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    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    11/25/09

    In reply to Swedish People Are Stupid Too

    Just put a bunch of these together and lie down.
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    Image of Unsolicited Advice Unsolicited Advice
    11/25/09

    In reply to Swedish People Are Stupid Too
    Pain releases all kinds of great neurotransmitters, adrenaline - you're never as alive as you are when you hurt like hell. There is no Santa, this doesn't cure your cancer, fuck the Swedes.
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    11/25/09

    In reply to Swedish People Are Stupid Too
    hey swedish people, try this: Send me $25, and I'll save you money by sending you back a $4 hammer and a $3 box of framing nails. DIY!
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    Image of cousinebette cousinebette
    11/25/09

    In reply to Swedish People Are Stupid Too
    I live in Sweden. Everyone,including my own mother,swears by those things. I tried it and it was awful. I'd rather watch twilight and new moon again. Words I never thought I'd type.
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    Image of Helio Helio
    11/25/09

    @cousinebette: what does it feel like? Is it like sleeping on a gravel path? Do you put the mats over your normal mattress and therefore still feel the give of the springs?
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    11/25/09

    @cousinebette: Typical American question: Can you get Swedish Fish in Swedish movie theaters? Cause if they only sold them in American ones, that would be ironic.
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    Image of cousinebette cousinebette
    11/25/09

    @Helio: some put it on the floor,some put it on their beds. it feels like sleeping on Lego kind of(does that make any sense?).
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    Image of cousinebette cousinebette
    11/25/09

    @m4ximusprim3: they're just called jellyfish over here.
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    Image of cousinebette cousinebette
    11/25/09

    @m4ximusprim3: also they're usually ot sold in movie theathers.Not just part of the selection for some reason. Unless they have "Lösgodis"(pick'n'mix).
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    Image of Rhymenocerous Rhymenocerous
    11/25/09

    @m4ximusprim3: Yes, but they are not called Swedish Fish they have "salted herring" flavor. For real!
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    11/25/09

    In reply to Swedish People Are Stupid Too
    Two words can dismiss any stupidity this race may have: Swedish Pancakes.
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    11/25/09

    In reply to Swedish People Are Stupid Too
    These things have been advertised in my Yoga magazine for months now, and it seriously does seem like one of those apocalyptic moments. How rich people live: paying to be hurt.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/25/09

    In reply to Swedish People Are Stupid Too
    You're gonna feel so dumb if they're right. And really, how can you not trust the Swedish?

    Also, you're here during the day now? That's fun! I like you.
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    Image of DeadliestSin DeadliestSin
    08/25/09

    In reply to Ikea Is the Disney World of China
    Don't buy the beds if you ever plan on having sex. In the bed. Ever.
    Breaking the slats and having your mattress fall the floor mid-coitus... not cool.
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    Image of eeeradicator eeeradicator
    08/25/09

    In reply to Ikea Is the Disney World of China
    At the newest Ikea in Japan, you must keep your shoes on when testing beds. Unlike the rest of the country. And the long hotdog is called the Ninja dog. On a related note, people bring their friggin pets with them. We saw a dog fight in the office chair section. It was surreal, like something from a B horror movie.
    On the plus side, it is one of the rare places in Saitama with multilingual staff, and not just English speakers. But the goddamn lockers never work for me. And they pronounce it E-K-AH.
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    08/26/09

    @eeeradicator: "Showroom Armoire Dogs," written and directed by Quentin Tarantino--brilliant!

    /iː/-KEH-ah is how it'a pronounced in the Swedish mother tongue and pretty much any other language except English.
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    Image of NathanSt NathanSt
    08/25/09

    In reply to Ikea Is the Disney World of China
    YES CHINA, IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES

    Welcome to Western style consumerism. BUY TO FILL THE VOID IN YOUR SOUL

    BUY

    BUY

    BUY

    YAY

    *6 hours later*

    "Why did I buy all of this crap? Ugh."
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    08/25/09

    In reply to Ikea Is the Disney World of China
    I have this urge to go count the number of IKEA products at Ingvar Kamprad's house.
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    08/25/09


    @Uncle_Billy_Slumming: This snugglebug of a capitalist overlord could melt even the hearts of WTO protesters.
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    08/25/09


    @snugbug:

    Nealy the same taste in glasses
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    Image of CherHorrorwitz CherHorrorwitz
    08/25/09

    In reply to Ikea Is the Disney World of China
    The IKEA in Athens is Disneyland with Smoking. People are insane for it in Europe, and maybe it's my Euro-dementia from living here for 2 years, but...their European stuff is actually really nice. The cookware is awesome.
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    Image of Forgetitjake Forgetitjake
    08/25/09

    @CherHorrorwitz:
    Cookware, yes; some of the toys are cute, too. I am living a lie when I hate on Ikea. I just redid my kitchen in Ikea and now I'm in the middle of disassembling, dusting and moving about 80 bookshelf-metres of Ivar. -- Still, Scandinavian family living = dorm room, and for many of the same reasons as dorm room = dorm room.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    08/25/09

    In reply to Ikea Is the Disney World of China
    I've never been to IKEA, but I have enjoyed the downstairs of the Urban Outfitters on 72nd Street on multiple occasions, so I feel I cannot judge.
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    Image of tigolbitties tigolbitties
    08/25/09

    @DahlELama: how exactly have you enjoyed the downstairs?!?!
    (p.s. can you, or anyone else, share how to do italics and other nifty things? thanks!)
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    08/25/09

    @tigolbitties: Glad to be of servicey!
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    08/25/09

    @tigolbitties: I would really, really like to have a sexy story to put here, but really, I just used to sit on the chairs and occasionally play hide-and-seek with friends. I don't know if the fact that we were in high school makes this better or worse.

    I'll PM you re: italics. Hopefully someone else can fill you in on everything more advanced than that.
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    08/25/09

    @tigolbitties: Here you go friend: [www.tizag.com]
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    Image of tigolbitties tigolbitties
    08/25/09

    @snugbug: @DahlELama: @Conchie Birdie: thank you very much!!! i'm going to be an italicizing fool!!!!
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    08/25/09

    @tigolbitties: If this means you will also use numerous commas, I will heart you forever.
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    Image of Forgetitjake Forgetitjake
    08/25/09

    In reply to Ikea Is the Disney World of China
    Speaking of extreme, bizarre and soulless: they do this in Scandinavia, you know.
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    Image of Rhymenocerous Rhymenocerous
    08/25/09

    In reply to Ikea Is the Disney World of China
    Outdoors - ha! Have you ever been to Beijing? Everyone forsakes the outdoors, in the interest of being able to breathe. Hanging out in Ikea is a symptom, not the problem.
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