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.
Norway: Sweden look! Look! Look Sweden! Sweden: *sigh* I'm trying to relax, Norway. I can't keep looking every time you- Norway: I made him out of sand and sea! Isn't he cute? Baby Denmark: Hi! [Sweden falls out of his deckchair in shock]
The follow-up: 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.
Sweden: Aren't you going to raise him? Give him a set of rules to follow? 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. 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. Caption:A few thousand years later... Denmark:[standing over Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and Faroe Islands, all of whom are chained together] RAWRE!!! ME SANDY BODY FEELS EMPTY!!! MORE LAND!!! MORE!!! Sweden:[brandishing a sword and shield as Finland hides behind the shield] God dammit Norway!!
Denmark beats Finland in the 2010 IIHF World Championship group stage. The reactions?
Finland: [stomps and beats the ground, and his hockey gear, in anger while cursing "Perkele" 300 times] Denmark: So... Does that mean I won?
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:
[first: Swedish food] King Europe: Time to taste Nordic food. What is this? Sweden: Smörgåstårta! It's a special Swedish cake with ham, egg, shrimp, and all sorts of things! King Europe: That sounds... interesting. [second: Finnish food] Caption:[pointing to the bowl in Finland's hands] *Mämmi* King Europe:Moving on. [third: Norwegian food] King Europe:[grinning and poking Norway with a stick, with the Unsound Effect "*love poke*"] Why hello Norway. What sort of love-potion have you made for me today? Norway: Uh, it's fish and potatoes. King Europe: That's all? I thought you were going to make fancy food? Norway: Well, I did put some salt on the potatoes... [fourth: Icelandic food] Iceland: I bring to you cooked sheep head with balls on the side. Be careful, they're hot! [Beat Panel; King Europe just stares in disbelief] [fifth: Danish food] King Europe: And what have we here? 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. King Europe: That actually tastes pretty good. I think I'll have another bite. Denmark: What? [with a "*POP*", King Europe more than doubles in weight; Denmark covers his mouth in horror] King Europe: What happened? Denmark: You ate too much! King Europe: Two bites?! Denmark: That's too much! Just be happy you didn't put more on your spoon! No human could survive that! America:[leaning in from off panel, grinning ear to ear]I just ate a whole bowl! Any more left!?
The above isn't the first time Humon's made fun of mämmi, or King Europe has come across it: In "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).
King Europe: [referring to Sweden's meetballs] Smells good-OH DEAR GOD WHAT IS THAT!!? I-Is he serving me...poo!? Åland: No, it's mämmi. That's what it looks like when he cooks.
Denmark: GET IT AWAY FROM ME!!!! Norway: But Denmark! It's just a little butterfly! Sweden: *sigh* Just give up, Norway. He'll never like nature. Norway:[as Denmark stands waist deep in the sea, holding a jellyfish] Denmark! You're in the water!? Denmark: Of course! Far away from brain-sucking butterflies! Norway: But that's the SEA! It's huge! And deep! And you're hugging a jellyfish! 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! [beat panel; Norway and Sweden are wide-eyed with shock] Sweden: Uh... I knew he could do that. Norway: BULLSHIT!!!
If the Niels-server gets wonky, you won't have a standard error-message... but rather a SATW-strip that manages to get funnier when used in that context!
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.
England: Would you like a cup of tea, Ireland? Ireland: Yes please. [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] Ireland:[as England starts sweating nervously] Can I have another, sir?
Denmark:[smoking a giant joint] Wow, Netherlands, what did you put in this? This is craaazyyyy. 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. England:[Death Glare] 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!? Netherlands: We used to shag them, but we can't anymore because it's illegal now or whatever. Denmark: Yeah, so now we put bikinis on them and just let them walk around our gardens. England: GO HOME!!!
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] 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? Magic Mirror: You dear Sweden is the most gender equal in this land. But Iceland is the most gender equal in the world. [beat panel, then Sweden smashes the mirror against the ground] Sweden:[sitting on throne in Evil Queen regalia] Take Iceland into my forest and bring me his fucking heart! Svalbard:[with a bored look and a rifle] I don't know what you guys are up to now, but sure.
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 Arnold Schwarzenegger "Shuwa-chan". England: Wait, what? Japan:[an SD head of Arnold as The Terminator flashing a peace sign appears to his left] He's just so kawaii! England:[sweat drop] Sometimes I worry about you, but at least you seem happy.
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- Finland:[dive-bombing the bear with a giant broom]Perkele!!!
Norway: Did you know Japan used to date a plushy? I think it was around the time he tried to be his own girlfriend. Denmark: And then he dated a hologram! That guy is so weird! Sweden: Come on guys. He's just socially awkward and going through some stuff. Don't be dicks. 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. [Denmark and Norway grin while Sweden scowls and eventually, to Denmark's shock, knocks the insect out of Japan's hand]
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] Spain:[standing in the pouring rain] I'm going to kill him.
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.
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 the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
: Serious Business. With cosplay