tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post115911636985260147..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: A country where I quite want to be.James Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159318249792746492006-09-27T01:50:00.000+01:002006-09-27T01:50:00.000+01:00I need to go to Helsinki. I also want to find the ...I need to go to Helsinki. I also want to find the coldest time so I can stand outdoors and have the experience of what it's like to be an abominable snowman. Or snowgirl. Or Human Popsicle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159302703564761412006-09-26T21:31:00.000+01:002006-09-26T21:31:00.000+01:00How much more express can a McDonald's be?How much more express can a McDonald's be?LoRi~fLoWerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480329219839418734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159262893147604772006-09-26T10:28:00.000+01:002006-09-26T10:28:00.000+01:00Just me or does Urban Decay Ocelot sound like some...Just me or does Urban Decay Ocelot sound like some hip London DJ?<BR/><BR/>I like zoos. The tigers in Rome were particularly fine.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541090959910480802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159210999691627102006-09-25T20:03:00.000+01:002006-09-25T20:03:00.000+01:00Most interesting. Do please inform Patroclus that,...Most interesting. Do please inform Patroclus that, several fjords to the west, the Norwegians don't allow zoos, so me and monkey boy have created a zoo of our own. But no charismatic mega fauna for us. Instead, we have decided to open a true 'shit zoo' complete with fecal ferrets, scum giraffes, scat baboons and the urban decay ocelot. Form an orderly queue, please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159210815079187912006-09-25T20:00:00.000+01:002006-09-25T20:00:00.000+01:00James, you would realise the essential beauty of t...James, you would realise the essential beauty of the pedestrian tunnel network in November, when the sun is hibernating and it's raining large pieces of ice.<BR/><BR/>(Facts about Finland:<BR/>A wolferine is <I>ahma</I> in Finnish. Our fellow neighbours, Estonians, call Finns either reindeers or "Team Ahma". I kind of like the Team Wolferine one...)Taiga the Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159185666546281842006-09-25T13:01:00.000+01:002006-09-25T13:01:00.000+01:00Do you call Patch "Patch" in real life too?If so, ...Do you call Patch "Patch" in real life too?<BR/><BR/>If so, this surely means William Gibson and the rest of them were right, and the real and virtual worlds are indistinguishable and interchangeable.<BR/><BR/>In which case my high score on Horace Goes Skiing surely entitles me to riches beyond measure, which I shall now go and claim. Thank you, James.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159180488189770402006-09-25T11:34:00.000+01:002006-09-25T11:34:00.000+01:00Helsinki is a lovely city, it has character, altho...Helsinki is a lovely city, it has character, although better for sightseeing than shopping. I remember very tasty reindeer and a cocktail with a cloudberry at the bottom...but not much after that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159176514326204262006-09-25T10:28:00.000+01:002006-09-25T10:28:00.000+01:00We always behave ourselves! London zoo is disappoi...We always behave ourselves! <BR/><BR/>London zoo is disappointing, it pales in comparison to the mighty chester zoo.<BR/><BR/>Is anyone else excited by the times free vintage movie posters this week?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159168100995545242006-09-25T08:08:00.000+01:002006-09-25T08:08:00.000+01:00Nanga has been waiting six years to make that joke...Nanga has been waiting six years to make that joke - and may I say it was well worth the wait.<BR/><BR/>M - Finland is lovely. I've only been to the northern bit before, but the soft southern city of Helsinki is also lovely, with great food and zoos and stuff (I'm not a very good travel writer).<BR/><BR/>I did take a picture of the wolverine, which I will post later if you all behave yourselves.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159160396003602022006-09-25T05:59:00.000+01:002006-09-25T05:59:00.000+01:00It is a well known fact that wolverines are like w...It is a well known fact that wolverines are like wolves but smaller and easier to peel.<BR/>See what I did there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159136217168451832006-09-24T23:16:00.000+01:002006-09-24T23:16:00.000+01:00Yup, wolverines aren't just Hugh Jackman characte...Yup, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine" REL="nofollow"> wolverines</A> aren't just Hugh Jackman characters or U. of Michigan fans.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14897020036945541472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159132549550362372006-09-24T22:15:00.000+01:002006-09-24T22:15:00.000+01:00Hold on a minute, you trying to tell us there real...Hold on a minute, you trying to tell us there really is such a thing as a wolverine? I thought they came into the same category as unicorns and other fictitious animals possibly made up of several real animals spot-welded together. Are you sure it wasn't all done with mirrors and these Helsinki zoo fellows weren't just having you on? I wouldn't put it past them. <BR/><BR/>This a damn fine blog you have here by the way James Henry. Very funny and engaging writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159121297087092712006-09-24T19:08:00.000+01:002006-09-24T19:08:00.000+01:00OMG are you effing kidding me?! I'm from Finland a...OMG are you effing kidding me?! I'm from Finland and I'm a very big fan of your blog:D this is freaky.. becouse i live in helsinki and now i'm just rambling on and on. the city shuts down every sunday,i'm sorry that you had to witness that:(:D so how did you like our country?<BR/><BR/>MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1159118978335646842006-09-24T18:29:00.000+01:002006-09-24T18:29:00.000+01:00I'm glad it wasn't a shit zoo. They only have one ...I'm glad it wasn't a shit zoo. They only have one dog apparantly.<BR/><BR/>*Scuttles away in shameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com