tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341696.post115374066377674437..comments2023-09-11T09:20:05.160-04:00Comments on The Big Finn's Big Blog!: Impromptu "Fishbowl" Friday...The Big Finnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09399330438126032649noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341696.post-1153944546878370592006-07-26T16:09:00.000-04:002006-07-26T16:09:00.000-04:00That sounds like such fun, wish I could come too! ...That sounds like such fun, wish I could come too! :) You have a beautiful garden TBF, it's very nice you found a place to put your formidable gardening skills to work. I bet that's one reason all those neighbours really enjoy looking at your little fishbowl. Fishbowls are always nicer with real plants decorating them ;) The tiny place I have to plant things is too shady for such nice bright flowers, I have had to make do with ferns mostly, and now the heat/humidity is killing off the greenery...aahhh summer in the south.Beejumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667099886481331386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341696.post-1153913359362479142006-07-26T07:29:00.000-04:002006-07-26T07:29:00.000-04:00Gretchen - of course...that would just add another...Gretchen - of course...that would just add another level of entertainment for all those on watch!<BR/><BR/>CS - The risk of rain is up to 40% - :( - but you never know.Mrs. TBFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760462475713090920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341696.post-1153842160914879612006-07-25T11:42:00.000-04:002006-07-25T11:42:00.000-04:00So you won't be alarmed if we just show up some ra...So you won't be alarmed if we just show up some random Friday night? Are month-old babies allowed in the Fish Bowl?Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810040397858114893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341696.post-1153816076346471382006-07-25T04:27:00.000-04:002006-07-25T04:27:00.000-04:00CS - Keep Friday evening open. We're still monito...CS - Keep Friday evening open. We're still monitoring the weather, and we'll call you on Wednesday if it looks like it's not going to rain. The Fishbowl demands nice weather.<BR/><BR/>Karen - I have thought about it...for a second. However, the first problem is the language issue. While I could get by with a combination of German, Finnish, English, grunts, and hand gestures, Mrs. TBF's German vocabulary is limited to about 25 words. It would just be too hard. But who knows? "Sprechen Sie Englisch? Yes? Come on over!" I might have to give it a try. For the record: Mr. & Mrs. Bruno speak ZERO English.<BR/><BR/>Tobias - I don't know what to say about the Finns. My experience is that it's pretty evenly split - half know how to have fun, and the other half are very stern. AND...out of the half who know how to have fun, about half of them have fun fueled by MASSIVE amounts of alcohol. Must be the long winters...The Big Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399330438126032649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341696.post-1153810540592251922006-07-25T02:55:00.000-04:002006-07-25T02:55:00.000-04:00OF COURSE they are spying on you. Even Swiss are E...OF COURSE they are spying on you. Even Swiss are European, and Europeans spy on their neighbours. It is our way to show we care.<BR/>I knew, for a fact, that across the street lived a girl, who had the habit of walking nude into her kitchen early mornings, open the fridge and drink milk from the carton. Well, my entire house knew she was drinking milk nude in the flashlight of the fridge, and she became something of a local celebrity.<BR/>But hey, that distracted me from my point. Nothern Americans may be having fun every once in a while, but you are still a Big Finn and Finns don't. Explain that! <BR/>:PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341696.post-1153810046279907622006-07-25T02:47:00.000-04:002006-07-25T02:47:00.000-04:00Have you thought of inviting them over? ;-)Have you thought of inviting them over? ;-)Tatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540944199857400079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341696.post-1153766092880653082006-07-24T14:34:00.000-04:002006-07-24T14:34:00.000-04:00Oh.. And I forgot to say: They ARE SPYING on you. ...Oh.. And I forgot to say: They ARE SPYING on you. It's a Swiss tradition, only they call it "neighbourhood watch". Wouldn't want anything happening to you... without them knowing, of course ;-)CanadianSwisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643821249467079199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341696.post-1153765117975335172006-07-24T14:18:00.000-04:002006-07-24T14:18:00.000-04:00Just as a spontaneous hint: we're at home on Frida...Just as a spontaneous hint: we're at home on Friday and have no other plans. Was that rude? ;-)CanadianSwisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643821249467079199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341696.post-1153749677881549642006-07-24T10:01:00.000-04:002006-07-24T10:01:00.000-04:00That sounds like fun....I wonder if the rest of th...That sounds like fun....I wonder if the rest of the people in that building talk about you. I can just see it now, two business men are riding the elevator down on a Monday morning and the conversation goes something like this:<BR/><BR/>#1 - Did you see the party they had last night?<BR/>#2 - I did, those appetizers looked amazing<BR/>#1 - I wonder if we could get the recipe?<BR/><BR/>Of course it would be all in German.Michael Lehethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616429452724095885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341696.post-1153748352320806952006-07-24T09:39:00.000-04:002006-07-24T09:39:00.000-04:00Now that sounds like fun. I know you are just itc...Now that sounds like fun. I know you are just itching to call us for the next one. ;-)<BR/><BR/>One a yet seriously funny note, just wanted to let you know that the mayor of Chicago or someone like that is now supporting banning eating bad food in Chicago. Basically you wouldn't be allowed to eat a burger and fries because it could make you fat. Of course, this is just the silly extreme like Fois Grais you aren't allowed to eat either...<BR/><BR/>I guess this all came about because Chicago is just one fat city of people...<BR/><BR/>Not my words, but thought it was a little funny yet interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455800980666388178noreply@blogger.com