April 12, 2007

Bed race back in the race

Filed under: General by Orangemaster @ 3:54 pm

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The organisers of the Langedijker beddenrace (Langedijk Bed Race) want to boost participation by pushing their bed from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to the Frisian town of Noord-Scharwoude (Langedijk). On August 17, Michel Smit and Siem de Groot plan to cross that distance in time for the bed race back in Noord-Scharwoude on August 25. In the heyday of the Langedijker beddenrace, about 15 years ago, some 125 couples participated in the race, although nowadays it’s more like 65. Smit and de Groot plan to also make into the Guinness Book of Records with their tour.

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March 2, 2007

I flag Friesland

Filed under: General by Branko Collin @ 11:15 pm

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I heart Friesland, this sticker of political party FNP appears to say. Except that the heart image is actually the leaf of a water lily, the symbol of Friesland. So this visual pun turns on itself; as eamelje.net paraphrases: “I slowly float on almost stagnant water that smells a bit funny. Beautifully subtle criticism.”

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