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Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Saffron Immortalized
A number of months back, I got an e-mail from a guy named Erik Noomen:
I am the editor of FHM magazine in The Netherlands. We will publish a small article on hangover cures and because 'hangover' in the Netherlands is called a 'cat' I would like to publish the picture I found on your website of the hilariously yawning cat. Would that be okay? I hope so: I love the yawn!
I of course agreed. My price? A copy of the magazine. Yes, I'm cheap.
Anywayz, the June issue was delivered to my office during my summer hiatus, and I just picked it up yesterday. After a great deal of looking (ahem), I finally found Saff on page 22:
Original picture here, and I scanned the whole segment if you want the full set of tips for dealing with hangovers.
BTW, I couldn't have picked a better copy to receive: it included the bonus FHM 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2004 ("inclusief de mooiste polderbabes!"). Oh my.
ntodd
PS--I leave the obvious, erm...feline jokes as an exercise for my readers.
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...mooiste polderbabes?
Da!
Posted by: Darryl Pearce | Sep 29, 2004 2:48:43 PM
Oh, baby, oh! How cool is that having Saffy in such a high class foreign mag...
Posted by: gootchgootch | Sep 29, 2004 3:06:51 PM
Classy indeed!
And now for an approximate translation (I knew those Dutch classes would come in handy someday!):
"Obviously, you can't carry on like a real man at night, and then get through the next morning if you're whining like a baby. (Here are) FHM's nine reasons why you shouldn't complain about your hangover...
9. You'll finally have an excuse to wear those silly big sunglasses and that sombrero again.
8. Industrial accidents and other injuries: you'll hardly feel a thing!
7. There's a good chance you'll vomit on your in-laws' Keeshond, so they probably won't want to see you at Christmas.
6. Your girlfriend will be worried about your "stomach flu"; she'll cancel all your appointments for the week, cook your favorite dishes, and do all the work in bed.
5. Even the slowest classical music you hear will acquire a cool phat house beat.
4. Your hands will be shaking so hard that you'll be incredibly fast at Quake, so you'll be practically invincible.
3. Thanks to your dry mouth, you'll finally be able to record that grunt-metal song in your home studio.
2. You'll be sweating so much that it'll look like you're working as hard as you can.
1..."
ewww, not gonna go there.
Posted by: vaara | Sep 30, 2004 3:48:23 PM
vaara, I was hoping you'd drop by and translate! :-)
Posted by: NTodd | Sep 30, 2004 8:28:00 PM
ok, vaara, what are de mooiste polderbabes? :)
Posted by: David | Oct 1, 2004 12:22:06 PM
Why, "the most beautiful polderbabes," of course!
A "polder" is a term that refers to an area of (especially) flat land that has been reclaimed from the sea. So perhaps "Hot Swamp Chicks" would be an apt translation.
Posted by: vaara | Oct 1, 2004 5:13:10 PM
God I love Hot Swamp Chicks.
Posted by: NTodd | Oct 2, 2004 1:46:56 PM
Buy me stuff off my 
