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8	* Every single strip about the Series/EurovisionSongContest. That contest is just too funny:
9	** [[http://satwcomic.com/eurovision-song-contest 2009]]: SeriousBusiness. [[http://satwcomic.com/eurovision-winners With cosplay]].
10	** [[http://satwcomic.com/eurovision-2010 2010]]: Ice cream, general madness, and DeathFromAbove.
11	** [[http://satwcomic.com/the-winner-is 2011]]: Anyone know Azerbaijan?
12	** [[http://satwcomic.com/eurovision-2012 2012]]: Cookies vs Tai Chi.
13	** [[http://satwcomic.com/eurovision-2013 2013]]: WTF?!
14	*** [[http://satwcomic.com/you-have-no-secrets Eurovision VS American News]].
15	** [[http://satwcomic.com/eurovision-2014 2014]]: Denmark is a creep.
16	** [[http://satwcomic.com/eurovision-2015 2015]]: Classy contest... And Austria's still crossdressing.
17	** [[https://satwcomic.com/eurovision-2016 2016]]:
18	-->'''humon:''' I actually hope America joins Eurovision some day because they'd be the most amazing drama queens every time they lost, and nothing says Eurovision like drama.
19	** [[https://satwcomic.com/eurovision-2017 2017]]: "Russia can suck my diiiiiiiiiiick!!!!"
20	** [[https://satwcomic.com/banned 2018]]: Do ''not'' mess with Eurovision.
21	** [[https://satwcomic.com/eurovision-2019 2019]]: "Can you ''please'' not wear your fetish gear on stage?"
22	* [[http://satwcomic.com/just-a-number brain-broke ]]
23	* [[http://satwcomic.com/king-europe How's your cola, sir?]]
24	* [[http://satwcomic.com/sheep-are-cute Shut up Norway. You made an alcoholic out of sand.]]
25	* [[http://satwcomic.com/kindred-spirits "Why do I get the feeling Sweden placed us like this at the table on purpose?"]]
26	* [[http://satwcomic.com/tea-party-crasher Poor Germany...]]
27	* [[http://satwcomic.com/first-love It's just a bridge, Denmark...]]
28	* [[http://satwcomic.com/making-friends A comic alluding to Denmark being created by sand pushed down from Norway during the Ice Age.]]
29	-->'''Norway:''' Sweden look! Look! Look Sweden!\
30	'''Sweden:''' sigh I'm trying to relax, Norway. I can't keep looking every time you-\
31	'''Norway:''' I made him out of sand and sea! Isn't he cute?\
32	'''Baby Denmark:''' Hi! ''[Sweden falls out of his deckchair in shock]''
33	** The follow-up: [[http://satwcomic.com/the-mind-of-a-child Denmark initially hates England but loves Russia.]] England gives him a biscuit and some lemonade; Denmark crumbles the biscuit into the lemonade and throws it in England's face. He then runs up to Russia and hugs him.
34	--->'''Sweden:''' It just seems so random who he likes...
35	** [[http://satwcomic.com/they-grow-up-so-fast Norway should really have done a proper job of raising Denmark, though...]]
36	--->'''Sweden:''' Aren't you going to raise him? Give him a set of rules to follow?\
37	'''Norway:''' You're obviously getting this all wrong, Sweden. Denmark isn't our child, he is our new friend! And friends like each other the way they are. They don't set rules for each other.\
38	'''Sweden:''' But he is so young... Well, I guess it's okay. He's rather small after all. He won't be able to do much harm.\
39	'''Caption:''' [[AC:A few thousand years later...]]\
40	'''Denmark:''' ''[standing over Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and Faroe Islands, all of whom are chained together]'' RAWRE!!! ME SANDY BODY FEELS EMPTY!!! MORE LAND!!! MORE!!!\
41	'''Sweden:''' ''[brandishing a sword and shield as Finland hides behind the shield]'' God dammit Norway!!
42	* Denmark beats Finland in the 2010 IIHF World Championship group stage. [[https://satwcomic.com/a-bad-day The reactions?]]
43	-->'''Finland''': ''[stomps and beats the ground, and his hockey gear, in anger while cursing "Perkele" [[WallOfText 300 times]]]''\
44	'''Denmark''': So... Does that mean I won?
45	* [[http://satwcomic.com/america-has-spoken America Has Spoken.]] He says nonsense with such authority.
46	* [[https://satwcomic.com/exotic-food King Europe tries Nordic food.]] As Humon explains in the captions, Sweden has a reputation for throwing unlikely ingredients together, Norway for making utterly bland food, Iceland for making utterly insane food, Denmark for making food that is very sweet and/or very fattening, and Finland... well, they're known for their bread, but she finds the fact that mämmi (an Easter dish made from fermented barley) looks the same coming out as going in too much to pass up:
47	-->''[first: Swedish food]''\
48	'''King Europe:''' Time to taste Nordic food. What is this?\
49	'''Sweden:''' Smörgåstårta! It's a special Swedish cake with ham, egg, shrimp, and all sorts of things!\
50	'''King Europe:''' That sounds... interesting.\
51	''[second: Finnish food]''\
52	'''Caption:''' ''[pointing to the bowl in Finland's hands]'' Mämmi\
53	'''King Europe:''' [[NoJustNoReaction Moving on.]]\
54	''[third: Norwegian food]''\
55	'''King Europe:''' ''[grinning and poking Norway with a stick, with the UnsoundEffect "love poke"]'' Why hello Norway. What sort of love-potion have you made for me today?\
56	'''Norway:''' Uh, it's fish and potatoes.\
57	'''King Europe:''' That's all? I thought you were going to make fancy food?\
58	'''Norway:''' Well, I did put some salt on the potatoes...\
59	''[fourth: Icelandic food]''\
60	'''Iceland:''' I bring to you cooked sheep head with balls on the side. Be careful, they're hot!\
61	''[BeatPanel; King Europe just stares in disbelief]''\
62	''[fifth: Danish food]''\
63	'''King Europe:''' And what have we here?\
64	'''Denmark:''' Risalamande. It sounds French but is as Danish as it gets. It's made from rice pudding mixed with whipped cream, vanilla, and chopped almonds.\
65	'''King Europe:''' That actually tastes pretty good. I think I'll have another bite.\
66	'''Denmark:''' What?\
67	''[with a "POP", King Europe [[BalloonBelly more than doubles in weight]]; Denmark covers his mouth in horror]''\
68	'''King Europe:''' What happened?\
69	'''Denmark:''' You ate too much!\
70	'''King Europe:''' Two bites?!\
71	'''Denmark:''' That's too much! Just be happy you didn't put more on your spoon! No human could survive that!\
72	'''America:''' ''[leaning in from off panel, grinning ear to ear]'' '''I just ate a whole bowl! Any more left!?'''
73	* The above isn't the first time Humon's made fun of mämmi, or King Europe has come across it: In [[https://satwcomic.com/make-a-good-impression "Make a good impression"]], King Europe assigns Åland to Finland (against the former's will), solely because ''Finland cooked mämmi in an impromptu culinary competition, and King Europe felt that Åland needed to cook more visually appetizing meals for Finland''. Bonus funny points for the two-part gag of King Europe poking a scowling Norway with a stick (since Norway is not part of the EU).
74	-->'''King Europe''': ''[referring to Sweden's meetballs]'' Smells good-OH DEAR GOD WHAT IS THAT!!? I-Is he serving me...''poo''!?\
75	'''Åland''': No, it's mämmi. That's what it looks like when he cooks.
76	* [[https://satwcomic.com/geography-joke A joke that could only work with the actual countries]]. To add another layer to this joke, the original euro coins with the missing Norway are still widespread across Europe.
77	* [[http://satwcomic.com/under-the-sea Denmark hates nature... except the sea.]]
78	-->'''Denmark:''' GET IT AWAY FROM ME!!!!\
79	'''Norway:''' But Denmark! It's just a little butterfly!\
80	'''Sweden:''' sigh Just give up, Norway. He'll never like nature.\
81	'''Norway:''' ''[as Denmark stands waist deep in the sea, holding a jellyfish]'' Denmark! You're in the water!?\
82	'''Denmark:''' Of course! Far away from brain-sucking butterflies!\
83	'''Norway:''' But that's the SEA! It's huge! And deep! And you're hugging a jellyfish!\
84	'''Denmark:''' ''[suddenly sprouting a merman's tail and diving into the water]'' You guys suck! I'm leaving and won't be back for dinner!\
85	''[beat panel; Norway and Sweden are wide-eyed with shock]''\
86	'''Sweden:''' Uh... I knew he could do that.\
87	'''Norway:''' BULLSHIT!!!
88	* If the Webcomic/{{Niels}}-server gets wonky, you won't have a standard error-message... but rather [[http://satwcomic.com/computer-technician a SATW-strip]] that manages to get funnier when used in that context!
89	* [[http://satwcomic.com/chako-paul-city China asks Sweden]] about the "all-lesbian city" over there. Overhearing this, Japan and South Korea immediately start asking Sweden about it too. Sweden has absolutely no idea what they're talking about. It turns out that it was an excuse created by Sister Sweden to get out of a relationship.
90	* Every time [[ButtMonkey poor]] [[OnlySaneMan Italy]] appears.
91	* [[http://satwcomic.com/what-comes-around-goes-around Vatican's answer to King Europe accusing Queen Europe of being a witch]].
92	* [[http://satwcomic.com/greens "This looks really good, England, but where's the salad?"]] "It doesn't come with one." "WHAT?!" ''[[FreakOut freak out]]''
93	* [[http://satwcomic.com/safety-first Safety according to America]].
94	* [[http://satwcomic.com/you-look-away-for-one-minute Faroese politics]].
95	* [[http://satwcomic.com/e-elt That telescope is really named like that]].
96	* Denmark has an anxiety attack and [[http://satwcomic.com/how-to-keep-friends literally ties himself]] to Sweden and Germany. HilarityEnsues.
97	-->'''Austria''': What the--? Are you making weird porn again, Germany?\
98	'''Germany''': NO!\
99	'''Austria''': You are now! ''[produces video camera]''\
100	'''Germany''': F**k my life...
101	* Pretty much the entirety of [[http://satwcomic.com/sand-in-weird-places "Sand in Weird Places."]]
102	* [[http://satwcomic.com/hold-your-tongue Robbery in Greece]]. Even Italy was caught by surprise by that... [[ButtMonkey And given what usually happens to him]], it's quite telling.
103	* [[http://satwcomic.com/love-snake The British Empire vs. the Indian snakes]]. [[TruthInTelevision It actually happened]].
104	* [[http://satwcomic.com/so-close-yet-so-far POCKET LEGO!!!]]
105	* [[http://satwcomic.com/cuppa England, Ireland, and a cup of tea]], a nod to the Irish drinking more tea than the English, Scots, and Welsh combined...
106	-->'''England:''' Would you like a cup of tea, Ireland?\
107	'''Ireland:''' Yes please.\
108	''[England looks shocked as Ireland, grinning ear to ear, produces a mug almost as large as his own head; he puts the entire teapot in the mug, and Ireland promptly downs the whole thing, teapot and all]''\
109	'''Ireland:''' ''[as England starts sweating nervously]'' Can I have another, sir?
110	* [[https://satwcomic.com/force-was-needed During the torrential rain in Britain in 2015, the military got involved.]] But probably not as depicted in the comic...
111	-->'''England:''' ''[in camouflage gear, firing two guns at the sky]'' STOP RAINING!!!
112	* [[http://satwcomic.com/too-hot-for-this-world Faroe Islands doesn't handle heat very well.]]
113	-->''WHERE AM I!?! WHY IS IT SO HOT!?! WHAT IS GOING ON!!? I FORGOT HOW I GOT HERE!!! IS THIS HELL!!? WHY AM I IN HELL!!?''
114	* [[http://satwcomic.com/day-at-the-beach Germany snorts beach sand for three hours.]]
115	* [[http://satwcomic.com/small-talk Finland]] '''[[OutOfCharacterMoment talks]]''', freaking the others out more than most of his [[PsychoKnifeNut previous habits]].
116	* [[http://satwcomic.com/all-you-need-is-love All You Need Is Love]].
117	* [[http://satwcomic.com/never-go-hungry-to-bed One apple according to America]].
118	* [[http://satwcomic.com/protest The Protest Pig]]. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Protest_Pig It's a real thing]].
119	* [[http://satwcomic.com/dance-with-me Danish Folk Dancing]].
120	* [[http://satwcomic.com/brightest-sheep-in-the-field Painted sheep]].
121	-->'''Denmark:''' ''[smoking a giant joint]'' Wow, Netherlands, what did you put in this? This is craaazyyyy.\
122	'''Netherlands:''' ''[also smoking a giant joint]'' Just the usual stuff. Maybe it's, like, the light hitting the sheep weird to make them look like that.\
123	'''England:''' ''[DeathGlare]'' It's not! I'm painting them on purpose because you twats keep stealing them! This way I can tell if it's my sheep you're running around with! What do you even do with them!?\
124	'''Netherlands:''' We used to shag them, but we can't anymore because it's illegal now or whatever.\
125	'''Denmark:''' Yeah, so now we put bikinis on them and just let them walk around our gardens.\
126	'''England:''' GO HOME!!!
127	* [[http://satwcomic.com/banana-republic The obvious banana joke]]
128	* [[http://satwcomic.com/the-whale-in-the-room Netherlands and beached whales]].
129	* ShamuFu, [[http://satwcomic.com/fishy-situation Norway style]].
130	* [[http://satwcomic.com/viking-blood Sister England wants...]] what's left after Denmark's "dates with Rosie Palms".
131	* [[http://satwcomic.com/sheepish-food-cravings Fermented sheep]].
132	* When Sweden calls on his fellow Nordics to exorcise Denmark by [[ItMakesSenseInContext beating him with sticks]], Finland [[http://satwcomic.com/the-exorcism takes out his knife]].
133	--> '''Sweden:''' No, Brother Finland.
134	* [[http://satwcomic.com/pointing-fingers America]] shows a video of a Scandinavian man dressed as a giant penis, leading to Sweden looking accusingly at Denmark. [[spoiler: It was Norway.]]
135	* [[http://satwcomic.com/lost-in-the-outback Australia gets lost in the outback.]] Five minutes later:
136	-->'''WITNESS MEEEEEEEE!!!'''
137	* [[http://satwcomic.com/equal-fight Sweden gets jealous of Iceland's gender equality]] to the point of channeling [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs the Evil Queen]]. And Svalbard (the Huntsman) apathetically rolls with it.
138	-->'''King Europe:''' ''[reading from a leaflet]'' I see here that you are the most gender equal country in the world, Iceland. Lots of women in government. Men get paid leave to take care of their babies. I'm impressed. Very good. ''[Iceland winks proudly and points at King Europe with both hands]''\
139	'''Sweden:''' Ugh! I got those things too! Most gender equal my ass! We'll see about that! ''[in the next panel, he is holding a hand mirror]'' Mirror mirror in my hand, who's the most gender equal in the land?\
140	'''Magic Mirror:''' You dear Sweden is the most gender equal in this land. But Iceland is the most gender equal in the ''world''.\
141	''[beat panel, then Sweden smashes the mirror against the ground]''\
142	'''Sweden:''' ''[sitting on throne in Evil Queen regalia]'' Take Iceland into my forest and bring me his ''fucking heart!''\
143	'''Svalbard:''' ''[with a bored look and a rifle]'' I don't know what you guys are up to now, but sure.
144	* Why does [=FennoSwede=] speak Swedish rather than Finnish? [[https://satwcomic.com/smalltalk His mother and uncle never talk, so he never learned to speak Finnish and fell back on his father's language.]]
145	* "[[https://satwcomic.com/bad-weather Shit, it's sheep weather!?]]"
146	* ''Brother'' Sweden as the [[https://satwcomic.com/children-choose-your-character Easter Witch]].
147	* [[https://satwcomic.com/yogurt-as-far-as-the-eye-can-see Did you hear that?!]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext Denmark LOVES this yogurt hell he has created for himself!]]
148	* [[https://satwcomic.com/masterchef England makes a salad]]. Or at least tries.
149	* [[https://satwcomic.com/most-cutest Japan explains Japanese honorifics to England as only he can.]]
150	-->'''Japan:''' Chan is mostly used for children and female family members, but adult men can also be called chan if they're cute and lovable. For example, we call Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger "Shuwa-chan".\
151	'''England:''' Wait, what?\
152	'''Japan:''' ''[an SD head of Arnold as Film/TheTerminator flashing a peace sign appears to his left]'' He's just so kawaii!\
153	'''England:''' ''[sweat drop]'' Sometimes I worry about you, but at least you seem happy.
154	* [[https://satwcomic.com/it-s-how-you-use-the-word How Brother America keeps his father from realizing he smokes]].
155	* Finland with a [[https://satwcomic.com/bear-whisperer broom attack outta nowhere]]!
156	-->'''Canada:''' ''[smiling politely]'' Hi bear. I need you to go now, eh. I hope you enjoyed my garden, but I need to go to wor-\
157	'''Finland:''' ''[dive-bombing the bear with a giant broom]'' '''Perkele!!!'''
158	* [[https://satwcomic.com/young-love Japan's dating habits]].
159	-->'''Norway:''' Did you know Japan used to date a plushy? I think it was around the time he tried to be his own girlfriend.\
160	'''Denmark:''' And then he dated a hologram! That guy is so weird!\
161	'''Sweden:''' Come on guys. He's just socially awkward and going through some stuff. Don't be dicks.\
162	'''Japan:''' ''[enters holding an insect]'' I want you all to meet my new girlfriend! It was my intention to eat her but I couldn't bring myself to do it because she's way hotter than any woman I've ever seen. I will of course eat her when she dies of old age so she can be part of me forever.\
163	''[Denmark and Norway grin while Sweden scowls and eventually, to Denmark's shock, knocks the insect out of Japan's hand]''
164	* [[https://satwcomic.com/whole-new-world What happens when a US river gets the same rights as a person]].
165	-->'''River:''' NO LITTERING!!! ''[fires a gun at a startled Brother America holding a drinks can]''
166	* [[https://satwcomic.com/a-snail-in-the-hand-is-better-than-10-on-the-roof Danish idioms are weird... and, if you're Spanish, bad news.]]
167	-->'''Denmark:''' We have a silly saying in Denmark: a snail on the road means rain in Spain. ''[gets a sly look, then empties a box of snails onto the ground]''\
168	'''Spain:''' ''[standing in the pouring rain]'' I'm going to kill him.
169	* [[https://satwcomic.com/social-get-together A strip was dedicated to]] a classic Covid-19 joke about Nordic countries. More specifically, the one in which people are tired of staying two meters away from each other and would like to return to the ''bigger'' distance they observed before the pandemic.
170	* Apparently, [[https://satwcomic.com/secrets-in-the-closet New Zealand has been keeping a moose in her closet.]]
171	* [[https://satwcomic.com/your-time-is-up Italy doesn't like to give up power]]. Also a meta example -- the golden orb and cross at the base of his throne is a ''globus cruciger'', a symbol of authority held by European leaders, but the majority of people in the comments have mistaken it for [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch]].
172	* [[https://satwcomic.com/fat-bear-week Fat bear week in Alaska]]. The answer to "Do they mean the animal or TheBear?" is "[[MathematiciansAnswer Yes]]".
173	* [[https://satwcomic.com/new-year-new-adventure Finland runs out of beer.]]
174	* [[https://satwcomic.com/coat-of-arms Special Lion. Finland’s look of utter disbelief makes it even better.]]

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