Roth Potter Posted October 30, 2013 Report Posted October 30, 2013 unknownWe don't do Halloween here in the Netherlands so I it's unknown here. I don't even know when it is Halloween, though pretty soon I believe. Quote
RogerDuke Posted October 30, 2013 Report Posted October 30, 2013 mystery(LOL Believe it or not I was wondering about that when I posted it Roth) Quote
Roth Potter Posted October 30, 2013 Report Posted October 30, 2013 solvedYou mean if we do Halloween in the Netherlands? Quote
RogerDuke Posted October 31, 2013 Report Posted October 31, 2013 puzzle(yes, I didn't know. I assume that you don't celebrate April Fool's Day either?) Quote
Hobie Hartkins Posted October 31, 2013 Report Posted October 31, 2013 Sherlock Holmes........ ( Halloween is celebrated on Oct. 31 and it is supposed to mean All Hallows Eve, a celebration of the spirits, though it is celebrated by children who dress up in costumes { some spooky, some not} and go to people's houses and knock on the door and say " Trick or treat", meaning " Give me a treat or I'll play a trick on you!" ( soap your windows, toilet paper your trees etc.), then after the children run around to several houses and get lots of candy, they go back home and eat it all up! Quote
Roth Potter Posted October 31, 2013 Report Posted October 31, 2013 EnglishRoger, the only things we do on April 1st is tell each other jokes. But company's start making jokes too, like the news sometimes has things like 'Scientists have successfully let a mummies hart beat'. It's a fun day, but some jokes are annoyingBeside spiritual free days like Easter, Christmas, etc. We don't have much more holidays. Only 'Sinterklaas', which is the older version of Santa Claus which we don't celebrate here. Atleast not in a big scale, some family's do both Sinterklaas and Santa Claus but most people only do Sinterklaas or rarely only Santa Claus.We don't have days like Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Quote
HossC Posted October 31, 2013 Report Posted October 31, 2013 DutchBeside spiritual free days like Easter, Christmas, etc. We don't have much more holidays. Only 'Sinterklaas', which is the older version of Santa Claus which we don't celebrate here. Atleast not in a big scale, some family's do both Sinterklaas and Santa Claus but most people only do Sinterklaas or rarely only Santa Claus.We don't have days like Labor Day and Thanksgiving.You've just reminded me of the scene from 'Miracle on 34th Street' when Kris Kringle sings 'Sinterklaas Kapoentje' with the little Dutch girl. I know it as a black and white movie (I prefer the 1947 version to the one from 1994), but I found a colorized clip of the scene on YouTube: Quote
Roth Potter Posted October 31, 2013 Report Posted October 31, 2013 Nederlandse spoorwegen. = Dutch railways.I can't hear half they say but it is funny a kid is singing a Sinterklaas song with Santa Claus. Quote
RogerDuke Posted November 1, 2013 Report Posted November 1, 2013 smoke(if Dutch railways are electric I'm going to look stupid) Quote
Roth Potter Posted November 1, 2013 Report Posted November 1, 2013 SteamlocomotiveI'm sorry to say this but you are gonna look stupid. The Netherlands was one of the first countries ever to start using electric trains. the first electric train was already a fact in 1908. Quote
HossC Posted November 1, 2013 Report Posted November 1, 2013 TornadoSteam was phased out in Britain in the 1960s, but there are still a load of steam enthusiasts. One group raised a huge amount of money to build a brand-new locomotive called Tornado. It was completed in 2008, and featured in a 'Top Gear' race with a Jaguar XK120 and a Vincent Black Shadow motorbike. If anyone wants to know, it's an LNER Peppercorn Class A1. The official steam speed record is still held by the British locomotive Mallard, a streamlined A4 Pacific. Quote
Hobie Hartkins Posted November 2, 2013 Report Posted November 2, 2013 Exactly!! pass the shine!! Skipper Duke 1 Quote
RogerDuke Posted November 2, 2013 Report Posted November 2, 2013 penguins(that might be a little farther south than what Hobie was thinking) (BTW, I know what Sharknado is. I saw the last 10 minutes of it!) Quote
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