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That non-anglophone country experience when you replay a game from 20 years ago as a now English-speaking adult and suddenly realise "Oh, THAT'S what I was supposed to do 😬"

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Fun fact that, in Denmark, the National Museum has put together a reference collection of LARP (Live Action Role Playing) coins, because archaeologists started finding them in digs and got really confused!

One campaign, Legendernes Verden (World of Legends), minted 10.000 of their tin coins for a one-week LARP, and since they, and most other home-minted LARP coinage, use old Danish coinage terms on their creations, the confusion is both understandable and hilariously complete.

Here's an example:

Those in the know would immediately recognise the inscription "Narabond" as a location withing the fictional Danish LARP world 'Niraham'. Those not in the know would be endlessly puzzled, as it looks perfectly reasonable for, for example, a medieval coin.

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Den Chaddeste Danske Zoo:

Først pensionerede cirkuselefanter, og nu befriede galdebjørne? U go Grev Knuth

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I remember discovering the fire of Notre Dame on tumblr, so I'm very sorry to inform everyone that the Danish Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, completed in 1625, is burning. Its unique spire has fallen, and as the building is, to a larger degree than Notre Dame, made of wood, mortar, and stucco, there may be very real structural damage. As you can see from the image, they were in the process of restoring it, just as it was the case with the church. Very real reconsideration should be done to how we restore very old buildings if we keep setting them on fire during the work.

People off the street have been seen running into the building and bringing out historical art pieces, primarily paintings. If you are close by, DO NOT do this! I know it appears the heroic thing to do, but no human life is worth the risk to save a painting, no matter how significant.

Before all this:

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We just received an ask about something very important, but as the ask was very long (and the link broken), I'll take the liberty of making a new post:

For all EU-citizens, there's currently a move to call on the European Parliament to ban all conversion therapy within its jurisdiction. The deadline for signatures is the 17TH OF MAY, that is in five days from now. I urge everyone to sign who has not done so already. As the community (including yours truly, the Admiral) on this blog is here, queer and ready to steer, this is very important to us all.

Link to the petition here:

European Citizens' Initiative

Give your support !

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Hip Hurra Matroser!

Lad os alle ønske stort tillykke til bloggens helt egen maskot, admiralens hund Buller, der fylder 13 år i dag!

Her fotograferet med sin nye hotdog bamse, en hotdog til en hot dog! Work it, Buller!

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The Danish King on a viking ship:

Next stop: ENGLAND

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A Guide to Coldbowl

It's the 1st of May, meaning it is summer in Denmark. That means it's COLDBOWL SEASON, PEOPLE! 🎉

But for you, yes you, unfortunate non-Danish person, coldbowl may be an unexplained mystery. Fear not! Here comes the Admiral's Official Guide to Coldbowl:

First off, Denmark has a LOT of milk. We have so much milk we got tired of drinking it normal, so we made new variations, which included deliberately souring it. Don't knock it till you try it!

... and then there's kærnemælk. Fuck kærnemælk.

Anyway! Coldbowl is a wonderful substance made from thickmilk, a type of soured full-fat milk (or also kærnemælk, but not in this house), that's then whisked with eggs and has lemon juice and vanilla added in. It's (somehow) shelf-stable, and typically enjoyed cold in a bowl (bet the name's a real mystery now, eh?) with gentlemen of the court - no, not people, they're dried sweet round cookies, come on, pay attention.

OR you can enjoy it fresh from the fridge in a cup, like I do! It's refreshing and delicious, like.... well, like a really fucked up milk version of lemonade, I guess.

So be brave! Try some coldbowl next time you're in Denmark!

Just, uh... watch those cookies. They can break your teeth.

Yum yum!

P.S. You could also put fresh fruit in it, but let's be honest, why would you want to do that to the fruit? Save that for the cream, come on now!