22 Jul '10 - 20:08 Declaration Of Independence
I hereby unilaterally declare total independence to the part of the Netherlands previously referred to as 'de Achterhoek'.
From this moment on it will be referred to as The United Republic of the Rearcorner and Other Places.
UN judges say it is allright for Kosovo to declare unilateral independence, which means so can we. Yes we can!
Below a map of the new and glorious Republic. The part in Green is the glorious Republic itself, the parts in Red are disputed. Although historically ofcourse, they belong to us. The Red part on the extreme left is a mistake, but we quite liked it so we'll dispute it all the same.
Below our flag. It's the symbol of our land.
All Hail to the Republic ! A nation once again.
UPDATE: we've been officially recognised by the Old Peoples Republic of Lambsdowne. We'll send a little blanket, a cardigan and some slippers as a token of friendship. To save costs our ambassador will also be their ambassador. /UPDATE
14 Jul '10 - 20:10 Little Boys Stuff
There's just been a heavy storm here and I've seen firetrucks driving past left, right and center. But how boring can they be. They are all so municipal and without and kind of coolness. They even sound uncool in my opinion; iiiiieee awww. Boring.
Now the Americans do this a lot better. They know how to iiiieee awww.
Don't think so ? Compare the two clips below and decide. If I were a Dutch Firefighter, I would go completely NUTS by that puny irritating obnoxious little iiiiieee awww iiiieee awww sirene ... brrrrr.
Clip on the left: Dutch (boring) - clip on the right: American (cool)
13 Jul '10 - 18:15 And Now For Something Completely Different
Has anyone seen my life ? It was here the last time I looked ....
17:29 Shiny Happy People
Oh well. Apart from the karate-match last sunday, I suppose they've done pretty well. So let's be positive. One of the nice things about this little country is that we will not distracted from a party by a mere second place ie. lost final.
The Germans left their fans in the cold and sneaked away despite playing terrific football (better than Holland in fact). They can only enjoy a cup. I feel sorry for them. They 'apologised' to their fans, I mean really ....
As you can see from the picture on left and the YouTube clip, the Dutch can enjoy a really good effort as well. About half a million people greeted the team back. I'm happy about the fact that I do not live in a 'winner-takes-all' kind of country. Life's too short for that.
We're a happy bunch ... sometimes.
06 Jul '10 - 22:17 A Rather Interesting Development
We appear to be in a World Cup Final.
UPDATE - Well, the Final certainly gave a new meaning to Dutch 'Total Football' ... /UPDATE
01 Jul '10 - 17:41 Hot Hot Hot
Yes. It's inside temperature. Although the bigger problem at the moment is the almost empty jar of liquorice.
