MvdV> Niets nieuws onder de zon.

 Lemme see now:

 MvdV> Inget nytt   under solen.

   Well, how much more verbatim can you get? I guess that shows how much 
Dutch and Swedish cultures have in common. After all, you guys are
responsible for building the modern Sweden. :)

 MvdV> there is a constant battle over who is the alpha male, what is the
 MvdV> pecking order or who tells the flyboy in the nose of Air Force One where
 MvdV> to point it.

   Oh, I just love that analogy. Some people's take on it might vary of
course, but what else is new.

 MvdV> Indeed, nil novum sub solum.

   Hey! Who told you I'm a sucker for Latin translations of old sayings? :)

 MvdV> Skoll pirat

   Yarr! And cheers to you too, mate! The official Speak Pirate Day this
year is the day before our election in Sweden (Sept 17th) but the next
election (2010) the two days (Sept 16th) actually coincides. Now, is that
an omen or not?

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