Famous Swedes

[Buck Birdseed]

And Annika Ombudsman.

[Kropotkin]

...Who was a woman

[Winston]

Ombudsman has a Danish origin, thank you very much!

Don't get carried away now.

Did you know that your former PM Erlander has a soup named after him in Germany?

Tagessuppe

[Andemagne]

stef-uu: what do you know about Varg Vikernes?

paiktis: isn't pamela more finn then swede?

[CyberGnu]

Kroppie, yep, and that's why I live in California right now... Of course, I could have spent all my time watching grown men play with each other and worked at McDonalds

[SnowFire]

Snapcase: Johan. At least if his profile is to be believed.

[Kropotkin]

Originally posted by Winston
Ombudsman has a Danish origin, thank you very much!

Don't get carried away now.

Main Entry: om.buds.man
Pronunciation: 'äm-"budz-m&n, 'om-, -b&dz-, -"man; äm-'budz-, om-
Function: noun
Etymology: Swedish, literally, representative, from Old Norse umbothsmathr, from umboth commission + mathr man
Date: 1959
Inflected Form(s): plural om.buds.men /-m&n/
1 : a government official (as in Sweden or New Zealand) appointed to receive and investigate complaints made by individuals against abuses or capricious acts of public officials
2 : one that investigates reported complaints (as from students or consumers), reports findings, and helps to achieve equitable settlements
- om.buds.man.ship /-"ship/ noun

Thank you very much, don't get carried away now!

[Winston]

Pah. Must be a biased source written by a long haired Swede.

[Kropotkin]

Oh yes, it's all a big conspiracy against denmark, isn't it?

[OzzyKP]

2 for this American. Ingmar Bergman and Gustavsen.

You should include Mary Gustavsen, sat next to me in English, what a hottie...