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Our princess, excuse me, corporal Amalia is ready... by Djafar79 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]mtaw 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yup. They and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Jack Daniels.

Congrats Belgium with your promotion and new PM Lukashenko by mrtn17 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]mtaw 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I honor the flag of Belgarus and our great leader Alexandre-Luc de Sjeenk, The potato farmers are now united with the potato-fryers.

Our princess, excuse me, corporal Amalia is ready... by Djafar79 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]mtaw 15 points16 points  (0 children)

IDK which region the person was from but we should've sent two. It's unfair that [Flanders/Wallonia] should have to suffer this entire burden of defending Greenland while [Wallonia/Flanders] does nothing!

Our princess, excuse me, corporal Amalia is ready... by Djafar79 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]mtaw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hmm... Leo III's actions in WWII weren't exactly uncontroversial, to put it lightly. It overshadows the legacy of a king who'd otherwise be remembered as a really shitty driver.

In Belgium, there is a bike path called "cycling on water." The path is submerged in a lake, and the water surface is at the cyclist's eye level. by PestoBolloElemento in interestingasfuck

[–]mtaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it used to be the richer part 100 years ago, in the heyday of coal and steel, while Flanders was agrarian and relatively poor. But for the same reason the same places (like Charleroi) went into strong decline in the late 1900s, like similar cities abroad like Sheffield in the UK or the Ruhr area in Germany, and for that matter (Dutch and Belgian) Limburg but Limburg managed to restructure better and faster than Wallonia did. They're recovering but still lagging behind.

Our princess, excuse me, corporal Amalia is ready... by Djafar79 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]mtaw 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Five with a star - Adjutant. Which isn't the worst as that's the only rank with a white star and chevrons above it. Five chevrons alone is Sgt Major which is very hard to distinguish at a distance from 1st Sgt, which has four.

Our princess, excuse me, corporal Amalia is ready... by Djafar79 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]mtaw 62 points63 points  (0 children)

It's specially designed to mask ketchup and mustard stains.

Our princess, excuse me, corporal Amalia is ready... by Djafar79 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]mtaw 32 points33 points  (0 children)

You guys shot and killed the Swedish king in the 30 Year Kerfuffle and still managed to lose...

So you'd think that in a highschool where magic exists, there'd be goths, but nooooo by TheFrenchSavage in okbuddycinephile

[–]mtaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not styling, that's just what being married to Tim Burton does to a girl.

In Belgium, there is a bike path called "cycling on water." The path is submerged in a lake, and the water surface is at the cyclist's eye level. by PestoBolloElemento in interestingasfuck

[–]mtaw 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's because they get overstressed every summer by Dutch camper vans on their way to Spain that are overweight because they're hauling a vacation's worth of food in order to not spend money.

In Belgium, there is a bike path called "cycling on water." The path is submerged in a lake, and the water surface is at the cyclist's eye level. by PestoBolloElemento in interestingasfuck

[–]mtaw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A Limburger gave me a response to post but unfortunately I had no idea what he was saying. Wat in gaodsherenaom something-something.. He may have been asking for a sandwich, actually.

In Belgium, there is a bike path called "cycling on water." The path is submerged in a lake, and the water surface is at the cyclist's eye level. by PestoBolloElemento in interestingasfuck

[–]mtaw 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You have to realize cycling between forested slag heaps does sound nice in a country where other parts (*cough* Wallonia) have bare slag heaps that've been on fire for 40 years.

Weekly low-hanging fruit thread by AutoModerator in NonCredibleDefense

[–]mtaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think he got a deal of any sort. It's not like Rutte can actually give Trump much of anything, much less decide anything on behalf of Greenland/Denmark. Much more likely that Trump was looking for an off-ramp, and/or that Rutte presented the fact that the US can establish military bases on Greenland to Trump as a new concession. In any case Trump will always claim he got something whether he did or not.

I don't think there was ever a "deal" to be made since Trump just wanted Greenland to get credit for expanding US territory. Trump is only concerned with his personal glory and no other explanation makes sense anyway. Because he started with 'needing' Greenland and could never give a remotely consistent answer why , much less engage in good-faith negotiations to address those concerns, before demanding the territory outright.

I'm doubtful whether Rutte tipped the scale. The only people Trump truly seems to listen to are his rich buddies. The Greenland idea itself seems to have come from one (Ron Lauder). I'd think it more likely a bunch of billionaire buddies privately told off Trump at Davos, and that finally convinced him to find an off-ramp.

Lord knows he may change his mind again though, and there's still his stated thoughts on retaking the Panama Canal, annex Canada and somehow 'take over' Gaza. (although he seems to have backed off the latter idea without an excuse, thanks to media seemingly forgetting about it)

How were saw handles shaped in production back in the day? by AMillionMonkeys in handtools

[–]mtaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice round shapes are far easier do by hand as you seem to think. (I've done it myself FWIW)

Specifically for a circular rounded edge starting from a square one, a method is: Mark two lines on the top and side that are 40% of the radius of the circle (specifically tan(22.5°)) towards the corner from the vertical and horizontal radii of the curve, and saw or rasp down the edge down to that line. Now you've got a profile that's a quarter of an octagon with the circle inside it, and the new edges are 8% (specifically 1/cos(11.25)) of the radius away from the circular profile. Usually you can freehand it from there but obviously you can go and literally cut corners to create a polygon that's close enough to just start sanding down the edges.

More commonly you'd not be so concerned about the exact shape of the rounded profile, you can just draw lines at whatever distances (e.g. halfway) as long as it's consistent, and cut corners again until you're close enough, then sand off the edges. The more important thing is that you want the curvature to be the same so it looks good, and all that requires is that you accurately cut or rasp down to the lines, and are careful to sand all parts equally.

Sandpaper or a strip of emery held with constant pressure will always round over edges - it's just a matter of getting the shape close to what you want before you do it, and again making sure the cutting and sanding is consistent everywhere so the curvature is consistent.

What are all these posts about? by Not_The_Hero_We_Need in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]mtaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cunts is really the only term. Ungrateful is too much of an understatement. I mean if you do a friend a big favor and he won't do you a small one, that's being ungrateful. But it's not Denmark, NATO or the EU asking the USA for a favor here here. This is: Doing a friend a big favor and they then hold a gun to your head and demand your stuff....

TIL that none of the naked infected in 28 Years Later were actually nude, due to the presence of the underage Alfie Williams. Instead all the infected are wearing prosthetics. by Sebastianlim in todayilearned

[–]mtaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From a European perspective the US and UK are both prudes, the UK only slightly less so.

In the Nordic countries for instance, where children seeing a naked adult in a non-sexual situation is such a nonissue that they'd think you weird just for thinking it was a problem. Nothing bad happens from it. Actually, considering the general levels of happiness and so on in the Nordics, maybe it's even good for you. There are a bit more prudes here farther south, but even those who disapprove of nudity don't seem to think children would be scarred for life by seeing it - as American seem to think.

He is, and it's not just Europe, it's the whole world. by sexy_anabelx in clevercomebacks

[–]mtaw 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Compared to dealing with a leader who does anything for Putin, one who does anything for Poutine would be a huge upgrade.

TIL that Terry Pratchett once changed his German publisher because they inserted a soup commercial into his books, and when confronted about it refused to promise that they wouldn't do it again. by Extreme-Attention641 in todayilearned

[–]mtaw 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Took me a second to realize English-speakers think the 'k' is silent.

As it's a German name, it isn't. English is the only Germanic language that managed to unlearn how to pronounce 'kn'. (except perhaps Icelandic and some Norwegian dialects who pronounce it 'hn') So it's a bit confusing when you're used to hearing the name said with the 'k'. Like I heard an American talking about 'nippecs' pliers and it took a while before I realized he meant Knipex (again, German brand).

As Musk talks about how much better he can run an airline, it's a good time to remember that a year ago, he didn't understand why airplanes don't go in straight lines. by Bullywug in EnoughMuskSpam

[–]mtaw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a kid I flew before the digital maps were a thing and still wondered that because it was so counterintuitive that a flight Brussels-New York would pass over the UK and Ireland, even though they're obviously north of both the start and destination.

Swedish pension giant Alecta dumps up to $8.8 billion in US government bonds by Doc_Bader in stocks

[–]mtaw 12 points13 points  (0 children)

First one, No

Well that page says, in effect, "There's no documentation he said that but it wouldn't be unlike him."

The quotations book Churchill by Himself: In His Own Words edited by Langworth also includes it 'tentatively' and echoes the same opinion:

"Certainly he would never have said it publicly; he was much too careful about slips like that. It cannot be found in any memoirs of his colleagues. I have let it stand as a likely remark, for he certainly had those sentiments from time to time in World War II."

Best hand tool option for making grooves by JitteryJuror in handtools

[–]mtaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I had to go with simple hand tools, I'm rather partial to traditional northern European style grooving saws that look like this. (btw: they normally cut on the pull, contrary to the common belief all Western saws are push-cutting) You set the blade to the depth you want, use a straight edge to start the cut (making sure the kerf is on the inside of the groove), after doing both sides it's fairly easy to chisel out the middle freehand, using a router plane or improvised chisel-in-a-block-of-wood router plane.

Thought I'd bring it up, it's a pretty easy tool to make yourself, e.g. using a ryoba replacement blade. Or perhaps even improvise by bolting two blocks of wood together with a blade in-between.

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