are. :mad:

[camdisco24]

Evil Swedes... filthy imperialists, they are. :mad:

Whoa now, those are my people. :fight:

[Jsteve01]

Whoa now, those are my people. :fight:

freaking viking cam

[WTE]

Evil Swedes... filthy imperialists, they are. :mad:

I know. My wife's Volvo is a piece of shit.

Don't buy a Volvo.

[RebelRocker]

freaking viking cam

Easy, now. Make that two vikings:beer:

[Locnar]

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[BroncoJoe]

In compliance with BF policy to respect copyright laws, I will only re-post a few paragraphs:

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/Tebowing---den-nye-planken-6726216.html
Voss, Norway native Knut Rokne would surely be proud. Gå Broncos, Gå Norway? :confused:


The sport appeals to higher powers before, during or after matches and goals are not new.

Denver Broncos quaterback Tim Tebow is thus no exception, but the attention he gets for its easily recognizable prayer pose is special.

The term "tebowing" is in fact now been recognized as a separate word in the English language, that people across the U.S. now goes down on one knee and bows his head in all possible situations, and then to publish the picture on the internet.

Google Translate is cool.

[jhildebrand]

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:D

Careful! Norway and Sweden aren't the best of friends.

[camdisco24]

Careful! Norway and Sweden aren't the best of friends.

Norway and Sweden have a sibling like rivalry. At the end of the day, they still have a strong relationship.

Now if you go back to the 1800's and early 1900's that story might be a little different.

[Joel]

Whoa now, those are my people. :fight:
I don't come to YOU with MY problems. ;) *resists the oppressors* :tongue: Incidentally, in Norway the Swedish Chef is the Danish Chef.

I know. My wife's Volvo is a piece of shit.

Don't buy a Volvo.
And the Ikea fifth column is perhaps strongest in Norway. :tinfoil3:

Google Translate is cool.
Yes, but that would have obscured my point that even NORWEGIAN newspapers are printing articles on Tebow (or at least Tebowing) now.

Norway and Sweden have a sibling like rivalry. At the end of the day, they still have a strong relationship.

Now if you go back to the 1800's and early 1900's that story might be a little different.
Scandinavian relationships definitely qualify for the "it's complicated" tag. Norway seems to get along with everyone better than most everyone else does, which is ironic considering it's been a fiefdom of both Sweden AND Denmark. I rely on "Scandinavia and the World" to educate me on all Scandinavia relationships, and this example provides a great illustration of what I mean:
http://satwcomic.com/the-law-is-the-law

Fun fact: When Norway gained independence from Sweden in 1905 (in no small part because Sweden realized it couldn't keep them if they really wanted to go,) it invited a junior member of the Danish royal family to be the "Norwegian" king since Haakon V in 1319.

[TT15Superman]

I know. My wife's Volvo is a piece of shit.

Don't buy a Volvo.FYI, Volvo is owned by Ford.

As was Land Rover and Jaguar. Land Rover and Jaguar were sold to Tata Motors (India).

[Chef Zambini]

I know. My wife's Volvo is a piece of shit.

Don't buy a Volvo.saab just filed for bancruptcy

[BroncoNut]

Evil Swedes... filthy imperialists, they are. :mad:

I am part Norwegian. My father is proud of that heritage, but I wasn't raised to hate Swedes as most Norwegians do (I guess). I have not really cared for Swedes that I have met though. they are arrogant yet really kinda dorky or something.

[BroncoNut]

I know. My wife's Volvo is a piece of shit.

Don't buy a Volvo.

I dont' think your wife would appreciate you commenting on her private parts in a public forum. If you don't like her volvo, quit living the lie and get a divorce. otherwise you are kinda cheating her.

[jhildebrand]

I dont' think your wife would appreciate you commenting on her private parts in a public forum. If you don't like her volvo, quit living the lie and get a divorce. otherwise you are kinda cheating her.

:lol:

/thread.

[WTE]

I dont' think your wife would appreciate you commenting on her private parts in a public forum. If you don't like her volvo, quit living the lie and get a divorce. otherwise you are kinda cheating her.

My God 'Nut you missed your calling. You should be a marriage counselor.

Perhaps my wife and I can be your first clients.

I will go first....

She doesn't cook and she doesn't clean.

[Dzone]

I dated a girl from Sweden back in the day. She was a dirty girl and she smoked a lot. lol

[camdisco24]

I am part Norwegian. My father is proud of that heritage, but I wasn't raised to hate Swedes as most Norwegians do (I guess). I have not really cared for Swedes that I have met though. they are arrogant yet really kinda dorky or something.

I'm a strange mix of Scottish and Swedish.... I have blue eyes, but I try to avoid wearing a kilt.

The Swede's are the most easy going people I've ever met. Norwegians too, but the Swede's just seem more relaxed. At least the one's I've hung out with. Never met a dorky Swede, but I'm sure they're out there.

Swedish music is the best though. There is a certain cheesiness too it that makes it enjoyable.

[BroncoNut]

I'm a strange mix of Scottish and Swedish.... I have blue eyes, but I try to avoid wearing a kilt.

The Swede's are the most easy going people I've ever met. Norwegians too, but the Swede's just seem more relaxed. At least the one's I've hung out with. Never met a dorky Swede, but I'm sure they're out there.

Swedish music is the best though. There is a certain cheesiness too it that makes it enjoyable.

I'm just thinking of major prof I had in grad school. He was condescending and arrogant. Politically he was a socialist. He died unexpectantly halfway through the program (no I didn't have anything to do with it) looking back, I think I had a real disdain for the man. He was an ass

[camdisco24]

I'm just thinking of major prof I had in grad school. He was condescending and arrogant. Politically he was a socialist. He died unexpectantly halfway through the program (no I didn't have anything to do with it) looking back, I think I had a real disdain for the man. He was an ass

Totally understand that! Swede's do think on a socialist level from time to time, but usually that's the older ones. If it is a smart Swede they'll tell you why socialism would never work in the USA, but does work for them. That's a pretty cool discussion to have.

[RebelRocker]

I don't come to YOU with MY problems. ;) *resists the oppressors* :tongue: Incidentally, in Norway the Swedish Chef is the Danish Chef.

And the Ikea fifth column is perhaps strongest in Norway. :tinfoil3:

Yes, but that would have obscured my point that even NORWEGIAN newspapers are printing articles on Tebow (or at least Tebowing) now.

Scandinavian relationships definitely qualify for the "it's complicated" tag. Norway seems to get along with everyone better than most everyone else does, which is ironic considering it's been a fiefdom of both Sweden AND Denmark. I rely on "Scandinavia and the World" to educate me on all Scandinavia relationships, and this example provides a great illustration of what I mean:
http://satwcomic.com/the-law-is-the-law

Fun fact: When Norway gained independence from Sweden in 1905 (in no small part because Sweden realized it couldn't keep them if they really wanted to go,) it invited a junior member of the Danish royal family to be the "Norwegian" king since Haakon V in 1319.

As someone that's been to all of those countries, I can confidently say that they all have similar customs, but very different personality types. Obvioiusly I'm talking in generalities, but from my experience, Swedes were by far the most friendly and helpful among the Scandinavian countries.

That's hard for a Norwegian like myself to admit.:tsk: lol

Overall though, they're all great, clean countries that are bilingual and fun to visit.

[Joel]

As someone that's been to all of those countries, I can confidently say that they all have similar customs, but very different personality types. Obvioiusly I'm talking in generalities, but from my experience, Swedes were by far the most friendly and helpful among the Scandinavian countries.

That's hard for a Norwegian like myself to admit.:tsk: lol

Overall though, they're all great, clean countries that are bilingual and fun to visit.
That last part is a mixed blessing when you move here; I have to FORCE myself to practice my (very bad) Norwegian, because otherwise I could speak English exclusively and get away with it 99% of the time. I'll never learn the language doing that though, and three decades of insisting immigrants should learn the language of their new country would make me a hypocrite if I didn't do it myself.

What's interesting is that Norway is FAR more secular than the US, yet has a state church and a CRAPTON of federal religious holidays. Pretty much the whole country will be shut down all next week, and it's much the same at Easter. Not to mention the fact there are less stores open on Sunday than anywhere outside Alabama. :tongue:

[horsepig]

"Ten thousand Swedes ran through the weeds, ten thousand Swedes ran through the weeds in great anticipation-chased by one Norwegian"-by some unknown Scandanavian wit.

[BroncoNut]

I've heard a version of that at one time pig

[Joel]

I am part Norwegian. My father is proud of that heritage, but I wasn't raised to hate Swedes as most Norwegians do (I guess). I have not really cared for Swedes that I have met though. they are arrogant yet really kinda dorky or something.
cam has it about right, from what I've seen; they talk a fair amount of smack at each other but get along pretty well and identify closely with each other. As a general rule, however, I wouldn't screw with any of them: http://satwcomic.com/don-t-mess-with-aland

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[RebelRocker]

That last part is a mixed blessing when you move here; I have to FORCE myself to practice my (very bad) Norwegian, because otherwise I could speak English exclusively and get away with it 99% of the time. I'll never learn the language doing that though, and three decades of insisting immigrants should learn the language of their new country would make me a hypocrite if I didn't do it myself.

What's interesting is that Norway is FAR more secular than the US, yet has a state church and a CRAPTON of federal religious holidays. Pretty much the whole country will be shut down all next week, and it's much the same at Easter. Not to mention the fact there are less stores open on Sunday than anywhere outside Alabama. :tongue:

That's exactly how I felt when I was there. I learned a fair amount of Swedish(enough to have a simple conversation) ahead of time, but I still felt bad having the locals "cater" to me.

[Joel]

That's exactly how I felt when I was there. I learned a fair amount of Swedish(enough to have a simple conversation) ahead of time, but I still felt bad having the locals "cater" to me.
Discipline, commitment and a little self confidence never hurt. I'm starting to pick it up, and for a native English speaker who had four years of German in HS it should come pretty naturally if I put in the effort.

[Joel]

Alle han gjør er vinne. :salute:

[sneakers]

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[Joel]

Those things are icky. And so are their fish. :tongue:

[tomjonesrocks]

As someone that's been to all of those countries, I can confidently say that they all have similar customs, but very different personality types. Obvioiusly I'm talking in generalities, but from my experience, Swedes were by far the most friendly and helpful among the Scandinavian countries.

That's hard for a Norwegian like myself to admit.:tsk: lol

Overall though, they're all great, clean countries that are bilingual and fun to visit.

I'm half Norweigian; I really should go visit them. It's on the list...

[Joel]

I'm half Norweigian; I really should go visit them. It's on the list...
Come in the summer; right now it looks like, well, I guess about like Denver looks. :tongue: I'm not sure Denver gets as much precipitation, but I'm near the coast, not up in the mountains (thankfully; much colder there.)

[camdisco24]

Those things are icky. And so are their fish. :tongue:

Canadians?

[TXBRONC]

Scandinavians are good people but their culinary tastes can make you barf. Lutefisk is just awful.

[Joel]

Scandinavians are good people but their culinary tastes can make you barf. Lutefisk is just awful.
Agreed on lutefisk; I think it's an acquired taste. HOWEVER, ribbe are delicious; like ribs wrapped in bacon, and pinnekjøtt is good, too. Almost made that Bills game bearable... almost.... :tsk: