I was reading the left hand row of favourite music, film, books etc on a page, and was thinking: Wow! This person likes exactly the same things as I do! Amazing! Then I discovered that I was viewing my own page. 
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In Norway we have the worlds shortest place name: . ( is pronounced like the o in forest.) It means river. And the person with the shortest name and address is Jo in . (Incedently, two of my uncles has family up there).
For a long while we thought that Europe had the worlds longest place name too, namely Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales.
Translated from Gaelic, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch means "The Church of Virgin Mary in the white cave close to a strong stream and the Church of Saint Tysilios by the red cave".
Even Welch born people think that the 58 letter long name is a bit long, so they use the short version - Llanfair P.G.
But now it turns out that Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch by no means is the longest place name in the world.
On the Northern Island in New Zealand, close to the town Dannevirke that was chopped out of the ancient forest by Danish immigrants in 1872, we find - brace yourself - Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotama- teaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
While the old Welch record was on 58 letter, the new New Zealandic has a grand total of 85. Try saying it out loud: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotama- teaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
The place name is in Maori, and freely translated means "The hill where Taumatea, the man with the big knees, slipped, climed and swallowed mountain, known as the landeater, and who plays sorrowful tunes on the flute in memory of his brother", according to the Swedish Newspaper Politiken.
But as in Wales, it is impossible to use the very long place name in ordinary day to day conversation, so the word is shortened down to Taumatea, which is the name of an ancient Maori Chief.
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NAA no 15: Rosenborg - defeted Milan on San Siro in Champions League
Comemorative stamp made after the victory.
Football, or soccer to you Americans, is the most prestigious sport in the world. Riots, revolutions and war has been started from the result of football matches.
Norway is a mediocre football nation, but we enjoy it just as much as anybody else anyway. Most Norwegians sopport a national team and an English one. I support Viking and Liverpool.
What: While all the other Norwegian teams were on vacation, or preparing for Christmas, Rosenborg went to Milano on 4th of December 1996, in the deciding match in Champions League group D. The Trnders (the middle of Norway is devided into North and South Trndelag, and Rosenborg is from the capitol of South Trndelag - Trondheim. A person from Trndelag is called a Trnder) had to win the match to qualify for the quarter finals, and you had to have a mustache and shoolace tie (standard Trnder uniform) to belive that it was even faintly possible. After goals from Harald Martin Brattbakk and Vegard Heggem, they still managed to go home with 1 - 2. A sensational advancement in the most prestigious club tournament in the world.
Where: San Siro Stadium, Milano (Italy)
Why: Next to Drillo and a few professional players abroad, Rosenborg is the only reason why anybody outside the Nordic countrys know that we actually play football in Norway at all.
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In Norway we have the worlds shortest place name: . ( is pronounced like the o in forest.) It means river. And the person with the shortest name and address is Jo in . (Incedently, two of my uncles has family up there).
For a long while we thought that Europe had the worlds longest place name too, namely Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales.
Translated from Gaelic, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch means "The Church of Virgin Mary in the white cave close to a strong stream and the Church of Saint Tysilios by the red cave".
Even Welch born people think that the 58 letter long name is a bit long, so they use the short version - Llanfair P.G.
But now it turns out that Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch by no means is the longest place name in the world.
On the Northern Island in New Zealand, close to the town Dannevirke that was chopped out of the ancient forest by Danish immigrants in 1872, we find - brace yourself - Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotama- teaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
While the old Welch record was on 58 letter, the new New Zealandic has a grand total of 85. Try saying it out loud: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotama- teaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
The place name is in Maori, and freely translated means "The hill where Taumatea, the man with the big knees, slipped, climed and swallowed mountain, known as the landeater, and who plays sorrowful tunes on the flute in memory of his brother", according to the Swedish Newspaper Politiken.
But as in Wales, it is impossible to use the very long place name in ordinary day to day conversation, so the word is shortened down to Taumatea, which is the name of an ancient Maori Chief.
...
NAA no 15: Rosenborg - defeted Milan on San Siro in Champions League
Comemorative stamp made after the victory.
Football, or soccer to you Americans, is the most prestigious sport in the world. Riots, revolutions and war has been started from the result of football matches.
Norway is a mediocre football nation, but we enjoy it just as much as anybody else anyway. Most Norwegians sopport a national team and an English one. I support Viking and Liverpool.
What: While all the other Norwegian teams were on vacation, or preparing for Christmas, Rosenborg went to Milano on 4th of December 1996, in the deciding match in Champions League group D. The Trnders (the middle of Norway is devided into North and South Trndelag, and Rosenborg is from the capitol of South Trndelag - Trondheim. A person from Trndelag is called a Trnder) had to win the match to qualify for the quarter finals, and you had to have a mustache and shoolace tie (standard Trnder uniform) to belive that it was even faintly possible. After goals from Harald Martin Brattbakk and Vegard Heggem, they still managed to go home with 1 - 2. A sensational advancement in the most prestigious club tournament in the world.
Where: San Siro Stadium, Milano (Italy)
Why: Next to Drillo and a few professional players abroad, Rosenborg is the only reason why anybody outside the Nordic countrys know that we actually play football in Norway at all.
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tsui:
Thankyou for the sweet comment on my set 
zooxanthelle:
haha at least you know you have lots in common with yourself. 