You’d better write an angry letter to Oxford

And Collins: “Scandinavia in British English: the countries of N Europe, esp considered as a cultural unit and including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and often Finland, Iceland, and the Faeroes”

And Chambers: “Scandinavian noun 1 a citizen or inhabitant of, or a person born in, Scandinavia, the area of N Europe consisting of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and often also including Finland and Iceland. 2 any of the group of N Germanic languages spoken in Scandinavia. adj belonging or relating to Scandinavia, its inhabitants or their languages.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c.”

Posted By: Old Git on August 24th 2022 at 12:25:07

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Now the Finnish PM has allowed some rather attractive friends to kiss topless at her desk (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 24, 11:17:37
- Pictures..... or it never happened..... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 24, 14:29:14
- Imagine the equivalent here. Coffey necking some sweaty squeeze (General Chat) - MonkeyPuzzle, Aug 24, 13:52:16
  - Equivalent probably Truss and Kwarteng (General Chat) - Sellbydave, Aug 24, 20:37:23
  - would rather not (General Chat) - CWC, Aug 24, 17:33:06
- Here I am in the highest office in the land (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Aug 24, 11:53:16
  - Well I’m sighing right back at you (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Aug 24, 12:02:53
    - I'm not having a go at the pm (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Aug 24, 12:23:23
      - Yes, sorry. I see that now. (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Aug 24, 12:26:33
        
        I get that influencers have to do their thing (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Aug 24, 12:35:03
      - Yes, tut tut, they’re awful (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 24, 12:25:51
    - I think he’s criticising the influencers rather than the PM (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 24, 12:10:09
      - Wonderful though she is, in many respects (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 24, 17:14:05
      - Ah! Ok - I can see I could have read it that way. I guess I’m really sighing that it’s the (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Aug 24, 12:25:25
      - tbf pretty sure our PM has been spotted with his tits out (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 24, 12:16:40
    - if only she had taken a leaf from our prime ministers playbook (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 24, 12:10:02
    - Quite. If people just stopped now and again and ask 'why?'... (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Aug 24, 12:06:34
- I have always been interested in Finnish politics. (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Aug 24, 11:27:18
  - Me too. Keen student. (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 24, 11:30:51
    - I think you're both extremely naughty boys. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 24, 11:34:36
- Puts Boris' shit "parties" to shame. (n/m) (General Chat) - McGill, Aug 24, 11:26:29
  - That’s a bit niche (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Aug 24, 12:44:04
    - I knew it wasn’t a chocolate cake (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 24, 12:45:00
- Finland isn't part of Scandinavia... (n/m) (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Aug 24, 11:23:26
  - Oxford Dictionary (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 24, 11:30:15
    - Scandinavia is a mountain range that doesnt extend into Finland (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Aug 24, 12:04:34
      - My partner is a Finn. They are Nordic, not Scandi. The Oxford English is wrong... or based (General Chat) - Clipper, Aug 24, 14:43:44
      - You’d better write an angry letter to Oxford (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 24, 12:25:07
      - also, don't think i've ever heard of the faroe isles referred to as scandi (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 24, 12:17:53

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