End of an Era

Nov 01, 2008 14:42

Farewell, Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten’s English page. Farewell, tales of drunk elk attacking washing or walking through windows, the inadequacies of the Norwegian State Railways, the articles about oil that I always skip, annual First Snow Sparks Chaos (not just the UK),the landslides, the financial troubles at Hurtigruten, students getting ( Read more... )

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caulkhead November 1 2008, 15:40:06 UTC
A sad day. I shall miss my afternoon drunk moose fix.

I think my favourite headline was the ever popular 'Regrets naked photos'

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nineveh_uk November 2 2008, 21:34:29 UTC
Naked photos are so often regretted, especially by whichever handball player or skier it is this week

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dolorous_ett November 1 2008, 21:17:18 UTC
A sad day indeed. I've never read it on any kind of regular basis, but you've pointed me in the direction of some pretty amazing stories (the Animal Brothel story, for one, though the drunk elk was news to me). It all seems so much more fun and human than the People's Daily!

So I join with you in saluting this fine paper. Namariie!

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nineveh_uk November 2 2008, 21:35:19 UTC
Occasionally there were even owls. *waves hankie*

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wellinghall November 2 2008, 10:06:29 UTC
I am sure it is not up to these high standards, but I do enjoy reading www.orcadian.co.uk

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nineveh_uk November 2 2008, 21:35:57 UTC
It has a ram hit by car story, so it's certainly worth a go.

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