# Ask the Swedish chick **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 14, 2000, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593 "2000-07-14T20:03:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/81 "2000-07-17T18:07:49Z")
Stockholm. ---
**Author:** ![Soda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soda)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/82 "2000-07-17T19:08:38Z")
**greatsatan,** _hüsker du_ is not Swedish, it’s Norwegian and it’s actually _husker du_ without the umlaut. It means _do you remember_. I didn’t even know there was a board game called Hüsker du. **ChrisP,** Drain is Swedish, but I don’t know about STH. The most commonly used abbreviation for Stockholm is STHLM, not STH. **omni-not,** I hope you don’t think I’m ignoring you, but Juggler pretty much covered it. We are reserved at first, but be patient and we’ll be friends forever. **mrblue,** I’m going to have to get back to you. It’s a big issue you’re asking me about and I don’t want to rush an answer. Yours truly, soda ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/83 "2000-07-17T20:42:25Z")
STH?!?! Those are my initials!!! Does that mean Swedish chicks would dig me? ---
**Author:** ![Poto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/84 "2000-07-17T22:15:56Z")
> [@](#): > > you are hereby invited to a party with me and my kick-ass Swedish friends. Not a bore in sight. Let me know when you’ll be arriving It could be a while, but I’ll be sure to leave my puukko-knife home :o ---
**Author:** ![Juggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/juggler/32/3194_2.png) [@Juggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juggler)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/85 "2000-07-17T22:20:53Z")
Sorry **Mrblue92** no-one uses STH instead of Stockholm, only STHLM. Nice try though =) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/86 "2000-07-17T22:21:46Z")
What did we, as Americans, do to deserve Ace of Base? I mean, really. Was it Pauly Shore? It was Pauly Shore, wasn’t it? Damn his his evil hide, I KNEW it was Pauly Shore… ---
**Author:** ![Juggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/juggler/32/3194_2.png) [@Juggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juggler)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/87 "2000-07-18T02:30:41Z")
You weren’t the only suffering \*\*Mr. Blue Sky \*\* the whole world did. But I hope and think they are gone forever. Thankfully we got better artists in Sweden like Cardigans for example. I had the same music teacher as the singer in Cardigans. Now how come I can’t sing? _grumble_ ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/88 "2000-07-18T13:01:58Z")
> [@](#): > > no-one uses STH instead of Stockholm I was refering to the all girl Swedish band referenced earlier, “Drain STH”. I’m almost afraid… (No, not _really_…) ---
**Author:** ![Eggs\_a\_la\_Ted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eggs\_a\_la\_Ted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eggs_a_la_Ted)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/89 "2000-07-18T13:40:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*What did we, as Americans, do to deserve Ace of Base? I mean, really. Was it Pauly Shore? It was Pauly Shore, wasn’t it? Damn his his evil hide, I KNEW it was Pauly Shore… \*\* Ace of Base is just the tip of the iceberg that is [Cheiron Studios](http://www.cheiron.se/). Those evil masterminds have produced the music of such monstrosities as Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, N\*Sync, and pretty much everyone else who sounds like that. Please accept our sincerest apologies. ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/90 "2000-07-31T12:47:47Z")
> [@](#): > > mrblue, I’m going to have to get back to you. It’s a big issue you’re asking me about and I don’t want to rush an answer. Soda, you’re not writing a book, are you? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Opengrave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/919ad9/32.png) [@Opengrave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opengrave)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2000, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/91 "2000-09-28T20:45:00Z")
I’m from the U.S. but I think there are several great bands from Sweden everyone should hear: **Opeth** , **In Flames** , **Dark Tranquility** , and **Amon Amarth** are my favorites. _and not that it is related but…_ from Finland there is **Sentenced** , **Amorphis** , and **Nightwish**. It is a shame that these great bands aren’t that well known here in the states. > [@](#): > > no-one uses STH instead of Stockholm not trying to disagree but……. From interviews with the band they said they had to add something to Drain because there was already a band in the US with the name Drain. They would have had to pay them to use the name so they added S.T.H. – according to the band members it is an abbreviation for Stockholm. Saw them in concert, got the t-shirt! Oh – and if you haven’t seen these women THEY ARE HOT!!! ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2000, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/92 "2000-09-28T23:19:58Z")
Holy resurrected threads, Batman! Our dear **soda** has taken a leave of absense (a temporary one, I hope) from the board, so maybe **Anniz** can take over this thread as the resident Swedish Chick. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2000, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/93 "2000-09-29T01:33:16Z")
I hope she does, Montfort - I’m still waiting for a good recipe for glogg! ---
**Author:** ![Juggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/juggler/32/3194_2.png) [@Juggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juggler)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2000, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593/94 "2000-09-29T10:51:20Z")
\*\*Opengrave:\*\*Well they just made it up. I suppose you could abbreviate Stockholm into Scklm if you wanted to but Sthlm is the standard. There is a band named Teddybears STHLM because there already was a band called Teddybears. \*\* Sandyr:\*\* I could call my mom and get a recipe for glögg if you wanted to. I just go out and buy BLOSSA though [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593.md?page=4)