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Guess they got tired of all the mountaíns...

  • Sep. 17th, 2004 at 12:24 AM
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Ah, those wacky Swiss. What will they think of next!

Ja wo laufen se denn?

Could it be the danger of having a country shaped vaguely (*very* vaguely) like some other countries in the, well, not entirely immediate vicinity? I suppose they're lucky they didn't wake up as Lithuania, or Macedonia, or the Georgian Republic, or something. *g*

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[info]fleurrochard wrote:
Sep. 16th, 2004 03:35 pm (UTC)
Äh.
*facepalm*
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[info]without_me wrote:
Sep. 16th, 2004 03:39 pm (UTC)
That's very sad.

Mind you, I--a not-so-proud product of the U.S. educational system--wouldn't have been able to pick Switzerland out of the Western European lineup without help (sad but true)... but one would think CNN would have help.
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[info]rheasilvia wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 04:30 am (UTC)
You having to consult a map is something entirely different than CNN failing to do so... after all, you don't claim to be a news network. ;-)
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[info]strangerian wrote:
Sep. 16th, 2004 04:45 pm (UTC)
If Chech-land is now Switzerland, I'm terrified, all right.

I guess it worked. Pardon me while I find another planet. This one's broken.
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[info]rheasilvia wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 04:32 am (UTC)
One wonders what the Czechs think of this development. Switzerland is a bit smaller than the country they're used to - and all those mountains...
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[info]ari_ wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 12:35 am (UTC)
*hysterical laughter*

Can I steal this image to post in my LJ? Please?
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[info]rheasilvia wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 04:32 am (UTC)
Sure, go ahead. *g*
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[info]ari_ wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 06:14 am (UTC)
There's something to be said for living in a country that's a rather distinctive shape. Even if it's the shape of an old sock.
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[info]rheasilvia wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 02:08 pm (UTC)
LOL!

You know, I never had that association before. *g* An interesting sock, that...

(Now I'm trying to think of something to compare Germany's shape to... a flattened croissant?? Hm...)
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[info]zing_och wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 02:54 am (UTC)
well, it's a lot bigger and doesn't have all those annoying mountains... or maybe they're trying to fool the Alliance Against Terror in case they come after Switzerland next... so now they won't find them!
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[info]rheasilvia wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 04:38 am (UTC)
That does seem to be the most likely explanation. Very canny, those Swiss.

But where will they ski from now on? And will the Czechs take sufficiently good care of the mountains while the Swiss are out?
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[info]ari_ wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 06:12 am (UTC)
actually, and this is very secret, but the whole thing is a plot sponsored by the Austria ski regions, who are just trying to get rid of competition.

Now all the tourists who want to go skiing in Switzerland will end in the lowlands, with no mountains, and very little snow. And Switzerland's reputation as a country where you can have a great time skiing will decline, and Austria will get all of these dissatisfied tourists, and our tourist branch will recover and we will all get very very rich.

But, shhhh, don't tell.
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[info]rheasilvia wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 02:20 pm (UTC)
*admires diabolical plan*

What a diabolical plan. Can I sign up somewhere to become a fan of the Austrian tourist board?

Nah, I won't tell! Never. Though you know, it occurs to me that someone who were to notify the Czech tourist board of certain schemes might come in for a cut of the profits once the advertising campaign for the hithero unknown, but amazingly mountainous and beautiful Czech skiing regions (already equipped with skiing lodges and so forth) brings in the first tourists...
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[info]izsabella wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 07:36 am (UTC)
O.o
*points at Crawford's ears*
...
POINTY!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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[info]ari_ wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 01:32 pm (UTC)
I need to send you the stories that goes with it.

You see, once upon a time, there was the "inapropriate elves" drabble challenge...
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[info]ari_ wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 01:33 pm (UTC)
story.

the live lesbian porn has made me dizzy. *g*
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[info]rheasilvia wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 02:21 pm (UTC)
*cue diabolical laughter*

Err. Sorry, wrong story. *g* No, don't worry... it's a different version of Crawford. ;-)

It was a weird elf thing:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/rheasilvia/768.html

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[info]zing_och wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 07:40 am (UTC)
Not to mention all those numbered accounts. Or did they take all the super secret boxes with them? I'll think about this for some time, I'm sure. :)

... I just noticed your alt text. So instead, I will recite Loriot sketches all afternoon. Heh! "Aber wo laufen sie denn hin?"
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[info]rheasilvia wrote:
Sep. 17th, 2004 02:26 pm (UTC)
*g* Maybe someone threatened to take away their rubber duckies and they decided to up and leave in a huff? With their super-secret safety deposit boxes, of course?
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