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Re: My girlfriend's work thread - Svein - 03-24-2018
The pictures should be visible again now. I don't want to be unreasonable, and even though I'm very dissatisfied with US politics, it should not be at the expense of the Big Blue members.
Re: My girlfriend's work thread - ezdays - 03-25-2018
Svein Wrote:The pictures should be visible again now. I don't want to be unreasonable, and even though I'm very dissatisfied with US politics, it should not be at the expense of the Big Blue members.
Thank you Svein, I can understand your being upset with policies that in the long run, will affect you. We here at Big Blue had no say in making those policies and judgments, and to be sure, we'll be just as affected by them as you. Since day one on the old Gauge we've made it our policy to avoid conflicts over politics and religion, and that has carried over when we started Big Blue. This is where we all come to get away from things like that, we are constantly being bombarded with conflicts on TV and in newspapers and even on our streets, and so we look for a comfortable Hidy-hole where we can relax and share our passion for our hobby with others. This is our safe haven, shielded from that which is going on outside these walls. I'm glad you realize that, and we are glad that things here are restored to normal. Thank you again for remembering this.
Re: My girlfriend's work thread - Svein - 03-25-2018
I'm usually not a politically active person, but recent activitities crossed a certain line and made me feel a need to respond. Unfortunately Big Blue was the closest one at hand, or as the old norse saying from Torgeir Håvardsson goes: hann stóð svá vel til hǫggsins .
Re: My girlfriend's work thread - Tyson Rayles - 03-26-2018
"hann stóð svá vel til hǫggsins"
And translated that means :?: :?: :?:
Re: My girlfriend's work thread - doctorwayne - 03-26-2018
The translation that I get is "he was so well", which I'd take to be the rough equivalent of "it was at hand", in reference to this forum.
Perhaps Svein can give us a more accurate translation, as his English is certainly better than my Norwegian. In fact, I'm always impressed by how well our Members, from countries where English is not their native tongue, are able to express themselves. Even the Americans do fairly well.
Wayne
Re: My girlfriend's work thread - Svein - 03-27-2018
The expression as written is actually more Icelandic or Faroese than Norwegian, as their languages are the only ones amongst the Nordic countries that still bear some resemblance to the old norse tongue. In modern Norwegian it would be "Han sto så laglig til for hogg", which is an old and incorporated phrase in today's Norwegian language.
The saga tells that Torgeir Håvardsson rode past a random shepherd one day, the shepherd stood bent over his stake, and Torgeir then lifted his sword and cut the shepherd's head off. When asked later why he did this, Torgeir's simple reply was "Hann stóð svá vel til hǫggsins".
Originally a way of saying one has put one self in an exposed and vulnerable position, but the meaning has changed some over time. A literal translation is "He stood so well for cutting", or I guess a better modern English version is Doctorwayne's "it was at hand".
Re: My girlfriend's work thread - ezdays - 03-27-2018
In the US, we might ask, "why did you do it?"... the answer, "Because I could"
Re: My girlfriend's work thread - Svein - 03-27-2018
ezdays Wrote:In the US, we might ask, "why did you do it?"... the answer, "Because I could"
Eh, well, in a US brute force kind of way, otherwise not so much.
Re: My girlfriend's work thread - Charlie B - 03-28-2018
Svein, how about some more pictures of your girl friends work? It is really quite wonderful and we all look forward to seeing it.
Re: My girlfriend's work thread - ezdays - 03-28-2018
Charlie B Wrote:Svein, how about some more pictures of your girl friends work? It is really quite wonderful and we all look forward to seeing it.Yeah, totally agree.