Denmark - happiest workers in the world

[DanishDynamite]

How boring. Yet another accolade for the accolade-burdended state of Denmark.

Still, who am I to judge? So,...

Denmark has the most people (in the world) who are at least happy with their job, according to this (http://politiken.dk/erhverv/article206768.ece) Danish link.Apparently yet another bit of research was done, this time by this outfit (http://www.kellyservices.com) to determine, in its minor way, that Denmark is obviously the best place around.

These constant accolades could ultimately lead to some Danes having a big head. Hope that never happens.

[TragicMonkey]

To say anything bad about the utopia that is Denmark would be sheer blasphemy!

[pipelineaudio]

Let me know when your happy workers build something I want to use

Err, besides B&K Microphones of course, those are awesome

[DanishDynamite]

To say anything bad about the utopia that is Denmark would be sheer blasphemy!
Indeed it would, hence my concern.

[DanishDynamite]

Let me know when your happy workers build something I want to use

Err, besides B&K Microphones of course, those are awesome
Let me know when the workers of Denmark might give a **** about you, and I shall respond forthwithly.

ETA: Yep, those B&K microphones do seem to have a good reputation. :)

[TragicMonkey]

Let me know when your happy workers build something I want to use

Err, besides B&K Microphones of course, those are awesome

They used to make those really nice wooden trains, Brio was the brand name, but these days they've included much plastic in the manufacture and the quality has as a result gone down. For shame, Denmarkianites! Your noble ancestor Grendel didn't rip the arm off Beowulf and nail it to his door (which makes a lot more sense than the other way around, really) just to see cheap plastic bastardize those lovely trains! Now go plow the wine-dark sea in your longships to Vinland, chop down some trees with your stone axes, and make me some trains!

[pipelineaudio]

funny the workers of denmark buy our stuff made by our workers...no wait, tell me that wigger fashion I see in every denmark pic of gen x'ers came from copenhaagen

[steverino]

Golly, Danish. And I thought he was complimenting your quaint little homeland.:o

[steverino]

Golly, Danish. And I thought he was complimenting your quaint little homeland.:o

Oh, wait. I'm thinking of that other cute one, with the hookers and dykes.

[DanishDynamite]

They used to make those really nice wooden trains, Brio was the brand name, but these days they've included much plastic in the manufacture and the quality has as a result gone down. For shame, Denmarkianites! Your noble ancestor Grendel didn't rip the arm off Beowulf and nail it to his door (which makes a lot more sense than the other way around, really) just to see cheap plastic bastardize those lovely trains! Now go plow the wine-dark sea in your longships to Vinland, chop down some trees with your stone axes, and make me some trains!
We shall endevour to do so!

(Just kidding...we shall of course excell at doing so. :))

[TragicMonkey]

If you make me some trains, I promise I'll send Aslan to Denmark to free you from your eternal winter. All he'll need is to be fed four British schoolchildren a day.

Aslan sez: Damn, those were nice trains.
:lion:

[DanishDynamite]

Golly, Danish. And I thought he was complimenting your quaint little homeland.:o
Eh? We are too used to compliments I'm afraid. Hence my worry.

:)

[DanishDynamite]

If you make me some trains, I promise I'll send Aslan to Denmark to free you from your eternal winter. All he'll need is to be fed four British schoolchildren a day.

Aslan sez: Damn, those were nice trains.
:lion:
Our eternal winter has already been removed. September, October and now November were all record setting months as to how warm they were.

And records have been kept since at least 1874.

[pipelineaudio]

awww crap, I gotta apologize to denmark...you guys made legos

Legos are seriously cool. I spent HOURS when I was little with those things

Ok so, B&K mics, Legos, and toy trains

all we had to trade for them were white guys pretending to be black with hats on sideways and clocks around their necks....

SOunds like we made out as bandits

[steverino]

Our eternal winter has already been removed. September, October and now November were all record setting months as to how warm they were.

And records have been kept since at least 1874.

So we exported our global-warming koodies to YOU? (Oh goodie!)

[DanishDynamite]

awww crap, I gotta apologize to denmark...you guys made legos

Legos are seriously cool. I spent HOURS when I was little with those things

Ok so, B&K mics, Legos, and toy trains

all we had to trade for them were white guys pretending to be black with hats on sideways and clocks around their necks....

SOunds like we made out as bandits
pipe, your post made me laugh even though I didn't understand your second-to-last paragraph. :)

Could you widen my horizon? Please?

[DanishDynamite]

So we exported our global-warming koodies to YOU? (Oh goodie!)
Koodies? Sorry, no idea what that might be.

My understanding is that your major exports are jobs, CO2 and hot air.

:)

[steverino]

pipe, your post made me laugh even though I didn't understand your second-to-last paragraph. :)

Could you widen my horizon? Please?

I didn't get that one either, and I am a "TRUE" American.
:)

[steverino]

Oh...And thanks for these. They suck with jelly.

[DanishDynamite]

Oh...And thanks for these. They suck with jelly.
Don't mention it. Or rather, please do. I have no idea what that picture shows.

Meatballs?

[pipelineaudio]

pipe, your post made me laugh even though I didn't understand your second-to-last paragraph. :)

Could you widen my horizon? Please?

A picture is worth a thousand words

http://stashbox.org/6304/343112-wiggers.jpg

We gave you our worst and we got legos and good mics in return

I cant help feeling you guys got ripped off

[steverino]

Don't mention it. Or rather, please do. I have no idea what that picture shows.

Meatballs?

Well I ain't stupid. They didn't name yer country after meatballs.

[DanishDynamite]

A picture is worth a thousand words

http://stashbox.org/6304/343112-wiggers.jpg

We gave you our worst and we got legos and good mics in return

I cant help feeling you guys got ripped off
Who are these guys, pipe? I suspect this question will by itself reveal something about my age, but I truelly have no clue.

Is this a picture of a recent big-hit band?

[DanishDynamite]

Well I ain't stupid. They didn't name yer country after meatballs.
That was a picture of the pastries apparently called "Danish" in the US? Looked like meatballs to me.

Anyway, no, I have no idea why pastries are called Danish in the US. (I actually find it a bit of an insult given that no pastry I have ever tried in the US ever tasted as good as the ones made here. )

[pipelineaudio]

nah theyre a really pathetic export from the states that can be found all over europe, in plague porportions. Any time I see pics of denmark (and lately more and more in russia) of kids, its these types. Pretending to be black american hip hoppers. Its weird to me that so many would copy the very dumbest of american fads, yet it is some sort of blight upon the world

[DanishDynamite]

nah theyre a really pathetic export from the states that can be found all over europe, in plague porportions. Any time I see pics of denmark (and lately more and more in russia) of kids, its these types. Pretending to be black american hip hoppers. Its weird to me that so many would copy the very dumbest of american fads, yet it is some sort of blight upon the world
I see. Well, let me put your mind at ease, my friend. Anyone looking like the weirdos you posted a picture of, would be a very, very small minority here.

[pipelineaudio]

I see. Well, let me put your mind at ease, my friend. Anyone looking like the weirdos you posted a picture of, would be a very, very small minority here.

I dont think so

http://www.wiggaz.com/euro1.htm

[DanishDynamite]

(For anyone tuning in at this stage, this thread is about how Denmark has the happiest workers in the world.)

[Merko]

In Sweden, these delicious pastries are known as "Wiener breads". Wieners, on the other hand, are simply referred to as "hot sausages". Unless they are Frankfurters, of course, or French specials. The latter is somewhat of a specialty for my home town of Gothenburg.

Anyway, Danish Danishs' seem to come with a bit too much chocolate for my liking. Ok, they are still absolutely fantastic, but not entirely perfect.

[Mashuna]

Derail here. . .I always called lego, well, lego. Is it just an american usage to call it legos, or is that Danish too?

[DanishDynamite]

I dont think so

http://www.wiggaz.com/euro1.htm
You may of course think what you will, as I believe this is still allowed in your country, but you are nevertheless wrong. And your link doesn't seem to have much relevance.

[rdaneel]

Is it really that hard to keep Danish workers happy? Doesn't the country only have like, 12 people or something? :p

[DanishDynamite]

In Sweden, these delicious pastries are known as "Wiener breads". Wieners, on the other hand, are simply referred to as "hot sausages". Unless they are Frankfurters, of course, or French specials. The latter is somewhat of a specialty for my home town of Gothenburg.
They are known as "Weiner breads" in this country as well! Finally something our countries agree about. :)
Anyway, Danish Danishs' seem to come with a bit too much chocolate for my liking. Ok, they are still absolutely fantastic, but not entirely perfect.
What is perfection? Almost a philosophical question. :)

[DanishDynamite]

Derail here. . .I always called lego, well, lego. Is it just an american usage to call it legos, or is that Danish too?
Officially, according to the Patents/Trademarks boards, you should call them Legos. No one I know of ever bothers to capitalize them here.

[DanishDynamite]

Is it really that hard to keep Danish workers happy? Doesn't the country only have like, 12 people or something? :p
5.6 million. :)

[pipelineaudio]

You may of course think what you will, as I believe this is still allowed in your country, but you are nevertheless wrong. And your link doesn't seem to have much relevance.

OK go outside and snap some pics of kids

lets see the ones that dont have their hats on sideways

[steverino]

Is it really that hard to keep Danish workers happy? Doesn't the country only have like, 12 people or something? :p

I say it must be something in their meatballs.

[steverino]

5.6 million. :)

Well Chicago and its suburbs=7 million. And those workers are a happy crew.
:eek:

[DanishDynamite]

OK go outside and snap some pics of kids

lets see the ones that dont have their hats on sideways
It's a deal, my skeptical friend. My only problem is that when all the local kids are out and about playing, I'm at work...working.

[DanishDynamite]

Well Chicago and its suburbs=7 million. And those workers are a happy crew.
:eek:
Don't make me go all Clausian on your ass.

[steverino]

It's a deal, my skeptical friend. My only problem is that when all the local kids are out and about playing, I'm at work...working.

Working...and being happy, right? What do you do that makes YOU so happy at work? I bet I am JUST as happy, damn it, just as happy.

[steverino]

Working...and being happy, right? What do you do that makes YOU so happy at work? I bet I am JUST as happy, damn it, just as happy.

And I will insert a big yummy pastry into my mouth on my way to my crap job tomorrow and it will taste just great, I say, just friggin' great. You'll see.

[DanishDynamite]

Working...and being happy, right? What do you do that makes YOU so happy at work? I bet I am JUST as happy, damn it, just as happy.
I have no idea. Well, I'm happy with the way my particular company lets me travel the world and isn't all that particular about me making a bit of money while I do so. Otherwise, my home office is pretty ******.

[mr rosewater]

Derail, just read about some guy out west who went to toy stores changed the UPC code on the $100.00 legos sets to $19.00 and sold them on Ebay. He made something like $600,000.00. He was very happy with his job.

[DanishDynamite]

And I will insert a big yummy pastry into my mouth on my way to my crap job tomorrow and it will taste just great, I say, just friggin' great. You'll see.
I think you should insert into your mouth whatever rocks your boat. :)

Seriously, I don't know why people here feel especially happy about their jobs. I suspect it is just a side-effect of living in the greatest country ever, but that's just my opinion.

:)

[DanishDynamite]

Derail, just read about some guy out west who went to toy stores changed the UPC code on the $100.00 legos sets to $19.00 and sold them on Ebay. He made something like $600,000.00. He was very happy with his job.
A derail of the derail: I too love Legos and did so long before I found out they were a Danish invention.

[steverino]

A derail of the derail: I too love Legos and did so long before I found out they were a Danish invention.

Well you swiped the idea from America. We had "Lincoln Logs." And you made them look less turd-like and more plastic-like. In case you didn't know, Abraham Lincoln built the log cabin in which he was born.

[DanishDynamite]

Well you swiped the idea from America. We had "Lincoln Logs." And you made them look less turd-like and more plastic-like. In case you didn't know, Abraham Lincoln built the log cabin in which he was born.
Yeah, right.

You Americans really need to get over you inferiority complex. :)

[Kopji]

The 'Santa jogging on the treadmill' and 'reclining David Hasselhoff' give the webpage a certain authority too. :D