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Today in Finland it's a holiday - Loppianen = Epiphany. Tomorrow is also the Julian Christmas Day in Russia. There was a huge influx of rude and grumpy shopaholic Russians last weekend.

We've been attacking some salmon, and the cheese board. And discussing tube amplifiers with the designer of one, who intends to call it the Kierkegaard since its functioning depends very much upon faith.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 11:14:48 AM EST
Europe: A tube amp is called Kierkgaard. At least some of its users get the joke.

US: A slightly different approach to amplifier nomenclature.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 11:23:57 AM EST
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Chauvinist!

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 11:27:45 AM EST
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You should have been here. My eyes glaze over on the finer obsessional points.

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 11:27:53 AM EST
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15 Watts !!!! 15 Watts !!!

It's supposed to be a guitar amp, not a portable radio. Add a zero and then we're talking.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 12:36:16 PM EST
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The name does hint at a certain amount of overcompensation, perhaps.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 02:45:04 PM EST
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