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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Good Afternoon Base Campers!
As you will see a few posts ^^^^^ up, we have made an even pui una bella figura today (or yesterday) – well, when our captain pick up the figures at noon time UTC. It looks very good  #12 is good. And as your submarine number cruncher found out: We should be able to keep SeriousCrunchers behind us at a relatively safe distance – unless … unless ..... I suppose anything can happen, sujo1 going prematurely Christmas shopping for the present he thinks his Sue is going to get him. And sujo1 forgetting to think in the lines of socks or neckties  What is even better: We are gaining rather big on Kraland! Some splashing with the abacus panned out with us possibly passing Kraland about December 16th. After that the going will get somewhat tougher. But let’s not worry ahead of time. Please forgive me, I'm late. I got carried away elsewhere  There will not be time to prepare a hot meal. Instead I’ll butter some smørrebrød for you – that is open sandwiches Danish style – some of you may call it ’smorgas’ which is American for ’smörgås’ which is Swedish for smørrebrød. Back to smørrebrød. Normally, we’ll start with herring. The classic pickled herring,  followed by herring in tomato sauce, in mustard sauce, fried herring in vinegar, oh, there is no end to how many ways we molest this innocent fish. After that comes smoked salmon and shrimp and fried fillet of fish with what resembles tartar sauce …. Let’s skip the cold cuts, the tartelettes with aspargus and chicken stew, the frikadeller (Danish meatballs mmmm....), and so on and so on and go straight to the cheese and fruit salad, which is thick and unhealthy  with whipped cream in my country. Of course, we have beer and ice cold snaps (aqua vitae) to go with it. Enjoy, crunchers   - be careful - it's Viking stuff - call a taxi to take you home  |
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adriverhoef
Master Cruncher The Netherlands Joined: Apr 3, 2009 Post Count: 2170 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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BTW: I found this one in French. The pronunciation seen from my point of view couldn't be better - and it even has a hyphen. Jim-Oddwinds, a Norwegian band, probably named after two of their members, Jim Solberg and Oddvin Sørlie, debuted on vinyl with their single To Hjerter (Two Hearts) and "Anne-Lise" on the flipside.So much more digestible to me than any other version I heard. Now I know about a Dutch comedian, Brigitte Kaandorp, she made a funny song called "Annelies van der Pies" ('Annelies' pronounced without a schwa at the end). Ik ben een meisje van negen jaar I am a nine-year-old girl Ik draag altijd twee staarten in m'n haar I always wear two tails in my hair Ik ben een heel erg vrolijk kind I am a very, very cheerful child Ik lach al om een goeie wind I already laugh about a good broken wind Valt m'n zusje zich soms een breuk Does my sister fall and break something? Lig ik onmiddellijk in een deuk Then I'm in stitches right away Helaas heb ik een groot gebrek Unfortunately, I have a big defect Dat is dat ik nogal eens lek That is, that I often leak [chorus]: Ze noemen me Annelies van der Pies They call me ... Annelies van der Pies Ik moet al piesen als ik nies I already have to pee when I sneeze Vertel mij nooit een goeie grap Never tell me a good joke Want mijn sluitspier is te slap Because my sphincter is too weak Ook zijn we laatst een keer uit eten gegaan We also went out for dinner last time Lakschoentjes en een nieuwe jurk had ik aan I was wearing patent shoes and a new dress De ober komt met jus en spruit- jes The waiter comes with gravy and sprouts ... Vlak voor ons gaat ie onderuit, dus Right before us he goes flat, so Wij zaten allen onder d' appelmoes We were all covered in apple sauce De karbonades zaten in m'n moeders blouse The pork chop was in my mother's blouse En bovendien door mijn gebrek And also, because of my defect, Zat in mijn jurkje nog een vlek My dress had another stain [chorus] Ook zijn we laatst op schoolreisje geweest We also recently went on a school trip Dat was natuurlijk een enorm feest That was of course a huge party De speeltuin Kindervreugd zat vol The 'Kindervreugd' playground was full D'r was een wip en een 'schommol' There was a seesaw and a swing Elly bleef haken op de glijbaan aan een schroef Elly was caught on a screw on the slide Peter kwam onder zo'n paardenhoef Peter fell under a horse's hoof Jan sloeg Erik een groot blauw oog Jan struck Erik, he got a big black eye Mijn broekje bleef dus niet lang droog So my pants did not stay dry for long [chorus] EDIT: De karbonade+s [Edit 2 times, last edit by adriverhoef at Dec 9, 2017 9:17:12 AM] |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Oh, that poor child, Annelies, I really hope her parents enrolled her in a bladder fitness class
---------------------------------------- As for Brigitte Kaandorp: Either she is a very short woman or Dutchmen (there is no Dutchwoman/-men I suppose) are consistently very tall. That is a little contrary to my observations, although Piet, my Haarlem B&B-in-a-houseboat-host was very tall. He made cookies, which is of course unrelated to his height, but a very nice treat and trait. Base Campers, I forgot to inform you that in addition to running in the Christmas Race 2017 you are simultanously taking part in the Kraland III Challenge. La capitaine of Team Kraland, Saphir12, is an excellent reporter, and I recommend that you follow her daily updates here She has promised us a visit to seven regions of France- a different one on each of the days of this challenge. Based on my experience from tours arranged by Saphir12 and stefada during a Base Camp trek to Team Kraland, you are up for a treat. So please check your passport – is it still valid? You may be tempted to go there in Real Life. P.S. I just took a look. We are #6 slightly behind Kraland at #5 and SeriousCrunchers at #4 well in front. ADDED: P.S. adriverhoef, I'm proud to report that I recognized TWO words of Brigitte Kaandorp's show:  Rotterdam and Amsterdam (Amsterdam pronounced slightly more 'wet' than I do in Danish.)[Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Dec 9, 2017 6:31:31 AM] |
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adriverhoef
Master Cruncher The Netherlands Joined: Apr 3, 2009 Post Count: 2170 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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As for Brigitte Kaandorp: Either she is a very short woman or Dutchmen (there is no Dutchwoman/-men I suppose) are consistently very tall. I've found her length: 170 cm (source). She needed 'grote, stevige, brede havenarbeiders' (big, robust, broad dockworkers) to act as a curtain.ADDED: P.S. adriverhoef, I'm proud to report that I recognized TWO words of Brigitte Kaandorp's show: You are absolutely right, mevrouw Kleine Zeemeermin! Rotterdam and Amsterdam (Amsterdam pronounced slightly more 'wet' than I do in Danish.)"Kom je uit Rotterdam of niet?" (Are you from Rotterdam or not?) - Nee. (No.) "Waar kom je dan vandaan?" (So where are you from?) - Papendrecht. (with a heavy accent from Papendrecht) "P'ao'pendrecht? Nou ja, weet ik veel. P'ao'pendrecht." (Papendrecht? oh well, what do I know. Papendrecht.) "Ik wist niet dat ze Amsterdams praatten in Papendrecht." (I didn't know they had an Amsterdam accent in Papendrecht.) |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
adriverhoef, some posts back you worried a little about being Off Topic.
----------------------------------------This is the very thing you cannot be in Base Camp. We have Freedom of Speech. Justice for Loki as well as for Thor. Only ErikaT has the powers to moderate us if we have an Amoklauf - run beserk. Good Morning Base Campers! Better make this my morning speech as the dustbunnies are taking over my home. I understand 'equalitarian’. It means to treat all equal. Regardless. The middle part of liberté égalité fraternité. I also noticed Mr/Ms Arquebus-from-I-do-not-know-where-but-it-could-be-far-back-to-classified-ages to judge from his/her choice of weapon – well, I also noticed his/her many, many badges. I know people with many, many badges who don’t look down their noses on – should I really say so? – ’little people’ I would have made a footprint in Mr/Ms Arquebus’ wet concrete, too, if he/she had a team so I could find him/her. I would like all crunchers to be equal, to succeed, to crunch a lot, but there will be losses. Not all have equal prowess or command of many 'devices' - some may even have to walk to the pawn shop with their 'device' .... But maybe Mr/Ms Arquebus just had a bad-formulate-him/herself day. Or his/her stomach acid ran amok. I chose to play Ms Nice Girl. I hope I succeeded. My problem – again, again – is lack of lines of communication. If I succeed in establishing contact with this consummate cruncher, I hope we can work something out. Something such as a new and more successful SNURK trek where Arquebus joins with all of his/her frontloaded musquets. And the backloading too, not to mention any modern weaponry in his/her arsenal. And I hope SNURK has the strenght and time to continue his egalitarian work. I for one – and I’m a mere ant compared to Mr/Ms Arquebus – treasure my SNURK sign which branjo carried down from the attic, brushed off the dust and spiderwebs and polished before giving it back to me. Memories … I’m lucky. My memory for the good things is as good as my memory for the bad things. I’m even more lucky. The good things outweigh the bad ones. I wish you all a very good crunching day  EDIT: attick is spelled attic - corrected, and of should be off in this case - corrected as well. [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Dec 9, 2017 10:31:58 AM] |
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adriverhoef
Master Cruncher The Netherlands Joined: Apr 3, 2009 Post Count: 2170 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
What a big dog you have there, captain adriverhoef
  Thank you for your systematic research  I feel the urge to take a swim free style - I have installed my turbopropellers and shall be back so fast as I can  Sorry, captain, for any setback in our challenges but mermaids have to do what they have to do  things such as keeping the concrete damp ....  |
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adriverhoef
Master Cruncher The Netherlands Joined: Apr 3, 2009 Post Count: 2170 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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What a big dog you have there, captain adriverhoef Yes, isn't it a bakbeest? Braaf, Bello, Braaf! Isn't it a braaf beest? And as soon as the job is done it just returns to its Bakbeest Base Camp. Simple.I feel the urge to take a swim free style Of course. You can swim like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim. Hope your time investment does do good and will result in … well … Results.- I have installed my turbopropellers and shall be back so fast as I can Sorry, captain, for any setback in our challenges but mermaids have to do what they have to do |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Adriverhoef, my experience with such missions are depressing, but I never cease to hope that some enchanted evening …
I always imagined a trek where Friends and Foes (reading these poems by Konstantin Simonov right now) come together, unite, and crunch the bottom out of everything for a team as for instance SNURK’s even if he’s slumbering. If for nothing else, I can add one more university to my curriculum - an excerpt: * Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York * Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (an ivy league university rank #8 mind you) * Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (the #1 ivy league one) * Birmingham University, England (they had a great rock collection and used little dinosaurus craniums for door stops) * Copenhagen University (I pass ever so often to admire the buildings in that old city area) * Humboldt Universität, Berlin, where the students made the first autodafé of the Third Reich * Hamburg Universität, where Mohammed Atta studied architectual design, later to head a bomb squad targeting and destroying some of the World’s best architecture Most recently I went to: * Columbia University, New York (another ivy league university rank #6 ) * George Washington University, Washington, D. C. * Howard University, Washington, D. C. (of 'Cosby' fame) * Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. so I regard myself qualified for enrollment at Waterloo University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada  Don't you think I can land some job somewhere pretty soon, captain? Oh, it may come when I have been to Leiden University  |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Het bakbeest didn't swallow you, or, mevrouw Kleine Zeemeermin? Hello? Am I hearing you from inside its belly or from a distance?And if it's a zeemonster (like Nessie) does it hurt if it takes you to the bottom of the sea? No, het bakbeest (neat pronunciation – no particular traps) did not swallow me. But I’m longing to go back home in safety, though, keeping my eyes fixed on the statistics. I have put up a roadblock, not perfect, but better than no block, so at least some of the out-of-state results are counted where they should be. The EVGA boys call it ’bunkering’.You heard me from a distance, captain, but the monsters did not eat me and Nessie asked me to say hello to all of you.  No, I don’t hurt from being taken to the bottom of the sea by a zeemonster, adriverhoef, as long as it doesn’t bite. That’s what I’m made for; submarine living. It’s the transforming of my tail into human legs and walking on land in order to charm the love of my life – that handsome prince – or make footprints in wet concrete somewhere that hurts so badly. As walking on knives and flaming swords. And zeemeerminnen cannot cry, you know. Now I’m back where I belong paying 18 results for the round trip. Brigitte Kaandorp: I've found her length: 170 cm (source). She needed 'grote, stevige, brede havenarbeiders' (big, robust, broad dockworkers) to act as a curtain. Some 3” more than me – those guys must have been over 2 meters tall! What a source you found! Maybe it’s because I don’t look for it, perhaps we have it in Denmark as well. X-rays of celebreties; I wouldn't be surprised.Good Evening Base Campers! I almost forgot: We gotta eat! Reading ’Fairy Tales’ by this peculiar writer e e cummings, I have an easy menu for tonight. The faerie (that’s cummings’ way of spelling it; he could have used færie as well) who lived on a farthest star always breakfasted on light and silence, so we’ll all have a plate of light and a glass of silence   |
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