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Marco Villalta  
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 More options Dec 11 2001, 8:40 pm
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From: Marco Villalta <delete.all.before.the.name.ma...@cybermejl.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 02:39:58 +0100
Local: Tues, Dec 11 2001 8:39 pm
Subject: Re: [I] [AFPanto] Part IX, Supermouse's Story
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Aquarion <use...@aquarionics.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Jens Kristoffer Nielsen <Jens> put forth:
> > On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 01:14:20 +0100, Marco Villalta
> ><delete.all.before.the.name.ma...@cybermejl.com> wrote:
> >>Aquarion <use...@aquarionics.com> wrote:

> >>>       "I Have A Plan"

> >>Brilliant, Aqcky!

> >>(Any Swedes or Danes spot the ref?)

> > Or East Germans, for that matter. The Olsen Gang was very popular in
> > the old DDR.

And still is in Poland, it seems from seeing Polish satellite
channels.

> Would someone mind telling me what I'm referancing?

*You're* not referencing anything, *I* am.

As people have already pointed out, there are some popular
Swedish comedies -- the humour approaching farce, and not
extremely good, at that -- about a trio of very clumsy criminals
known as the Jönsson Band, the leader of which repeatedly
exclaims "I have a plan", whereupon another member of the gang
usually responds with "brilliant, Sickan (nickname of the
leader)!".  The *combined* catchphrases is the reference.

I don't know, I just saw the line in your post and the response
just jumped to my mind for no good reason ('twas appropriate,
too, IMO -- very good story).  Sorry if I've caused offence, but
at least now you know what I meant.

And for anyone who cares to know: The Jönsson Band was copied off
a Danish similar set, the Olsen Gang, which has apparently been
exported to al least ex-DDR and Poland.  I think Norway has their
own version too, BICBW.

--
Marco Villalta

Danish graffiti from 1984:
"Fighting for peace is like fucking to become a virgin again!"
                         Collected by Torben Olsen


 
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