[OT] Official Vappu Thread

[Stubu]

I didn't notice anything egregious, and I live downtown Helsinki. I was disappointed.

Loved the new Boris and Donald balloons but the vox populae were... timid.

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[Stubu]

Vappu is old Finnish transmogrified into Labor Day, successfully. The story of Jim Pembroke rivals that of Mel of computer hackerdom.

 

[Stubu]

Usual:

Sometimes:

Now empty.

We are complying with Government regulations.

 

[Stubu]

And what is with those coveralls? As if the University didn't have permission to do the same. (It didn't. But gradually overalls started flowing.)

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Sometimes:

 

[Stubu]

Vappu, Labor Day, is traditionally a festival for new students. In USA this would be a no go. But here it's fine because we actually pay attention to the origin.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

What the f*** am I looking at, and why?

 

[Stubu]

I don't know what to say. Finland is impenetrable. And full of coveralls, which we call overalls and haalarit. And we need new fighter aircraft.

 

[Stubu]

What the f*** am I looking at, and why?

You keep asking this same question again, mind you.

 

[Stubu]

What the f*** am I looking at, and why?

Date, duh

 

[Stubu]

I guess I wass missing something. Perhaps some nuances.

I should apologize. There could be a way...?

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Date, duh

Then this should have been a gdt, and you f***ed it up!

 

[Lempo]

I guess I wass missing something. Perhaps some nuances.

The American people wanting nothing to do with a witch sabbath turned into a socialist drinking fiesta.

It doesn't spark Freedom for them.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Vappu, Labor Day, is traditionally a festival for new students. In USA this would be a no go. But here it's fine because we actually pay attention to the origin.

You people celebrate Labor Day very differently than we do.

Here in the States we just give students and office drones the day off, and people who actually work for a living still go ahead and clock in.

 

[HisIceness]

I'm confused