Blogs Apr 14, 2010 at 9:11 pm

The Swedish Evening News: Stuff Happens

Brendan Kiley
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Oh my god. Doesn't it just drive you, an American, nuts that they just don't have more crazy things to blog about? Get over it. Practicality trumps insanity and inanity in the gul och blå.
Telsa Grills on April 14, 2010 at 9:49 PM Report this
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Safe, clean, efficient, and never braggy... the whole country feels like a new pair of incredibly comfortable sneakers (not fancy ones, though). If I had to live anyplace other than Seattle (or Portland), I think it would be Stockholm.
shotsix on April 14, 2010 at 10:11 PM Report this
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if only they had weed it would be a socialist paradise!
Max Solomon on April 14, 2010 at 10:36 PM Report this
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I was feeling suicidal and called the suicide hotline, but the guy was asleep, so I decided to write a letter to the editor instead of killing myself.
Christampa on April 15, 2010 at 1:27 AM Report this
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@2 Stockholm is not like Portland or Seattle; it's full of stuffy business people. Göteborg is where it's at.
emilythehaikubot on April 15, 2010 at 1:59 AM Report this
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My call to the suicide hotline didn't meet my expectations as a consumer, waaaah.
Zebes on April 15, 2010 at 2:31 AM Report this
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Hey, be nice.

The Swedes gave us ABBA, so they're forgiven.
Frau Blucher on April 15, 2010 at 3:31 AM Report this
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I always wanted to visit Umeå.
Telsa Grills on April 15, 2010 at 3:32 AM Report this
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Sweden also gave the world the Cardigans, Komeda, and Secret Service, so they always get a free pass.
Telsa Grills on April 15, 2010 at 3:49 AM Report this
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I go to Sweden for a month every summer to Uppsala, but I always spend a few days in Stockholm. Love it!
johnnyleen on April 15, 2010 at 4:13 AM Report this
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@9, that's just the tip of the iceberg. There's more good music come out of Sweden than any country in the world over the past decade or so. Jens Lekman. Aerospace. Peter Bjorn and John. I'm From Barcelona. Radio Dept. The Legends. Sambassadeur. The great, great Acid House Kings. The Mary Onettes are playing at the Sunset Tavern on the 25th, you should go.
Fnarf on April 15, 2010 at 5:36 AM Report this
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Don't forget Volvos! They only started to suck when they stopped making them in Sweden.
on April 15, 2010 at 7:14 AM Report this
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I'm not sure what pumpkin hour is, but I'm going to use it in phrases anyway.
Abby on April 15, 2010 at 7:42 AM Report this
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WOAH, That priest is like the best suicide preventer ever!
Fenrox on April 15, 2010 at 7:59 AM Report this
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@13, never heard the phrase "turning into a pumpkin"?
starsandgarters on April 15, 2010 at 8:29 AM Report this
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exactly chistampa@4. the guy didn't kill himself. moreover, falling asleep during the crisis call has proven to be a very effective deterrent against suicide 100% of the time in this case. they need to revamp their whole approach to suicide prevention in light of this incident, imo.
ellarosa on April 15, 2010 at 8:42 AM Report this
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@11: I should, if I could. But that would require me to drop everything and catch a last-minute flight into another country. I'll have to look up this current crop of names to see how they measure up. Thanks for the tip.
Telsa Grills on April 15, 2010 at 9:21 AM Report this
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@17, where do you live? For some reason I thought you lived in Vancouver or someplace. Hardly a flight away.
Fnarf on April 15, 2010 at 11:03 AM Report this
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No, I don't even live adjacent to the Pacific time zone, much less within the U.S.
Telsa Grills on April 15, 2010 at 11:36 AM Report this
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I am assuming "pumpkin hour" is midnight a la Cinderella, but I could be wrong. I am not familiar with which myths/ fairy tales come from Sweden versus the rest of the world.

They sound very relaxed except for whoever shot the poor cat.
heartfelt on April 15, 2010 at 1:25 PM Report this

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