Happy 17 of May

Odin

Odin

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Since today is my country's national day I wanted to say: "Happy Birthday" to all our Norwegian readers, now I need to get back to my drink and party this day more !!

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But this is weird. The Third Reich capitulated on 8th May before the Allies and on 9th May before the Soviet Union. Why did Norway have to wait another week to be liberated? ;)

(Dutch? I thought zey wer Germans ;) )
 
Constitution Day

Constitution Day

The Norwegians deflected a Swedish invasion and retained their autonomy.

4too
 
"The Norwegians deflected a Swedish invasion and retained their autonomy."

Hmmm. Was it a invasion or an union? Hmmm...


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Swede in Oslo
 
When I saw the title, I thought it was some kind of a Fallout-related holiday. Anniversary of the Manhattan project or something.

Oh well, happy national day, Odin!
 
4 To impresses me right now and he's absolutely correct!
Our country got independace from Sweden on this day, Norway has a history of unions both with Denmark and Sweden..

How this day is celebrated ? well usually by going in parades and lots of beer !! 8)
 
Well, Odin, going to get caught up in the nationalistic fever? Though sounds like you have gone far with the drinks already.
 
I still dont think that the we (The Swedes) invaded Norway in any way. :)

Next year its 100 years of "freedom" for Norway, and thats nice. Hopefully we wont be deported on that day. :)

Anyway:

GO NORWAY - GO NORWAY - GO NORWAY

[Sweden gave Norway their only points in the Eurovision Song Contest]
 
The norwegian song deserved its fate :wink:

Hooray, Hooray for the seventeenth of may.
*Royal-wave from the balcony*
 
Considering The Era

Considering The Era

Perhaps the Swedes "invited" the Norwegians to share the same king.

Those were the great days of European Imperialism, and having a "royal"
patron meant a country was properly "civilized", and spoken for.

Kind of like the social security of "goin' steady" in high school ...

The naughty kings and queens would quit askin' fo' cheap dates to see how low one would go ...

And it meant one didn't have to "ask" anyone, in traumatic desperation, to go to the Prom ...


4too
 
Meh, we all know the Eurovision song contest sucks.

Music's bad, and people only give points to their neighbouring countries.

A waste of time and recources, really...

Oh yeah, and a late happy constitution day, Odin.
 
wasnt there some godforsaken battle between the swedish and norwergians where they fought over a huge patch of frozen sea for ages, then it melted and they all drowned?

dunno about you but i find it funny :E
 
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