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Entries from August 2007

Norway vs. United States

August 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I found this funny article online called “Norway and United States race to spend the most on pointless bridges”. I had to read it…. The author talks about a recent article in Conde-Nast traveler magazine that talks about Norway’s government spending $300 million on a bridge to connect “a town of 100 to a village [...]

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Tags: Featured · News · Norway

This Little Piggy Went To His Therapist For A Refill On His Prozac

August 14th, 2007 · 3 Comments

I was trying to get to the bottom of my still unanswered question…why is meat so expensive in Norway? I really am just curious at this point! But alas, I have found more “meat drama” in the beautiful Norway, but this time it is concerning little pigs. And still no answer as to why it [...]

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Tags: News · Norway

Got Beef? (part 2)

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

I wrote an article earlier describing Norway’s crazy prices for meat. I still was unable to answer my question though, why is meat so expensive in Norway? Well, I don’t know how much closer I am to having an answer to my question, but I did find some interesting information on the subject that I wanted [...]

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Tags: Norway

Got Beef? (part 1)

August 7th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Here’s my question…what the heck is it that makes meat so expensive in Norway? I really don’t get it. But first to get an idea of what I am talking about, read this short article about smuggling meat into Norway. You see, I’m from Southern California. We also have problems with people smuggling things across [...]

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Tags: News · Norway