European Union -1st of May, Uniting even more people

[Buck Birdseed]

What's the United States' nickname? "The Great Satan"?

[dojoboy]

Originally posted by Buck Birdseed
What's the United States' nickname? "The Great Satan"?

Something like that. In which case, being Satan mustn't be all bad, judging from the number of legal and illegal immigrants arriving all the time.

[Combat Ingrid]

US is "The Great Satan" and EU is "Satan's Final Empire". That, if anything, should prove the strong, transatlantic bonds

[dojoboy]

Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
US is "The Great Satan" and EU is "Satan's Final Empire". That, if anything, should prove the strong, transatlantic bonds

Spooky!

Then who gets to wear the "white" hats?

[BeBMan]

Btw, just another 25 to go now

[Locutus]

Originally posted by dojoboy
Congrats Europe! Go EU! Do you folks have a nickname yet? A mascot? You've got to have a nickname and a mascot.

How's this for a mascot?



It's the dog of a German with the arrogance of a Frenchmen, the dental works of a Brit, the rudeness of a Dutchman, the decadence of an Italian, the cigar of a Spaniard, made by the cheap labour of a Pole -- Triumph is the personification of Europe

[DeathByTheSword]

he we dutch arent rude...are we?

[Locutus]

Not by our own standards, but that doesn't really count now does it?

Our directness and honousty (even when the truth is not pretty) are sometimes seen as rather inappropriate and rude in countries where people are less... direct


As is also testified in this top 10:

Top 10 reasons for being Dutch:

1) You can get arrested for growing plants, but not for smoking them.
2) You can make jokes about the Belgians and still drink their beer.
3) a. You can legally kill yourself b. You can legally be killed.
4) You're exactly like the Germans, except that nobody hates you.
5) You think you are a world power, but everyone else thinks Copenhagen is your capital...
6) You get to insult people and defend yourself by saying it's a national tradition.
7) You can put your finger in a dyke and it will save your country.
8) You live in the most densely populated country in Europe, and still you've never seen your neighbours.
9) If the economy is bad, blame the Germans. If a war is started, blame the Germans. If you lose your keys, blame the Germans.
10) Bikes are public property. Locks are a challenge.

Edit: dyke is censored? Oh well, works in this case

[alva]

It's the dog of a German with the arrogance of a Frenchmen, the dental works of a Brit, the rudeness of a Dutchman, the decadence of an Italian, the cigar of a Spaniard, made by the cheap labour of a Pole -- Triumph is the personification of Europe

And where do we come in here ?

C'mon, we co-started this whole thing.
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he we dutch arent rude...are we?

You certainly are loud and outspoken.

4) You're exactly like the Germans, except that nobody hates you.

I'd change germans with americans.

[Combat Ingrid]

Originally posted by alva
And where do we come in here ?

You are that detail that noone will notice

EDIT: Btw, I assume the Swedish and Finnish parts were cropped out due to forum rules (hint: take a look at a Euro coin)

[Paul Hanson]

That top ten list is completely true.

Hup Holland!

[Nubclear]

Yay! Soon Europe will unite all of Europe!
Oh wait. No it won't, because it doesn't consider Russia european.

Nevermind

[Paul Hanson]

Russia in the EU would never work. In Europe, we sweep the floors. But in Mother Russia, FLOOR SWEEPS YOU!

[Nubclear]

Gahnikr!

[Locutus]

Originally posted by alva
And where do we come in here ?

You're the politically correct whinger on the sideline correcting all the jokes

You certainly are loud and outspoken.

That's just true for Hollanders, not all other Dutch

I'd change germans with americans.

Hey, just 'cuz our PM is a Christian fundie doesn't mean the rest of the country is