From: tjama@SPAMpaju.oulu.fi   
      
   Nagging Rabbit  wrote:   
   : If any Fins are reading this and know English, can you please explain   
   : Conan's popularity in Finland?   
      
   : I'm just curious.  Conan makes a lot a references that seem to be   
   : particularly American and that foreigners would not understand.   
      
   Yes, but over time they get formulated so that even non-American   
   gets them "Okay, Star Jones is fat, I get it" even if they (like me)   
   have no clue who she actually is.   
      
   Big factor is that Conan's comedy is edgy and kinda anarchistic,   
   which suits well to Finnish taste. Me and most people I know, usually   
   watch only the first part of the show (the sketches and gags) and   
   I seldom bother to actually watch the guests.   
      
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