Previously known as natalyaowr. Most likely to appear here: Homestuck, Sherlock, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Supernatural, The Lorax, Harry Potter, Kingdom Hearts,Hetalia, Ace Attorney, and various other things.
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Ok nordmenn (og -kvinner, i tilfelle dere ikke syntes at denne posten var feministisk nok).
Dere vet hvordan det finnes kjempemange skikkelig “amerikanske” reaksjons-bilder og -gif-er? Jeg har bare to som er relatert til Norge, og jeg synes egentlig det er litt synd, for jeg synes jeg trenger litt flere sånne.
Så, finnes det flere enn disse to? (Det tror jeg nemlig at det gjør)
I’ve got these two (which I both got from elise/passiveinferno)
oh well, you tried and that’s what counts
WHAT IS THIS??!! I love how weird Scandinavians are. :)
Sometimes I look at videos from ESC 2010 when Norway hosted and I just find our interval entertainment ridiculously amusing okay
no but seriously I hope nobody didn’t expect me to doodle now
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Norway
The popular Norwegian duo Madcon preform ‘Glow’ while the votes are counted
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(Finlaaaaand, poor poor you! But we’ll support all of you still in the game, Nordic countries!!!)
- Denmark
First participation : 1957
Won : 2 times (1963: Dansevise, by Sejr Volmer Sørensen ; 2000: Fly on the Wings of Love, by Jørgen Olsen)
Gave most points to : Sweden (220), Germany (149), Ireland (128), United Kingdom (128), Norway (103)
Received most points from : Norway (171), Iceland (154), Sweden (154), Ireland (113), United Kingdom (99)
Note : in 1966, Denmark got so pissed at being ranked 14th (his worst performance ever) that he declared that Eurovision was not a quality contest ; he refused to participate again until 1978 (…12 years. Man, someone takes sulking very seriously.)
- Finland
First participation : 1961
Won : 1 time (2006: Hard Rock Hallelujah, by Mr. Lordi)
Gave most points to : Sweden (143), Israel (125), Italy (118), France (107), United Kingdom (104)
Received most points from : Sweden (99), Norway (81), Iceland (73), Estonia (61), Greece (59)
Note : Finland has quite a record of bad performances at ESC : he scored zero points 3 times, was ranked last 9 times, was excluded from the contest 5 times due to low results, and didn’t make it past semi-finals 4 out of 9 times.
- Iceland
First participation : 1986
Won : never!! D:
Gave most points to : Denmark (154), Sweden (124), Norway (111), France (78), Finland (73)
Received most points from : Sweden (102), Norway (93), Denmark (90), United Kingdom (66), Portugal (58)
Note : despite never having won, Iceland came second twice : in 1999 (Sweden got the first place) and in 2009 (Norway got the first place).
- Norway
First participation : 1960
Won : 3 times (1985 : La det swinge, by Rolf Løvland ; 1995 : Nocturne, by Petter Skavlan ; 2009 : Fairytale, by Alexander Rybak)
Gave most points to : Sweden (231), Denmark (168), Ireland (151), France (134), United Kingdom (114)
Received most points from : Sweden (154), Ireland (117), Iceland (111), Belgium (105), Denmark (103)
Note : Norway has a tendency for black-and-white performances : he has earned zero point and was ranked last most often, but on the other hand, he won three times, and got the most votes in Eurovision history in 2009, as well as the highest amount of twelve points in single contest, with the biggest gap between first and second place.
- Sweden
First participation : 1958
Won : 4 times (1974: Waterloo, by ABBA ; 1984: Diggi-loo-diggi-ley, by Herrey’s ; 1991: Fångad av en stormvind, by Carola ; 1999: Take me to your heaven, by Charlotte Nilsson)
Gave most points to : Ireland (195), Norway (154), Denmark (154), United Kingdom (132), Germany (118)
Received most points from : Norway (231), Denmark (220), United Kingdom (146), Finland (143), Iceland (124)
Note : Sweden is considered one of the most successful countries in Eurovision : he won 4 times, reached 20 times the top 5 and 32 times the top 10, and missed only one final since 1977 (in 2010, for the first time, he wasn’t selected during the semi-final). Eurovision is really popular in Sweden : Melodifestivalen, the preselection for the ESC, usually gets the highest TV audience each year (around 4 million viewers, out of a population of 9 millions).
NB : as far as points received/given are concerned, after 2004, the semi-finals system was introduced, meaning that 16 countries each year don’t make it to the final ; thus, they can’t receive points during the final. Out of the Nordics, Finland has most suffered from this system.
Sources :
http://eurovision-fr.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contesthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest
“in 1966, Denmark got so pissed at being ranked 14th (his worst performance ever) that he declared that Eurovision was not a quality contest ; he refused to participate again until 1978 (…12 years. Man, someone takes sulking very seriously.)”
Denmark baby no.
denmark omg
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RIP Gunnar “Kjakan” Sønsteby.
(11 January 1918 - 10 May 2012)Known as Kjakan (The Chin) and No. 24, he participated in the resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway during World War II. After the invasion he involved himself in the underground resistance, both through Milorg and the illegal press. In 1942 he became agent 24 in the Special Operations Executive. After saboteur training in England in 1943, he became the contact for all SOE agents in eastern Norway and head of the Norwegian Independent Company 1 group in Oslo. This group performed several spectacular acts of sabotage; among them smuggling out plates for the printing of Norwegian kroner from the Norwegian Central Bank and blowing up the office for Norwegian forced labour, thereby stopping the Nazis’ plan of sending young Norwegian men to the Eastern Front. In 1945 he was awarded the British Distinguished Service Order. In addition to the attack on the labour office the recommendation for this award mentions the theft of 75,000 ration books, which allowed pressure to be placed on authorities, stopping a threatened cut in rations; the destruction of sulfuric acid manufacturing facilities in Lysaker; destroying or seriously damaging over 40 aircraft, and related equipment which were being repaired at a tram company depot in Korsvoll; destroying a railway locomotive which was under repair at Skabo; destroying a number of Bofors guns, a field gun and vital machine tools at the Kongsberg arms factory; and starting a large fire in an oil storage depot at Oslo harbour which destroyed large quantities of lubricating oil and other specialist oils.
Operating in occupied territory, and being high on the Gestapo list of wanted men, Sønsteby became a master of disguise. He operated under 30 to 40 different names and identities, and the Germans did not acquire his real name until near the end of the war. They were never able to catch him.
Throughout the post-war years, and particularly after reaching retirement age, Sønsteby engaged in an extensive information and lecturing activity to pass on the lessons of the Second World War to future generations, and he continued to do so until very recently. In 2008 he was the first non-American awarded the United States Special Operations Command Medal.
This man will always be remembered as one of our true heroes; Norway’s most highly decorated war hero, including being the only one to have been awarded the War Cross with three swords.
Hvil i fred. ♥
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IS EVERYONE IN OUR GOVERNMENT KICKING THE POLITICAL BUCKET…..
