Those funny Estonians. And very funny Funnybunny.

Three Balts Adrift

An Estonian, a Latvian, and a Lithuanian are in the ocean in a lifeboat. Their boat is threatened by a shark, and have little in the boat other than bottle of vodka. The situation is desperate, and they can't decide what to do.
The Lithuanian finally volunteers to throw himself overboard and distract the shark, giving the Latvian and Estonian a chance to row to safety. The Lithuanian jumps overboard, the shark eats him, and comes back for more.
Now the Latvian and the Estonian can't decide what to do.
Another day passes when finally the Latvian says, "I can't stand it! I have to do something! I'll jump overboard and show that shark who's boss." He jumps overboard and the shark eats him.
When the shark comes back for the third time, the Estonian removes a pistol from his jacket and shoots the shark dead. He lays down the gun, opens the bottle, takes a drink and says, "It's a shame there wasn't enough vodka to go around."

(The next one is my all time favourite:)

Two Estonian Presidents

Estonian President Arnold Rüütel and former President Lennart Meri are on the island of Saaremaa, standing on the banks of Lake Kaali, a lake formed by the impact of a meteorite.
"Look Arnold," says Meri, "that's where the meteorite hit."
"What a coincidence, Lennart," says Rüütel. "It landed in the exact spot where the lake is."

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I found these jokes when I was looking for information on Saaremaa. We will visit the island with 35 Swedish-speaking Finns, in a month.

I just wish Miss Funnybunny will behave. She is terribly upsetting and stubborn these days. There is a lot of loud crying, and demands that would make Aristotle destroy his law of noncontradiction, should he hear her. (One cannot say of something that it is and that it is not in the same respect and at the same time.)

Except when she says "Mummy, I love you soooo much", and kisses me happily.

And then she wants to sleep in my bed.


...By the way, we'll do Sodankylä first.