Farmer Felix's Fantastic FRandom FBanter #119 (may contain traces of fnuts)

[InaVegt]

I wonder, is there any nation that doesn't supposedly have talent?

Well, apparently of the 10 Netherlands that comprise the kingdom of the Netherlands, only 1 has talent.

[DraPrime]

Well, apparently of the 10 Netherlands that comprise the kingdom of the Netherlands, only 1 has talent.

Are you not allowed into the show if you're in the other 9 or something?

[InaVegt]

Are you not allowed into the show if you're in the other 9 or something?

No, it's just, Holland is one of the 10 Netherlands.

Technically speaking, Holland does not refer to those other Netherlands.

Calling the Netherlands Holland is like calling Britain England.

[DraPrime]

No, it's just, Holland is one of the 10 Netherlands.

Technically speaking, Holland does not refer to those other Netherlands.

Calling the Netherlands Holland is like calling Britain England.

Well, in certain languages the Netherlands are only called Holland, or at least something like it. For example, in Polish the Netherlends are called Holandia.

Alright, my point is made.

[InaVegt]

Well, in certain languages the Netherlands are only called Holland, or at least something like it. For example, in Polish the Netherlends are called Holandia.

Alright, my point is made.

In Dutch the UK is normally called Engeland as well, doesn't mean that when there is a more accurate term available you should disregard it's use.

It's just that Verenigd Koninkrijk is ambigious. (Verenigd Koninkrijk van Britannië en Noord Ierland or Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden?)

Britannië or Groot Britannië are occasionally used, but they still leave out northern Ireland.

[Graymayre]

>.>

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cuh- cuh- cuh- combo breaker...

[Lord Herman]

A pars pro toto is a perfectly acceptable literary device, so why wouldn't it be acceptable in a colloquial appellation of an inconsequential nation?

*runs from angry but educated patriots*

[Phase]

I've got my learner's permit!

(I advise all MD/DC residents to stay off the roads for a while.)

Sneak, you live far too close for comfort. Don't break my house.

[Groundhog]

Sneak, you live far too close for comfort. Don't break my house.

Agreed. Now I'm going to live in fear of Sneak crashing through the downstairs window of my house.

[Phase]

Agreed. Now I'm going to live in fear of Sneak crashing through the downstairs window of my house.

I plan on living in fear of Sneak crashing through the UPSTAIRS windows!

And thanks to a twist of fate, I got to watch Serenity today...

...

D: at Wash.

[Kneenibble]

A pars pro toto is a perfectly acceptable literary device, so why wouldn't it be acceptable in a colloquial appellation of an inconsequential nation?

*runs from angry but educated patriots*

The syntactic might of this sentence gives me egregious pleasure.
*shivers*

[Groundhog]

I plan on living in fear of Sneak crashing through the UPSTAIRS windows!

Crud, I didn't think of that. *goes to car-proof her windows*

Goodnight all.

[Jkoshe]

Err... Hello.

Why would it have to be patriots couldn't non-patriots also be angry at you for whatever reason they happen to feel like?

[Phase]

Err... Hello.

Why would it have to be patriots couldn't non-patriots also be angry at you for whatever reason they happen to feel like?

No idea, the conversation was hard to follow.

In any case, Welcome, Jkoshe! Nice to see a new face!

[Copacetic]

Nice to see a new face!

True dat. Welcome, Greetings, Salutations, etc, etc.

[RabbitHoleLost]

I just spent a little over 500 USD so that Noir_Cat and I can go see Aerosmith July 30th
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I liek mah musak.

[Copacetic]

I just spent a little over 500 USD so that Noir_Cat and I can go see Aerosmith July 30th
>>
I liek mah musak.

Wheew. That's quite a bit of green. Can't say that like Aerosmith personally.

[Sneak]

I echo both of these sentiments. Never really been an Aerosmith fan.

In any case, goodnight.

P.S. To all of you Sneakproofing your upper and lower floors—your ground floor is still left unprotected! Aha, ha-ha!

[SDF]

I went to a concert tonight. Ra Ra Riot, Cold War Kids, and Death Cab For Cutie. Two words: Transatlanticism encore. TRANSATLANTICISM ENCORE!

[Phase]

I echo both of these sentiments. Never really been an Aerosmith fan.

In any case, goodnight.

P.S. To all of you Sneakproofing your upper and lower floors—your ground floor is still left unprotected! Aha, ha-ha!

Ground floor is concrete, mate.

And we should both be asleep...

[Alteran]

And we should both be asleep...

Hey, me too.

[Pyrian]

I just spent a little over 500 USD so that Noir_Cat and I can go see Aerosmith July 30th

...I wouldn't even want to add up the amount I spend going to concerts.

[Coidzor]

Technically speaking, Holland does not refer to those other Netherlands.

Calling the Netherlands Holland is like calling Britain England.

So perfectly acceptable but niggling to a small subset of the population at large, eh? Good to know. Now to wonder what part of Holland my ancestor came from. Yeah, somehow just the one. Same thing happened with a very confused Welshman....

Well, apparently of the 10 Netherlands that comprise the kingdom of the Netherlands, only 1 has talent.

Lamesauce, you're not even a cohesive nation-state emancipated from monarchy? man, you're really falling short of your rep, my home dogs.

TRANSATLANTICISM ENCORE!

Good band name.

So sitting here in my kilt is incredibly liberating feeling.

The itchiness of the woolen hose when it rides down my leg due to not having the garters on is getting a bit old, but I dinnae feel like having my feet nekkid.

[randman22222]

500 ouches... Wow... That's even more expensive than the Coldplay tickets I got, which I almost didn't want to get on account of their cost vs. the returns...

Also, I saw Robert Plant free last night.
Absolutely awesome.

[InaVegt]

I just spent a little over 500 USD so that Noir_Cat and I can go see Aerosmith July 30th
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I liek mah musak.

500 USD, that's, like, 25 eurocents, right?

[Jack Squat]

500 USD, that's, like, 25 eurocents, right?

It's funny because the Euro is worth more than the dollar

Seriously, there's nationalism, and then there's being ridiculous.

Just for the record, 1 euro = 1.33 USD, so $500 is 375.94 EUR

[Quincunx]

It makes the cost of living in the eurozone hilarious even before VAT, which is like sales tax in being applied to non-essential items, but at least twice as high. Imagine genteel poverty.

Though, come to think of it, it would only be a dollar sympathizer with any concept of a 25-cent coin. The euro itself has a 20-cent coin instead, and man is that confusing in an otherwise identical system.

[InaVegt]

It's funny because the Euro is worth more than the dollar

Seriously, there's nationalism, and then there's being ridiculous.

Just for the record, 1 euro = 1.33 USD, so $500 is 375.94 EUR

I'm just kidding, chill down man.

I thought it was obvious I was joking.

Edit: Quincunx: We had a 25 cent piece before the introduction of the Euro.

Of course, that one was worth about 11 eurocent.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Yeah, but we dutch people are still annoyed at our government for switching to the euro.

We also like to pretend we still use the gulden.

Kwartjes & Dubbeltjes forever!

[InaVegt]

Yeah, but we dutch people are still annoyed at our government for switching to the euro.

We also like to pretend we still use the gulden.

Kwartjes & Dubbeltjes forever!

Stuivers, Rijksdaalders (Literally: Imperial Dollar *dance*)

The most valuable coin that was legal tender of the world at the time. (5 Guilder coin)