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[–] y0din@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

since Norway is not part of the EU, the map on the EURO coin is a bit awkward as well...for Sweden and Finland alone is quite special, map wise.

edit: fixed typo

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I've just changed my mind about supporting Norway joining the EU... Can't lose a work of art like that

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Hear me out - they can join, but first they need to establish a metre wide no-man's-land strip between them and Sweden.

[–] y0din@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

so true 😂

[–] DataDisrupter@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

But Slartibartfast took such pride in designing all those award winning fjords...

[–] WuceBrillis@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I went straight into the register to find a 2€ coin, and to my surprise it actually had Norway on it! I was about to come back and say you photo was shopped, but then i saw it was from 2007.

So i checked another, and you are fucking right. Sweden is just a big old dick.

[–] y0din@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think there was a reason why they changed the imprint at one point 😁

I never said what anything looked like, I just said that Sweden and Finland does not look so good on a map without Norway 😂

edit: rephrasing

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Yes, not exactly advantageous, the Scandinavian countries are hanging in the corner like a ...

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Iceland is way across the room sleeping alone on the floor.

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Id just like to say that i support this message

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Should have mirrored that top image, and swapped NO-FI for better accuracy

[–] Nikko882@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Only problem is that Denmark then und up underneath Finland instead of under Norway (according to the colours of the cats), but I also had the same thought.