If you want humour, the name Skydsrud can loosely be translated to "shooting field". Appropriate name for an army tank expert.

Named after Thomas Skydsrud at Hærens Våpenskole (Norwegian Army Weapons School), and previously chief of Stridsvogneskadron 2, Panserbataljonen, Brigade Nord.
www.forsvaretsforum.no/brigade-nord...

Fun fact: Before Europe went metric in the 1870s, Norwegian, Swedish, Amsterdamse, Preussian, Bavarian, Saxon, Württemberg, Viennese and imperial feet and inches were all different.

A Nordic mile is 10 km. So that’s perfectly metric.

This is a bit like how Sweden switched to the Gregorian calendar

The pilgrim path waymarker in the forest near my home just outside Oslo says Nidaros 618 km. There’s also another arrow pointing in the opposite direction, towards Santiago de Compostela - in case you fancy a longer walk, or have bigger sins to repent.

Inconsistent and incoherent translation is a curse of IT in Norway, driving IT-workers and IT-users to not use our precious native language but prefer English, in order to get a more precise and less confusing language. Different vendors often translate IT vocabulary slightly differently.

These buses are meant to evacuate the population of Oslo in case of a russian attack. Kinda bad if China can switch off our buses in that kind of situation.

This administration is responsible for the most blatant attacks on the free press in American history.

What will be left of the First Amendment when he’s done?

Denne endringen har vært varslet i 3-4 år. Dette har ikke kommet som noen overraskelse på noen som har fulgt med - eller faktisk dratt på foreldremøter om temaet.

Men fra spøk til alvor: 0,8 meter kan gi livsvarige skader

It’s not the fart that kills, it’s the smell…

Kan jeg fritt velge bagasje fra båndet? Jeg har alltid trodd jeg måtte hente ut samme koffert som jeg leverte inn på avreisestedet. 🤔

A friend who’s dressed in leather