I will stick to Tim Horton’s donuts

     by connie on February 11, 2005 at 4:53 pm

Overmura moving cake rocks!

     by crni on February 12, 2005 at 4:02 am

The man looks like a typical “Balkanac”, lol. (he looks very Serbian or even a Crnogorac) There’s also a pic floating around the net of a man dressed in ‘narodna nosnja’ holding a shotglass and above him the words: ” Fuck the Cola, fuck the pizza all we need is Sljivovica!”

     by Amra B. on February 12, 2005 at 4:18 am

connie,
timmmy’s donuts taste like plastic! i don’t mind his frozen cappuccino and soups, though.
but gibanica beats them all by far!

     by K on February 12, 2005 at 10:32 am

I am addicted to the Tim Horton’s coffee
When in Slovenia I had to go to some truck
stop near Celje to get good coffee. I love
tim bits and the boston cream donuts. Dont
blame me but I think the austrians or
slovenes invented the donut its just called
someting else. but if that guy was slovene
im the queen of england

ps gibanica will be attempted here this
weekend

     by connie on February 12, 2005 at 12:41 pm

story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/washpost/20050211/tc_washpost/a15511_2005feb10

anyone see this

     by connie on February 12, 2005 at 4:18 pm

www.snpj.com/krofi.htm

its the krofi and it became the donut

     by connie on February 12, 2005 at 5:23 pm

Yeah. I’ve seen the sljivovica version before. In 2000, when I was living in Serbia, there were a heck of a lot of things for sale saying “Fuck the Pepsi, Fuck the Pizza, all we need is Kostunica” as well.

Seems to have many uses … I have a few postcards lying around with the sayings on there. Maybe I’ll scan them in and send ‘em along.

… I have this one at home:
makeashorterlink.com/?W1774667A

     by Ange. on February 12, 2005 at 5:29 pm

he does look very Serbian, maybe it’s Karadzic on vacation! hehe!

funny picture by the way of the guy with slivo

Well you have to admit the rhym works with a lot of stuff.

Oh btw that’s enough poppy seeds to blow a drug test or make you just a little calmer. Maybe that is the secret why Slovenians are calmer!

     by Katja on February 12, 2005 at 6:44 pm

Don’t say he is Serbian (or Karadzic).
To me he just looks like a typical Harley-Davidson owner in Slovenia.

     by drepank on February 12, 2005 at 8:08 pm

if the shoe fits…..
Slovene men have more delicate features

     by connie on February 12, 2005 at 8:57 pm

It doesn’t matter what he looks like, as long as he loves Slovenia.

(But I doubt that picture was taken in Slovenia or that he is actually Slovenian.)

Anyway…

if the shoe fits…..
Slovene men have more delicate features

Connie: Where did you pick up that bad habit? I thought you said you lived in Toronto. Honestly, who the heck says Slovene here (or anywhere in Ontario)?

     by |=|=| on February 13, 2005 at 2:13 am

I live 5 minutes away from the Winchester
on Parliament and thats about Toronto as it
gets A rose is still a rose no matter what
you call it but if its proper to say slovenians
I will,my croatian friends would say something
else altogether but its not printable.

     by connie on February 13, 2005 at 2:29 am

A rose is still a rose no matter what
you call it

Amen to that. How did the gibanica experiment go? A success?

Ange: Loved the slivo picture. If you do manage to find more, please do send them along!

     by Michael M on February 13, 2005 at 10:27 am

I dont think it went so well but hot fudge
and ice cream will repair anything. I will
try again, Could you please post a photo
of Slovenia’s only mummy a Capt.Hadik
who is in a church in Lendava.the wine
growing soil kept him in a good condition
before he was properly buried

     by connie on February 13, 2005 at 4:58 pm

A rose is still a rose no matter what you call it

Ah, yes. We’ll smell the same whether called Slovenians, Slovenes, or Slovaks.

…but if its proper to say slovenians I will

Ever listen to Glasilo ( “The voice of Canadian Slovenians� ) ?

For your reference, Connie:

All the Canadian-Slovenian organizations I could find immediately (those with websites, that is):Slovenski Park
Planica
Slovenian Hunters and Anglers Club
Slovenian summer camp
Canadian Slovenian Cultural Society (Manitoba)
Canadian Slovenian Chamber of Commerce
Krek Slovenian Credit Union

Slovenian is used exclusively (as verb and adjective) by most in Canada, the US, and Australia. Slovene was used almost exclusively in England. I’m convinced somewhere along the line some confused yet influential people tried to make sense of this and came up with Slovene being the noun and Slovenian the adjective. However, this is completely opposite to the reality.

Have you ever heard or seen reference to a country called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croatians, and Slovenes? Croat is the exact same expression as Slovene, but native English speaking Croatians abroad (in the US, Canada, and Australia) have been more successful in championing their preferred term. (Their success can be largely attributed to larger number and significant media coverage after 1991 due to the war and major achievements in sport (tennis, basketball)).

     by |=|=| on February 14, 2005 at 1:08 am

I have heard of the kingdom of serbs,
croatians and slovenes. I even saw a
copy of the document proposing a republic
of the said groups. That idea floated
for a few months before getting trashed.
Instead people got the serb dominated
Kingdom of…….
I know about some of those groups but
remember I am not slovenian just one of
my family is. I just happen to love the
place because I like mountains. i dont
get fixated on grammar. But thank you
for sending the links

     by connie on February 14, 2005 at 2:08 am

I’m sure you’ve heard of the ‘Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes’. My point was that in not one pre-1991 English text is the pre-Yugoslav country referred to as the ‘Kingdom of Serbs, Croatians, and Slovenes’. Actually, I’ve never seen the former pre-Yugoslav era country written as such anywhere.

     by |=|=| on February 14, 2005 at 3:58 am

Okay, scratch that last part. I just used the Yahoo search engine and found:
9040 instances of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
18 instances of Kingdom of Serbs, Croatians, and Slovenes
14 instances of Kingdom of Serbs, Croatians, and Slovenians
220 instances of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenians

The results of that last search really surprised me considering I don’t think even Michael Manske uses the term Croats.

……..

I know about some of those groups but remember I am not slovenian just one of my family is. I just happen to love the place because I like mountains. i dont get fixated on grammar. But thank you for sending the links

Ahh, I see. I didn’t really know your affiliation with Slovenia before. Anyway, as I’m sure you know, non-Slovenians are always welcome (and are indeed regularly present) at all Slovenian events. There are/were non-Slovenians even in some of the local dance groups.

     by |=|=| on February 14, 2005 at 4:18 am

I think |=|=| is trying to score with connie here, because she said Slovenians were like roses. Tsk tsk, trying to get her to come to one of the Slovenian events, huh? Ahh, the sound of the accordion, the polka and the dissonant folk songs. Top that off with some krvavice and matevz and you might just get some. Jujujujuhuhu!

Hmm, gotta try that one next time: “Hey baby, you want some Slovene in you? I mean Slovenian, sorry…”

     by crni on February 14, 2005 at 4:54 am

Happy Valentines Day to everybody

     by connie on February 14, 2005 at 4:49 pm

The word Slovene comes from when the phrase ‘Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes’ was written in French for the diplomats. The Brits probably picked it up and it stuck (for them). Leave it for the French to screw things up!

     by Janez v Kirtlandu on April 18, 2006 at 1:14 pm