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For discussion of John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel Människohamn
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gattoparde59
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by gattoparde59 » Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:33 am
I'll break open the story and tell you what is there. Then, like the others that have fallen out onto the sand, I will finish with it, and the wind will take it away.
Nisa
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TΛPETRVE
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by TΛPETRVE » Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:41 am
Hehe, still know him from my childhood.
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drakkar
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by drakkar » Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:10 pm
Yes I remember him in the magazines from my youth.
Isn't Bamse origially Swedish?
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TΛPETRVE
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by TΛPETRVE » Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:42 am
Sure is, hence the name - bamse means "giant" in Swedish.
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StefL
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by StefL » Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:22 am
TAPETRVE wrote:Sure is, hence the name - bamse means "giant" in Swedish.
It does - but I think it's also become a sort of acronym/nickname for bear, in parallell with the more common "nalle". Or perhaps I'm wrong, but at least it has a kind of "cute" air to it, and I know that Bamse not a too uncommon name for dogs for instance.
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TΛPETRVE
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by TΛPETRVE » Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:55 am
AFAIK, Bamse stands for "teddy bear" in Danish.
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StefL
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by StefL » Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:32 pm
TAPETRVE wrote:AFAIK, Bamse stands for "teddy bear" in Danish.
Alfons Åberg is another well known children's book character in Sweden. But let's not get into what "Alfons" means in Danish...
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TΛPETRVE
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by TΛPETRVE » Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:46 pm
I know the joke
. Here in Germany, Bamse was called Tino Tatz for a while ("Tatze" = "paw").
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by intrige » Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:12 am
TAPETRVE wrote:AFAIK, Bamse stands for "teddy bear" in Danish.
In Norway too:P
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KelseyLogan
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by KelseyLogan » Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:56 am
I'd never even heard of Bamse in the States. He's quite cute.