Quote Week 2018: September - Day 7

"It's as the Lord intended..."
- L.R. J.C.

Story behind quote:
For most of their week together in Stockholm, Cap and Jen had been doing a lot of intense walking; it was essentially leg day every day. They decided that they would not do anything on Sunday, with it being God's day of rest.

Quote Week 2018: September - Day 6

"Like a good boi."
- L.R. J.C.

Story behind quote:
Cap and Jen have started referring to dogs and themselves as 'good bois'.

Good boi
/ɡʊd bɔɪ/

noun
noun: good boi; plural noun: good bois

1. a dog
"Look at those two good bois."

2. a person
"I'm going to go against that tree, like a good boi."

Quote Week 2018: September - Day 5

"You can put those 5 crowns on your card if you like"
- Cashier at Systembolaget (Swedish state-run alcohol store)

Story behind quote:
Cap was paying for alcohol in cash. Having not realised she was 5 crowns (c. 50 pence) short, the cashier suggested putting it on her card; an unhelpful suggesting considering bank charges of £1.25.

Quote Week 2018: September - Day 4

"Should we get two pepperonis?"
- L.R. J.C.

Story behind quote:
Cap and Jen were out food shopping when they spotted a wrack of unusually long pepperoni snacks. After much deliberation, they decided against purchasing.

P.S. There's also a ridge-cut variant

Quote Week 2018: September - Day 3

Wicks: "Is this song about sex?"
Jen: "It's ABBA, of course it's about sex!"
- H.W. L.R. J.C.

Story behind quote:
Cap and Jen sent Wicks a beautiful video rendition of the ABBA song 'Andante Andante'. Wicks asked the important question.

Quote Week 2018: September - Day 2

"You're going to last your whole life."
- Promotional sloth sticker

Story behind quote:
Cap was handed a leaflet on the street which included the sloth sticker shown below. The Google Translate version of the text tickled us.

Quote Week 2018: September - Day 1

"Intense ham is intense."
- L.R.

Story behind quote:
Whilst in Stockholm, Cap was tasked with purchasing some ham for sandwiches. Upon opening this pack of ham at lunch, Cap was overwhelmed by the intense smell - imagine ham to the power of 10. It's the sort of ham that you can still taste even hours after the initial sandwich.

Weekly News Round-Up: 09/09/2018 - Stockholm Edition

Hi guys, how's it going? It's been a while since the last WNR, but heck have we got adventures to tell you about. This week Cap has been to visit Jen in Stockholm; fun and games and intense walking ensue.

Living it up on Wednesday, the duo decided a trip to IKEA was in order so off they went to one of the biggest IKEA stores in the world. Keen to tick off as many Swedish stereotypes in one go, they first went to the IKEA restaurant for meatballs, lingonberry sauce, and a few rather cold peas. After walking around the store and purchasing a rain poncho (also referred to as a Pac in a Mac by Cap), they went for dessert in the shape of a chocolate ball for Cap and an incredibly dense chocolate brownie for Jen. This was the real nail in the coffin as they both power-napped on the journey home. See below for the rain poncho.

On Thursday they went to Skansen, which is the largest open-air museum in the world, complete with Nordic animals and an aquarium featuring fish and monkeys. From her previous visit, Cap recalled meeting a gentleman who seemingly devotes his life to feeding birds and making realistic bird noises. After joking that they might see him again, they did in fact stumble upon the same bird man. This time, he'd branched out to feeding squirrels too.

When taking a break from walking, they observed a little girl with a candy floss bigger than her head. They proceeded to buy drinks, however a pesky wasp fell into Cap's cola, ruining the experience. Continuing their tour, they observed a strong warning from the crocodile enclosure, which can be seen below.

Whilst visiting the farmsteads, Cap made friends with some of the goats by bleating at them. They then observed what appeared to be a goat rap battle between two tribes in different areas.

Friday saw Cap, Jen, and CinnamonAlex (Cap's school mate) visiting the ABBA Museum. It was a truly interactive experience that got them singing, dancing, and dabbing. In the evening, despite a rather loud party taking place downstairs, Cap and Jen decided against going out and instead had a deep conversation about happiness and contentment. All in a day's work.

After around four hours of sleep, they got up to go to Uppsala on Saturday. Uppsala is less than an hour from Stockholm by train, and not just your average train, it was a double-decker.

Upon arrival at Uppsala, they went for a halloumi burger from Burger King; 10/10 would recommend (not sponsored, other burgers available). They also came across a number of other food places that had interesting names, including Bastard Burgers and Rusty Rascals. While exploring, Jen fulfilled her wish of buying a candyfloss at least as tall as her head, saw a number of political balloons floating in the air, and also observed an alternative spelling for 'tuity fruity'. All in all, it was another leg day, but still delightful.

In the evening, they were expecting another party downstairs; in anticipation, they played a rather unsuccessful drinking game of trying to bounce pennies into a mug. For some unknown reason, the party never materialised, so Cap and Jen ended up sat outdoors drinking. After worrying about needing more drinks before the shops closed, they decided to buy some cider which they didn't drink in the end - a clear overestimation of their capacity. After being inspired at the ABBA Museum, they decided to serenade other members of the Sandwich Crew through the medium of video messages. These were received with rave reviews including "Iconic" (ANT), "THIS IS PERFECT" (Sharah), and "Incredible, you should know that I sang along" (Wicks). It was a happy evening that ended with Cap falling out of bed twice (once on each side).

Happy Sunday from Cap and Jen!

Until next time :)

Notes: We are not affiliated with IKEA, Skansen, ABBA Museum, Burger King, Bastard Burgers, or Rusty Rascals.

Quote Week 2018: January - Day 7

"Facebook Stories, what are they good for?"
- The Crew

Story behind quote:
The crew were discussing how they know very few people who use Facebook Stories, in fact the only person that came to mind was someone from the Academy, let's call her Jeanne.

Jen suggested that perhaps if the whole crew started using the Stories function they could make it more popular within their circles, however it is more likely that they would become the Jeanne of other people's lives.

Note: We are not affiliated with Facebook.

Quote Week 2018: January - Day 6

"Good evening, my good sir! Can we have a pitcher of your finest Tu-itty Fru-itty, please?"
- The Crew

Story behind quote:
Whilst down at the local pub, the crew spotted a new drink on the menu which was spelled 'Tuity Fruity', which didn't sit right with any of us. Jen, tasked with ordering drinks, was dared to pronounce it as 'Tu-itty Fru-itty' to the bartender, however didn't go through with it for fear of bursting out laughing.

What was rather impressive was the colour of it, as shown below.

It was actually lovely and tropical, would 100% recommend!

Quote Week 2018: January - Day 5

"My friend, I have a deep and dark secret which I am most ashamed of..."
- H.W. to L.R.

Story behind quote:
Wicks confesses to Cap that she joined a historical reenactment group.

To put this into context, a member of the Academy, who was not particularly popular, used to boast of his reenactment adventures on a regular basis, which gave us all a rather negative impression of the sport. However Wicks' group sounds simply delightful, a real band of merry men.

Quote Week 2018: January - Day 4

Company X employee: "Hello, this is Company X."
Jen: "Hello, is Jeanne [pronounced Jean] available?"
Company X employee: "No, I think you've got the wrong company"
Jen: "I may be pronouncing the name wrong, I mean Jeanne [pronounced Genie]...?"
Company X employee: "Oh you mean Jeanne [pronounced Jan]..."
- J.C.

Story behind quote:
Jen recounts a scenario from work where she was looking for a person named Jeanne from Company X. She'd only ever seen the name written, so took to the Internet before the call to investigate the correct pronunciation; the last thing she wanted was to sound stupid whilst on the phone. The baby name websites were split between Jean and Genie, so Jen decided to take a gamble on the former. Unfortunately neither were correct.

Quote Week 2018: January - Day 3

Cap: "You know microwave meals?"
Jen: "Who?!"
- L.R. J.C.

Story behind quote:
In Jen's defence, the crew were sat in a rather noisy pub, which led to her thinking she heard "you know Michael O'Neill", a character that we don't know particularly well.

Anyways, Cap was remarking on how it is that supermarkets come up with microwave times for different meals; do they just figure it out through trial and error, or is there a more exact science to it all? The crew continued to contemplate the people whose jobs it must be to test all this out.

Quote Week 2018: January - Day 2

"...tautologous"
- J.C. to (a rather confused) S.A.

Story behind quote:
I don't remember exactly what the conversation was about, but somewhere down the line Jen thought to confirm the meaning of the word 'tautologous' with Slickens.

To settle it once and for all, Dictionary.com defines it as "needless repetition of an idea..."

Source: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/tautologous

Quote Week 2018: January - Day 1

"We can just twist our bodies!"
- Can't remember who it was, definitely one of H.W. S.A. or L.R.

Story behind quote:
Whilst planning our next games night, the crew were thinking of games to play. Jen suggested Messy Twister, although it is not particularly indoor-friendly. One of Wicks, Slickens, or Cap suggested just the vanilla version, which I'm sure would be more appropriate.

Note: We are not affiliated with Hasbro. Other games are available.

*Raises a glass to 2018*

Happy New Year, everyone!

I hope 2018 is a successful one for you and all of your loved ones.

You've guessed it, I'm back. How nice and familiar it feels to sit here and type this out to you; to be honest I've rather missed this whole interface. For those of you who might be curious, this is what it looks like whenever I'm writing a post:

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So I've decided to do a little more blogging, it might just be a bit of fun for the both of us. What do you say, are you in?

I won't promise regular posts, but there will be bits and pieces whenever I feel like there's something to talk about. Let's start off with something easy, like a Quote Week. Yes, I think we've got just enough for 7 days even without me stretching things out over multiple days (I know how much it annoys Slickens).

Also, my cat, Hino-san, says hi.

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So that's all I've got to say for now.

Until next time, have a good one.