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[Unionjack 7,531]

54 minutes ago, Vesper said:

BAPE & Dr. Martens Debut Luxe Golden Steel Toe Boots

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Brands: BAPE x Dr. Martens

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https://www.drmartens.com/uk/en_GB/collaborations/dr-martens-and-bape-collaboration

 

Very posh!

Only ever had Air Ware in the early/mid 70s and only used to wear them fishing. They were sprayed silver and blue amd I wore a white boiler suit with them

[Unionjack 7,531]

@Vesper  I've been having a look online and seems we have a food fan base in Sweden. Places on FB and 3 or 4 different sites.

https://www.svenskafans.com/england/chelsea/

http://www.csfc.se/index.html

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/community/supporters--clubs/club-lists/supporters--club-profile26

I've been having a look online and seems we have a food fan base in Sweden. Places on FB and 3 or 4 different sites.

Great to see them able to see the lads when we play Malmo

[Vesper 30,219]

26 minutes ago, Unionjack said:

@Vesper  I've been having a look online and seems we have a food fan base in Sweden. Places on FB and 3 or 4 different sites.

https://www.svenskafans.com/england/chelsea/

http://www.csfc.se/index.html

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/community/supporters--clubs/club-lists/supporters--club-profile26

I've been having a look online and seems we have a food fan base in Sweden. Places on FB and 3 or 4 different sites.

Great to see them able to see the lads when we play Malmo

those first two are pretty decent sites, they offer up some good analysis

btw, if you are going to the game there, Malmö has amazing food, for its size it is one of the top 10 or 15 smaller cities in the EU

[Unionjack 7,531]

2 minutes ago, Vesper said:

those first two are pretty decent sites, they offer up some good analysis

btw, if you are going to the game there, Malmö has amazing food, for its size it is one of the top 10 or 15 smaller cities in the EU

First time I ate anything considered Swedish was a restraunt in Gran Canaria when I was working there. I lived with a Swedish lad and his girlfriend worked there so we always had a kitchen full of left overs and always a Princess cake in the fridge..

Got a taste for pickled herring and she would always do us pea soup and pancakes tho I never understood why she made it lol

[Vesper 30,219]

Just now, Unionjack said:

First time I ate anything considered Swedish was a restraunt in Gran Canaria when I was working there. I lived with a Swedish lad and his girlfriend worked there so we always had a kitchen full of left overs and always a Princess cake in the fridge..

Got a taste for pickled herring and she would always do us pea soup and pancakes tho I never understood why she made it lol

the restos I am talking about are not ones that husmanskost (ie. like trad Swedish home food)

of course they are tonnes of those too

the ones I love are much more into fusion cuisine

although

for lunch (lunch is all they serve), you HAVE to try this place

amazing food, great value

Saltimporten Canteen

http://www.saltimporten.com/

[Unionjack 7,531]

11 minutes ago, Vesper said:

the restos I am talking about are not ones that husmanskost (ie. like trad Swedish home food)

of course they are tonnes of those too

the ones I love are much more into fusion cuisine

although

for lunch (lunch is all they serve), you HAVE to try this place

amazing food, great value

Saltimporten Canteen

http://www.saltimporten.com/

I do like cooking and trying new food. Will look at their menu

[Vesper 30,219]

If you want posh

Vollmers

http://vollmers.nu/en/

is superb

 

OR

(and its pointless as you will NEVER get reservations)

you can go across the bridge (Oresund) to Copenhagen in Denmark

to Noma

https://noma.dk/

arguably the best resto in the world (its been named it like 6 out of last 8 years by a consensus reading of the biggest raters)

they closed for a year to redo everything, including philosophy, but reopened in 2018 after moving to a crazy cool new building

https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/noma-restaurant-copenhagen-reopens-2018-rene-redzepi/#s-cust0

 

 

 

[Vesper 30,219]

Swedish Christmas: The Local's essential guide

https://www.thelocal.se/20151224/christmas-in-sweden-the-essential-guide

Did you know Swedes all celebrate Christmas on December 24th? Learn about how the day unfolds with The Local's ultimate guide to Swedish Christmas.

READ ALSO: Check out The Local's Christmas special here

'Nu är det jul igen', they all sing ('now it's Christmas again'). You've been through both Advent and Lucia and finally, it's Christmas Eve. So what exactly happens in Sweden?

Julbord

The renowned Swedish tradition of the smörgåsbord transforms at Christmas time into the Julbord – literally Christmas table. The julbord is essentially a buffet of bizarre and beautiful seasonal Swedish delicacies.

These include the basics like Swedish meatballs, but often also jellied pigs' feet, Vienna sausages (known as prinskorv, prince sausages in Swedish), gravad lax – raw salmon cured in dill and lemon, and a traditional dish called Jansson's Temptation – a creamy potato casserole with anchovies. Pâtés of liver and seafood are also popular.

If you're doing it properly, help yourself to cold dishes first, and then return for the warm food. You're supposed to eat everything in the right order, so stay near a Swedish friend who will see you right.

A favourite traditional dessert following the julbord is rice porridge with cinnamon, sugar, and milk. Any sort of dessert using figs, such as fig parfait or ice cream or simply frozen or gratinated figs, is also popular. 

The julbord is, of course, accompanied by snaps and aqua vit – but not wine. While a small cup of glögg might be had before the buffet begins, wine with Christmas food is a rookie foreigner mistake.

READ ALSO: An idiot's guide to a Swedish julbord

A Swedish Christmas julbord. 

Glögg

If you're puzzling over how to pronounce this one, you're not alone. But this is essentially a delicious spiced drink which simply tastes like Christmas. One could say that 'glögg' is the sound you make as you gulp down another glass.

In all practicality, however, glögg is not something one chugs. The traditional warm mulled wine is served in miniature cups and is sipped slowly. Most Swedes add blanched peeled almonds and raisins to their cups. 

Bottles of glögg can be purchased in low and no-alcohol varieties at any food market during winter, though for the more full-bodied versions you'll have to head to liquor monopoly Systembolaget. The drink can also be prepared at home. Glögg is made from red wine and spices such as cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon.

READ ALSO: How to make your own Swedish glögg

Swedish mulled wine, or glögg.

Tomte

During the last couple of decades the Swedish Tomte has gone through a bit of an identity crisis. These days, he's the same jolly round man known as Santa Claus in the USA, but originally the Tomte was a gnome – a short, wrinkly-faced mischievous man with roots in Norse paganism.

The Tomte was said to live beneath the floorboards of houses or barns, and protected livestock. He is associated with another Swedish Christmas symbol, a goat (julbock). These days perhaps the most famous incarnation is the Gävle Goat, a giant straw goat which is frequently the victim of arson as Christmas approaches.

Several traditional Swedish Christmas songs mention the tomte – including one little ditty the Swedes love to sing as a drinking song before a julbord, 'Hej Tomtegubbar'. 

Roughly translated the key phrase is 'Hey, jolly gnomes, fill your glasses and let's be merry together. We only live on this earth for a short while with a lot of toil and trouble.' That's a Merry Swedish Christmas for you. If you're going to be in Sweden over Christmas, learn this song. It's simply easier that way.

READ ALSO: Introducing the Swedish Christmas Tomte

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[Vesper 30,219]

Alex Jones So Unhinged He Even Creeps Out Gavin Mcinnes

wowowow is all I can say! ihihihihihihih

 

[Vesper 30,219]

Godlike nectar from Iceland

https://www.olvisholt.is/store/p15/24%2C_Barley_Wine_-_10%_ABV.html

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Franck Ribery tells critics: 'Fuck your mothers, your grandmothers and your family tree' after eating £1,000 gold-covered steak

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/franck-ribery-instagram-gold-steak-salt-bae-a8712981.html

The former French international has a turbulent history of clashing with the press from his homeland but it piqued with Ribery's visit to the Nusr-et restaurant while on the Bundesliga's winter break. 

Ribery ate a gold-covered Tomahawk steak presented by the restaurant's owner Nusret Gokce - better known as 'Salt Bae' for the audacious manner in which he seasons his meat. 

The steak costs in excess of £1,000 and, after some criticism of his extravagance on the continent, the veteran winger hit back with a wild tirade.

“For 2019, let’s dot the i’s and cross the t’s... Let’s start with the jealous, the haters, those only born because a condom had a hole in: fuck your mothers, your grandmothers and even your family tree. I owe you nothing.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

1 minute ago, Vesper said:

Franck Ribery tells critics: 'Fuck your mothers, your grandmothers and your family tree' after eating £1,000 gold-covered steak

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/franck-ribery-instagram-gold-steak-salt-bae-a8712981.html

The former French international has a turbulent history of clashing with the press from his homeland but it piqued with Ribery's visit to the Nusr-et restaurant while on the Bundesliga's winter break. 

Ribery ate a gold-covered Tomahawk steak presented by the restaurant's owner Nusret Gokce - better known as 'Salt Bae' for the audacious manner in which he seasons his meat. 

The steak costs in excess of £1,000 and, after some criticism of his extravagance on the continent, the veteran winger hit back with a wild tirade.

“For 2019, let’s dot the i’s and cross the t’s... Let’s start with the jealous, the haters, those only born because a condom had a hole in: fuck your mothers, your grandmothers and even your family tree. I owe you nothing

😂😂

Suppose if I could afford to eat a £1000+ gold steak I wouldn't give a fuck either. Particularly considering his past with the French media. 

[Fulham Broadway 17,332]

37 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

😂😂

Suppose if I could afford to eat a £1000+ gold steak I wouldn't give a fuck either. Particularly considering his past with the French media. 

Yeah he's not seen eye to eye with them since they exposed him and Benzema allegedly fucking under age prostitutes. 

They say the average footballer is thick as shit, but obviously not. If he wants to pay £1000 for a bit of gold painted dead corpse whilst homeless die on the streets, fair enough...

[Unionjack 7,531]

On 12/25/2018 at 0:23 PM, Vesper said:

Alex Jones So Unhinged He Even Creeps Out Gavin Mcinnes

wowowow is all I can say! ihihihihihihih

 

Theres some proper nutters in this world and Alex Jones is trying to become their leader!

His Mrs is rubbing her hands with all this palarva with him in his custody battles. SDhe used all his rantings to show hes bonkers and not fit for custody. And he couldn't deny it or he would lose all his followers so he said his on air persona was 100% authentic.

I like my conspiracies but Jones goes completely over the top and totally ignore truth! He said that the kid that murdered those 26 pupils and teachers in Newtown didn't happen and was just a ploy to provide gun control!!! Complete out of his tree!

 

[Fulham Broadway 17,332]

Big fat shouty mentalist

[Unionjack 7,531]

4 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Big fat shouty mentalist

Loved that series!

[Unionjack 7,531]

Where as they are probably complete arse hole - and tho more than likely slightly exagerated - and wrong, you cant tell me that this doesn't happen at every football club in the world!

I would love some journo just to travel the underground on a matchday, jumping on various tubes following different sets of supporters and then report their findings.

I camt help but yet again think we are being made scapegoats

Police hunt 20 people 'believed to be Chelsea fans' over alleged racist abuse and sexual assault

The alleged incidents took place on December 22

https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/police-hunt-20-people-believed-15646302

[Vesper 30,219]

Maybe soon more royal kids than Willian has league goals?

Kate Middleton news: Could THIS mean Kate is pregnant with FOURTH royal baby?

KATE, Duchess of Cambridge, and husband Prince William already have three lovely children, but royal fans are convinced number four could be on the way – here’s why.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1070381/kate-middleton-news-could-kate-pregnant-fourth-baby-prince-william

[Unionjack 7,531]

4 hours ago, Vesper said:

Maybe soon more royal kids than Willian has league goals?

Kate Middleton news: Could THIS mean Kate is pregnant with FOURTH royal baby?

KATE, Duchess of Cambridge, and husband Prince William already have three lovely children, but royal fans are convinced number four could be on the way – here’s why.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1070381/kate-middleton-news-could-kate-pregnant-fourth-baby-prince-william

 

 

[Vesper 30,219]

'They’re assholes’

Brit (Scousers of course) family face being DEPORTED from New Zealand for ‘trashing country'

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/753663/British-tourists-New-Zealand-Liverpool-deported-holiday-petition

The Johnsons, believed to be from Liverpool, have been branded “a**holes” and are accused of “trashing the country” after a string of incidents in which they are said to have caused “chaos”. 

The family of 13 have allegedly hurled abuse at hotel and restaurant staff and refused to pay for meals. 

They are also said to have dumped rubbish on a popular beach before a boy believed to be aged eight allegedly threatened to “knock the brains out” of a local resident who challenged them. 

Now they have been handed a deportation notice, according to the New Zealand Herald – as a petition to kick them out of the country gains traction with 2,500 signatures.