Stephen Colbert has his eye on Finland
Omg omg omg, you gotta watch this, it’s about the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki - From yesterday’s Colbert Report…!! (too funny!!)
Hat Tip to I.G. and Riku S. for the link!!
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SATANA PERKELA!!…TOO FREAKING FUNNY!
Comment by infinndel the jenkki dogg — Fri, Aug 15th, 2008 @ 8:55 pm
Lol that was great.
Comment by Kips — Fri, Aug 15th, 2008 @ 9:49 pm
Funny! And he even got the dioxin herring right.
Comment by Mara — Fri, Aug 15th, 2008 @ 9:49 pm
Even on a clear day the air over Helsinki is polluted with umlauts
Comment by Hank W. — Fri, Aug 15th, 2008 @ 11:10 pm
You grew after WW2?
Comment by winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission” — Fri, Aug 15th, 2008 @ 11:50 pm
# 5, no we didnt. I think he’s referring to the boarder the finnish soldiers advanced during the contuation war before the russians started pushing them back untill Finland signed a deal giving them Petsamo and some more land. I believe Finland lost more than 10% of it’s land during WWII.
Comment by Jhua — Sat, Aug 16th, 2008 @ 1:00 pm
Russians took your land? Like that are taking it in Georgia?
Comment by winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission” — Sat, Aug 16th, 2008 @ 1:55 pm
Mmm, herrings…
Comment by mjr — Sat, Aug 16th, 2008 @ 8:37 pm
Finnish World Domination is on-track… The secret laboratory buried 13 floors beneath Kaisaniemi subway station is working three shifts…
Comment by v.i.lenin — Sun, Aug 17th, 2008 @ 2:03 pm
#7: Indeed, winnie, and see how useful it was for Georgia to be part of the Coalition of the Braindead.
Comment by Freeridin' Franklin — Sun, Aug 17th, 2008 @ 6:24 pm
When ü is become part of our alphabets? It isn’t even Scandinavien letter :). Other than that he is right finland is going to dominate the world but U.S.A will be U.S.Ä
Comment by dd — Mon, Aug 18th, 2008 @ 10:47 am
So let’s deconstruct this. Why did they pick Finland, and what does Finland represent? Or is it just that out of all of the 20th century Olympiad hosts, Finland was close (geographically) to Germany (and Russia!) and just strange enough — just foreign enough — that it could be portrayed as threatening? Perhaps we’re getting a lesson in how to dehumanise an opponent, as a prelude to bombing the bejeezus out of them?
Comment by v.i.lenin — Mon, Aug 18th, 2008 @ 11:00 am
Well Finland is the smallest host country after WWII (and ever) so it’s quite easy choice.
Comment by Kennel — Mon, Aug 18th, 2008 @ 12:43 pm
It’s a bit you numbnuts. “So let’s deconstruct this” Please! It’s a small bit on a tv show. Get over it. This is so sad when you have to analyze a spoof tv show. You all know it’s a spoof, right? Finland and their every progressive sense of humor. You guys remind me of the guy they throw the party for that gets out of jail. Yes, we’re happy to see you but you were in jail and now we have to go home. You get to keep the hidden secret that you were raped but deep down we all know it.
Comment by Anonymous — Mon, Aug 18th, 2008 @ 9:37 pm
“how useful it was for Georgia to be part of the Coalition of the Braindead.”
better than what they are now getting from the EU.
So, lets ask one question. Who did they turn to for help? The EU, or the USA?
That answer should settle the question of who is expected to get things done in this world.
Your troups are there, did they stop anything?
Comment by winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission” — Tue, Aug 19th, 2008 @ 2:48 am
The money was the 1986-2001 version…..
Comment by Minna — Tue, Aug 19th, 2008 @ 12:53 pm
Again there was that “what is the best country in the world??”… it is NOT the usa… usa sucks… you streets are full of homeless people and your goverment are in big debt and your healthccare sucks… bush sucks and your country sucks… USA (or should I sau ÜSÄ) are not the only free country and your “justice” also sucks…
(sorry for my bad english, why you dont try to speak Finnish)
Comment by Skulblaka — Tue, Aug 19th, 2008 @ 8:01 pm
SKULBLAKA…YOU SUCK>>>YOU ARE PATHETIC LOOOOSER!
Comment by infinndel the jenkki dogg — Tue, Aug 19th, 2008 @ 10:11 pm
“best country in the world??”… it is NOT the usa…”
so explain the feet problem. You know your hate for USA vrs the Millions of feet that keep on comming here.
Reality sure sucks.
Comment by winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission” — Wed, Aug 20th, 2008 @ 1:54 am
“why you dont try to speak Finnish”
I do, when I can visit, which is next month.
No tar and feathers please, the feathers just stick to me and the tar can’t be used in my jetski.
Comment by winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission” — Wed, Aug 20th, 2008 @ 2:05 am
Does anyone know how to save those Comedy Central videos to the hard drive? YouTube videos are easy to save, but this one is something very different. When watching a YouTube video, the player requests an flv or mp4 file and starts downloading it. If you can recover the name (URL) of the file, you can save it. The Comedy Central video player sends a request and then little packets of data start coming back. Don’t really know how to save them.
Comment by Tapani Pallomeri — Wed, Aug 20th, 2008 @ 9:04 am
#19: I didn’t know there were that many foot fetishists in the US.
Comment by Freeridin' Franklin — Wed, Aug 20th, 2008 @ 10:48 am
@21: Go for the bittorrent eh — @mininova
Comment by v.i.lenin — Wed, Aug 20th, 2008 @ 11:56 am
“I still have my eye on you, Finland!” LOL!
Comment by Olli — Thu, Aug 21st, 2008 @ 8:27 pm
I really really wish colbert would just die. NOTHING he says is ever funny..
Comment by Anonymous — Thu, Aug 21st, 2008 @ 9:49 pm
Rauhoittukaa.
I love how a silly spoof turns into all this nationalistic posturing. Keep in mind The Colbert Report is ALL ABOUT spoofing the US; our culture, religions, politics, media etc. etc. So, now Finland got the Colbert bump. Is that a bad thing?
It’s true we have all been lazy in learning Finnish so let’s start. American tourists, when you visit Finland, if you learn nothing else, make sure you can say, Saisinko salmiakkia, and prepare for an unprecedented culinary experience.
Comment by Annie — Fri, Aug 22nd, 2008 @ 4:06 am
Naw, just say McDonalds… or my favorite
olut
the sauna drink
Comment by winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission” — Fri, Aug 22nd, 2008 @ 4:46 am
Winter…here are travel tips for you when in Suomi:
1.Speak softly and tell everyone how wonderful Finland is…
2. Lie to all Finns around you..”I did not ever vote for Dubya Bush,and I hope Barak Hussein Obama is the nest president of AmeriKKKa!!
Those very important lies will open doors for you and Finns will try to get you drunk,and into sauna and then lake!
3.Test all forms of vodka ,olut,lakka,and various exotic Finn drinks.
4….Try reindeer stew with lingonberry sauce and potatoes,and all the traditional accompanying foods and rituals…
5…. make sure you try Karjalan Pirakka (Karelian pasties) with warm egg butter.
6….If possible take at least a day trip to Tallinn Estonia,and visit old city…There are some new high-speed state of the art ferries that cross to Tallinn from Helsinki…Better yet,stay one night at least in VIRU SOKOS hotel and have fun time in Tallinn…Estonia likes it’s friendship with Amerikkka!!
Hotel VIRU breakfast buffet is KILLER!
Comment by infinndel the jenkki dogg — Fri, Aug 22nd, 2008 @ 11:43 pm
An introduction to finnish language and the way of thought for tourists can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PbWsF-8aJU
Comment by Antti rn — Fri, Aug 22nd, 2008 @ 11:58 pm
#29….. Antti m….great video link..LOL….
Winter….. learn this important Finn Phraze…
Repeat after infinndel:….”SUKSI VITTUN!”
You will win friends and influence people with that Finn gem!!
Comment by infinndel the jenkki dogg — Sat, Aug 23rd, 2008 @ 12:24 am
is that ski fast? I think I will stick to pointing….
Comment by winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission” — Sat, Aug 23rd, 2008 @ 1:32 am
infinndel:
“6….If possible take at least a day trip to Tallinn Estonia,and visit old city…There are some new high-speed state of the art ferries that cross to Tallinn from Helsinki…”
About 20 minutes by helicopter - if you dare.
http://www.copterline.fi
Comment by Freeridin' Franklin — Sat, Aug 23rd, 2008 @ 4:40 pm
This is linked to Nightwish.com Forum: Comment from a British teenager: “My favourite bit about that link is in the comments section where the nationalists completely misunderstood the entire video.”
Comment by Buji — Tue, Aug 26th, 2008 @ 8:21 pm