I believe Lars is making an Eric Cartman reference.

DG

Or an dickheadlosershitforbrainsgoatsuckerripoffartist! reference!

Mhh -- that probably proves that's an exam I'd like to fail, too.



As far as your pun on "Flemish" is concerned, shut up -- Da Mayor may be tempted to change my title into "Phlegmish Suck-O-Phant" if this gets too much air-play

I hope you do too.

Crosby - Protecting the Lounge's isolationist interests.

If they don't like us...

Fat chance, tho.

My employer would love to pull me over to Mountain View and give me a (work, not tourist) visa (but fortunately, my wife works in Phlegmia [1], so I've got a good excuse for refusing).

Nope, non-resident alien (and form 8WBEN) for me, please.

[1] I spose that's where the Phlegmish live, right?

Op drol stroom.

>op drol stroom

't es te zehhe?

Een automatische hervertaler in het Engels maakt er "worn excrement volley" van.

Somehow, I doubt that's what you meant...

Up shit creek.

gulrøttert, håndvesker, ost.

De Phlemish, die ik spreek, is verschrikkelijk.

Ik spreek Frans een klein beter.

"Op de drolbeek[1] (zonder roeispaan)", for a free human (but literal) translation

"Tot aan de nek in de stront" for a more liberal one.

[1] Note composite word: an adjective prepended, but attached, to a noun

Oh -- and darn! -- you're fast.

Deze vertalingen vermoedelijk maak u lacht.

Until in the neck in the shit

The first one, yes.

All the others were very close to Dutch, and the last one is as good as what my mother could manage after having lived in Flanders for 10 years (she's French-speaking).

Still, excellent disinfotainment: you take your duties seriously [1]

[1] warning: thread merging

Squash, grønnsaken er ondt og ikke stolt på.

It's a very important office appointment.

I'm almost as good as Donald Rumsfeld (Rummy not to be confused with Rimmy.)

Oh -- I like *this* merry bunch, and a lot of other US residents.

But then, you're not striking me as typical.

Too much exposure to US company executives, and members of the US executive branch of government, though, will tend to colour your perception

Regnhund taler norsk.

Can I crash w/you if I come visit next year?

I don't know if this will change your perspective at all but, if all things go according to plan, I will soon be working for the Executive Branch of the US Government.

This is not to say that I am personally an ardent supporter of the current regime. But I will soon be one face of American Democracy Abroad.

Who??? Me?

Yeah, you.
And my Euro-bros.
I may be mobile for a while.

Ok. I hope you like big dogs.

It would if you were in a majority. Or if you were the Prez.

2004?

Yeah, we're working on the majority thing. Anyone who cares to recall might remember that our current Fearless Leader actually lost the last time around. 'Regime change starts at home', and all that.

Unfortunately, the bigger part of the Executive Branch (i.e. career folks) are at the mercy of the littler part (i.e. political appointments. Wide swathes of the government really want to do the right thing but find their hands tied by bronco busters from Texas. Perhaps we can change that soon.

Take it to the Shithole. This is a, gasp, absinthe related thread.

I don't go to the Shit Hole anymore. It's too political.

But just to get things back on track:

I quite like absinthe. How about you?

Yeah, definitely like absinthe.

I've been drinking mostly beer lately.

Yeah, definitely like beer.

I like beer, too. Beer and absinthe. And gin. I like gin, too. Beer and absinthe and gin. That's me. That's what I like.

I do find that absinthe beverage quite tasty. Goes well with the chicken.

Ich bin nicht fett. Ich werde gross-entbeint! RINDFLEISCH-KUCHEN!!!


Torte!

I like torts, too. Especially strawberry. They go well with absinthe.

Definitely torts. Tarts too. Yeah, I like tarts.

Cheery tarts bearing cherry torts and absinthe. These are a few of my favorite things...

Sounds like a weekend in Vegas.

I like cherry tarts.

Cheery tarts bearing cherry torts, I love working for the ballet.

Indeed.

There has to be a 'Nutcracker' joke in there somewhere, but for the life of me I can't see it.

Me either, but I'm headed there now. Carry on.

Cross yer legs wrong.
You'll get a nutcracker.

I enjoyed free shots of Jameson w/the
barman @ The Rover.

What is absinthe?

According to my dictionary:

Absinthe:Wormwood.Liqueur flavored with wormwood.

Does that help?

Nope. Never heard of the stuff.

Now I HAVE heard of wormwood flavored with liquor....

DG