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This is Tobson
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Journalist turned kids' librarian. Swedish in Finland. Eurovision. Vinyl records. Rather gay. Looks pretty when the light is right. Ibland på svenska. Bear with me. He/him. linktr.ee/tobsonhelsinki 🇫🇮
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November 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Finnish politics? I don't know her.
a close up of a woman 's face with the words `` i don 't know her '' written above her .
Alt: Close-up of Mariah Carey saying "I don't know her", then shaking her head.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
59. I have conflicting feelings about Fawlty Towers but absolutely love this scene where Sybil (played by the wonderful Prunella Scales) falls into blind rage in the face of (constant) incompetence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaDj...
Fawlty Towers: Sybil vs O'Reilly
YouTube video by Fawlty's Vault
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November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Sorry for being a grump.
Désolé pour dire la vérité.
Jag är väl sur om jag vill.
En ole ärsyttävää, itse olet.

Duolingo points raining down over me.
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Sorry for being a grumpy old fart but at least I'm a polyglot.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I'd find that amusing and join which would cause all the people around us to combust.
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
We know how to deal with situations like that. We stay really quiet and shoot a stern look straight into the universe. That'll teach 'em!
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
One a positive note: it was a passive-aggressive message in Finnish, meaning I am working on my language skills at the same time.
November 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I was typing REALLY HARD on my little phone keyboard
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
De finaste volangerna! Satt tre timmar hos frissan!
(Stort tack!)
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Yes, the ceremony was tonight. The president was sadly absent but KAJ and the rest of us were represented.
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Tack!
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Mange tak!
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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In Icelandic we have 'Ókind' for monster. But the translation is un-sheep. So everything not a sheep is dangerous.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Stort tack!
November 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Tack!
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It's the guy in the picture and KAJ and the president of Finland and me and some more people. It's a nice crowd to be in.
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM