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15.8.2008

Stephen Colbert has his eye on Finland

Tags: Everything — Author: @ 8:41 pm

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!!

  • infinndel the jenkki dogg

    SATANA PERKELA!!…TOO FREAKING FUNNY! ;-)

  • Kips

    Lol that was great.

  • Mara

    Funny! And he even got the dioxin herring right.

  • Hank W.

    Even on a clear day the air over Helsinki is polluted with umlauts :lol:

  • winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission”

    You grew after WW2?

  • Jhua

    # 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.

  • winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission”

    Russians took your land? Like that are taking it in Georgia?

  • http://www.stockholmslender.blogspot.com/ mjr

    Mmm, herrings…

  • v.i.lenin

    Finnish World Domination is on-track… The secret laboratory buried 13 floors beneath Kaisaniemi subway station is working three shifts…

  • Freeridin’ Franklin

    #7: Indeed, winnie, and see how useful it was for Georgia to be part of the Coalition of the Braindead.

  • dd

    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 :)

  • v.i.lenin

    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?

  • Kennel

    Well Finland is the smallest host country after WWII (and ever) so it’s quite easy choice.

  • Anonymous

    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.

  • winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission”

    “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?

  • Minna

    The money was the 1986-2001 version…..

  • http://plz Skulblaka

    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)

  • infinndel the jenkki dogg

    SKULBLAKA…YOU SUCK>>>YOU ARE PATHETIC LOOOOSER!

  • winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission”

    “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.

  • winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission”

    “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.

  • Tapani Pallomeri

    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.

  • Freeridin’ Franklin

    #19: I didn’t know there were that many foot fetishists in the US.

  • v.i.lenin

    @21: Go for the bittorrent eh — @mininova

  • Olli

    “I still have my eye on you, Finland!” LOL!

  • Anonymous

    I really really wish colbert would just die. NOTHING he says is ever funny..

  • http://www.beyondearcandy.com/site Annie

    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.

  • winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission”

    Naw, just say McDonalds… or my favorite

    olut

    the sauna drink

  • infinndel the jenkki dogg

    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! :-)

  • Antti rn

    An introduction to finnish language and the way of thought for tourists can be found here:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PbWsF-8aJU

  • infinndel the jenkki dogg

    #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!! ;-)

  • winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission”

    is that ski fast? I think I will stick to pointing….

  • Freeridin’ Franklin

    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

  • http://jormanen.vuodatus.net Buji

    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.”

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