I can't believe you've seen The Troll Hunter!I thought only Norwegians would find it funny
Wonderful names for winter bikes...
Jotnar is the (dialect) plural of jotun, which means "troll" (big, huge mountain troll). Terrific name
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11-27-2011, 12:28 PM #1
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Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
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11-27-2011, 01:46 PM #2
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All current controversies aside, Netflix is a wonderful thing. We get to see films we'd never see otherwise. Indies and foreign films dominate our viewing these days.
Originally Posted by lph
I can't believe you've seen The Troll Hunter! I thought only Norwegians would find it funny 
We really enjoyed The Troll Hunter. Sure, we might have missed a few subtle jokes in the subtitles, but we got enough to chuckle warmly and appreciate the imagination of the writer.
But, really, I've read a few articles on the Internet that claim the scene with the Prime Minister was real, albeit, taken out of context. Really? I am sorry to say I couldn't pick the Norwegian Prime Minister out of a line up so I just assumed that was made up.
[[DH says his bike is now Jotun (he is such a stickler for grammar, he needed to adjust)
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11-27-2011, 02:01 PM #3
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Very cool rides! <love the color and the names!>
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11-27-2011, 02:12 PM #4
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Excellent Originally Posted by Thorn
[[DH says his bike is now Jotun (he is such a stickler for grammar, he needed to adjust) ]] He might like knowing that Jotuns are mentioned all the way back in the old Norse creation myths. Jotunheimen, "home of the Jotuns", is a mountain range. Oh, and "the Ringlefinch" was originally Ranglefant, which doesn't mean troll, more like.. urm.. "party animal" 
Yup, the clip with the PM is real. I found it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jBuNMHzqmI
and he does say "we have troll(s)", in the middle of talking about power lines. But I think he's referring to the large oil and gas field in the North Sea, named Troll.
Many happy winter rides on your troll bikes!Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
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11-27-2011, 02:32 PM #5
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Oh no, we thought it was fantastically hysterical. The humor is a little dry and subtle for the typical American who's into a steady diet of Hollywood humor like The Hangover and Bridesmaids** (barf, drinking, penises, diarrhea...) We thought it was outrageously funny. Even DH who doesn't love subtitles, is telling all his friends to watch it. Originally Posted by lph
I can't believe you've seen The Troll Hunter! I thought only Norwegians would find it funny
**Terrible movies. I'm embarrassed that these things are "our"contribution to the world culture of humor. Re Bridesmaids, I'll never get those two hours back.Last edited by Irulan; 11-27-2011 at 02:34 PM.
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11-27-2011, 03:09 PM #6
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Lovely trolls!
I must put The Troll Hunter on my list of movies to watch. I wonder if it's on Amazon streaming...
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11-27-2011, 03:36 PM #7
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The trolls are sweet. Why are you dropping the studded tires?
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11-27-2011, 04:15 PM #8
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Not dropping the studs, upgrading the studs. My commute is over an hour one way. Nothing wrong with the Kendas, but the Marathon Winter are a more bullet proof studded tire. When the temps drop to below freezing, I want that little bit of more reliability. Originally Posted by goldfinch
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11-27-2011, 06:25 PM #9
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Very cool!
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11-27-2011, 06:31 PM #10
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Dry humor, you say? Putting it on my list of things to watch.
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