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This is an interesting variation of “Stop trying to confuse the issue with facts”.

I was proud of it. I’ll use it again, that’s for sure. You’ll also notice it worked, as the next counter-argument involved a break-dancing movie.

True story: When I was a kid, maybe fourteen, my parents left me alone for the night for the first time (my sister had moved out to go to college).

So I wanted to stay up for Johnny Carson, and brewed a pot of strong coffee, which I proceeded to drink black.

I was asleep by 11:45.

I think it’s congenital, if not genetic.

WOW! I just came to the conclusion that B2:EB might have been Michelle Malkin’s introduction to Black Culture.

Bonus! Jean Claude Van Damme’s film debut is in that movie, so she learned Belgian culture at the same time!

This is an interesting variation of “Stop trying to confuse the issue with facts”.

WOW! I just came to the conclusion that B2:EB might have been Michelle Malkin’s introduction to Black Culture.

Now, the ugly truth comes out… I, a Celtitalohelvetifranco-American male, almost joined the Finnish American Women’s League. It was a boozy night at the Scandinavian House in Manhattan, and the president of the organization lived in the same Bronx neighborhood my father grew up in. I still regret not having joined the league.

RB, I apologize for assuming, but the important thing is that your fantasies are dashed. In other words, the picture in the internet profile turned out not to be her.

You can try to distract from minutiae by referring to the meat of the argument but YOU WILL FAIL.

Maybe you can get a role in it as a zombie Gus Hall.

You assume, in your ignorance, THAT THOSE ARE PREADOLESCENT FANTASIES!

RB, I apologize for assuming, but the important thing is that your fantasies are dashed. In other words, the picture in the internet profile turned out not to be her.

Best. Zombie. Book. Ever.

I think Brad Pitt optioned it.

Most important of all is dashing Righteous Bubba’s preadolescent fantasies.

AHA! You assume, in your ignorance, THAT THOSE ARE PREADOLESCENT FANTASIES!

Sadly, no, but I can fake translations a little.

Google Translate now does Finnish, probably with the minimal accuracy I have come to love. IMO the most convenient way of using that is via FoxLingo in Firefox after a little fiddling to get rid of the dumb browser bar.

You’d be surprised how many people are of Finnish descent.

Gus Hall, the founder of the American Communist Party, was a Finn.

Pamela Anderson is partly Finn. So is Matt Damon.

My personal favorite is Trixie from the Honeymooners, who is also a personal friend.

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

Oh, and Troofie? In case you’re lurking wondering where I am on the IMDB…I might be on this list. I might even be Matt Damon.

And then again, I might not. ;-)

Most important of all is dashing Righteous Bubba’s preadolescent fantasies. Getting a bunch of people to buy Hedningarna’s Tra comes second. Insulting actor212 is merely a fringe benefit.

OK, Raastan would be either tear (as in tear up) or grasp or pull, depending on context.

Rauhan, I think, is judge (at least that’s what I got raastaned before in Helsinki). It could mean peace, if Google translate is accurate.

Rinnastansa is a tricky one. Rinnast is compare. Rinnastansa looks like one of those bizarre gender/tense cases that Finnish is famous for.

Idiomatically? Anybody’s guess. If you had asked about “painu helvettiin” or other phrases my dad said to me constantly, I’d have no problem ;-)

Yeah, Finnophilia, it’s not that common here in the states, but it helps when one meets a Helsinki honey. Plus, some geeky friends of mine used to get together and listen to Hedningarna’s Tra while drinking copious amounts of scotch and playing Halo on Tuesday nights.

Do you speak the language, bro? I would love to know what “Raastan rauhan rinnastansa” means.

but they are there in the Kalevala.
I have the Kirby translation myself, but I’m open to new versions.

If euphoric, Iaginic.

Or you can watch the MST3K version.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampo_(film)

As a Knight of Kaleva, I’m impressed with your knowledge, sir.