Topic: ICELAND (Read 6061 times)

Allybee · « **on:** 15 Jun 2010, 16:05 »

tell me everything you can about this country. it doesn't matter whether or not it's true.

JD · « **Reply #1 on:** 15 Jun 2010, 16:06 »

they legalized gay marriage recently

KvP · « **Reply #2 on:** 15 Jun 2010, 16:09 »

Americans cannot move there. You can spend some time to visit but they don't allow immigration from the states. We're too boorish for their fey ways.

evilbobthebob · « **Reply #3 on:** 15 Jun 2010, 16:10 »

They have no money even though their banks were given a lot by UK councils.

Metope · « **Reply #4 on:** 15 Jun 2010, 16:10 »

They once used to be Norwegians, but then we were all BITCHES, LEAVE

ampersandwitch · « **Reply #5 on:** 15 Jun 2010, 16:26 »

They sex their elves

scarred · « **Reply #6 on:** 15 Jun 2010, 16:44 »

they are occasionally insanely gay

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #7 on:** 15 Jun 2010, 17:07 »

They have the worst hype:quality band ratio.

jhocking · « **Reply #8 on:** 15 Jun 2010, 17:09 »

They recently held me hostage for a week.

Spluff · « **Reply #9 on:** 15 Jun 2010, 22:19 »

There is a high ratio of land to ice.

McTaggart · « **Reply #10 on:** 15 Jun 2010, 22:41 »

They have banned strippers.

Beer is expensive there.

JD · « **Reply #11 on:** 15 Jun 2010, 22:46 »

Most things are pretty expensive when you live on a remote island.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #12 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 01:42 »

Since the second world war, the UK and Iceland have fought three bloodless wars over cod fishing rights.

Icelands national dish is hakkarl, or fermented shark meat, which is one of the foulest things it is possible to eat. The national drink is brennivin, which is made from potatoes and flavoured with caraway seeds and angelica. It's actually pretty good but it has to be served at a temperature below 0 degrees celsius.

Icelands two main exports are pumice and Lazy Town.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #13 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 01:50 »

Iceland's age of consent is 14.

Why Iceland isn't a bigger tourist destination for horny teenagers is unknown.

Dazed · « **Reply #14 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 02:06 »

Iceland remains a feudal society.

snalin · « **Reply #15 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 02:16 »

Quote from: KharBevNor on 16 Jun 2010, 01:42

The national drink is brennivin

Translation: "burning wine"

EDIT: Icelandic guys all start growing beards before the age of 14. If they haven't gotten any facial hair before their fourteenth birthday, they are sacrificed into a geyser. Girls can survive until about 16 without a beard, it varies from region to region.

There's also a lot of geysers in Iceland. Some form hot pools, where you can take a swim in the middle of winter. Just remember to wear a woolen cap.

McTaggart · « **Reply #16 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 02:38 »

land
dice
lance
idle
dance
lice
nice
lend
clad
nail
eland
dale
clan
lace
aced
nailed
ailed
iced
lead
deal
deli
lean
aide
laced
lanced
candle

These are all (four or more letter) words that you can spell with the letters in "Iceland".

pwhodges · « **Reply #17 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 03:02 »

It's given its name to a shop.

Yayniall · « **Reply #18 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 08:16 »

Iceland makes it easy for mum.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #19 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 08:29 »

It goes down hard but leaves no after taste

Dliessmgg · « **Reply #20 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 08:55 »

Iceland ia a land of ice.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #21 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 09:22 »

It is currently under criticism by environmental scientists for allowing a volcano to erupt and contribute to global warming. Nobody there has noticed, because they are still trying to get out from under the ash.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #22 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 09:30 »

Also, it is far more green than the name would suggest. Greenland is the one that is icy. Blame the vikings.

celticgeek · « **Reply #23 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 09:55 »

Íslands minni

Þið þekkið fold með blíðri brá,
og bláum tindi fjalla,
og svanahljómi, silungsá,
og sælu blómi valla,
og bröttum fossi, björtum sjá
og breiðum jökulskalla ---
drjúpi' hana blessun drottins á
um daga heimsins alla.

Dollface · « **Reply #24 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 10:54 »

Iceland makes bananas

Christophe · « **Reply #25 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 10:59 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 16 Jun 2010, 03:02

It's given its name to a shop.

Their frozen Chicken Tikka Masala Lasagne sucks so badly. Steer away.

Scarychips · « **Reply #26 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 12:47 »

It's one letter away from being Ireland.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #27 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 12:50 »

It occasionally poops out stuff like this:

celticgeek · « **Reply #28 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 13:10 »

Haven For Reporters

Additional comment

snalin · « **Reply #29 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 13:17 »

Quote from: celticgeek on 16 Jun 2010, 09:55

Íslands minni

Þið þekkið fold með blíðri brá,
og bláum tindi fjalla,
og svanahljómi, silungsá,
og sælu blómi valla,
og bröttum fossi, björtum sjá
og breiðum jökulskalla ---
drjúpi' hana blessun drottins á
um daga heimsins alla.

A try at what I can get:

"My Iceland"

First line, well, I have no clue
and flowers around the mountains (?)
and... swanislets, something
and something flowers... beautifully (vallhall - hall is home or some such, and I guess the vall-part is positive. So...)
and something waterfall something sea (ferocious, dangerous, powerful or something in that direction?)
and broad Jökull skulls (the Jökull is the trolls or whatever that's in opposition to the gods, right?)
... fuck it; "deep hens blows the queen away"?
In the day, everyone comes home

it's always fun to read something that split away from your own language about 800 years ago, but still sounds (at times) fairly similar.

EDIT: It's basically a homage to the Icelandic nature (and culture?), and a description of what the author associates with his/her homeland.

amok · « **Reply #30 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 14:31 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman on 15 Jun 2010, 17:07

They have the worst hype:quality band ratio.

no way man. if you like tunes, fish and snow you will love it

pwhodges · « **Reply #31 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 14:39 »

Three automatic translations of that poem. Remarkable variety, I'm sure you'll agree!

Quote

Iceland fold less you know with gentle joy, and blue mountain peak, and Swan blast, silungsá, and bliss bloom stream, and steep waterfall, see the bright and broad glacial call --- drjúpi 'her Lord's blessing on the day worldwide.

Quote

Lceland memory i not fold me blíri eyelash , and bláum tindi cover , and svanahljómi silungsá , and slu blossom wallaby , and bröttum waterfall , rescue see and width jökulskalla drop her blessing queenly river about dawn cosmopolitan - allir.

Quote

Iceland memory

You know the fold of gentle joy,
and blue mountain peak,
and Swan blast, silungsá,
and bliss bloom Valla,
and steep waterfall, bright view
and broad glacial call ---
drjúpi 'the Lord's blessing on her
days of the world.

Where did the eyelash come from, I wonder?

celticgeek · « **Reply #32 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 15:49 »

Here:

A Toast to Iceland

Íslands minni

Our land of lakes forever fair
below blue mountain summits,
of swans, of salmon leaping where
the silver water plummets,
of glaciers swelling broad and bare
above earth's fiery sinews ---
the Lord pour out his largess there
as long as earth continues!

A Toast To Iceland

LittleKey · « **Reply #33 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 19:35 »

Their language makes me wish I were a viking.

RallyMonkey · « **Reply #34 on:** 16 Jun 2010, 23:28 »

The tallest building in the entire country of Iceland is shorter than the tallest building in Idaho.

Trollstormur · « **Reply #35 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 03:44 »

To be fair, the Gigantra Tower is taller and more ancient than any spire on earth or it's evil twin, mars.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #36 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 22:21 »

Iceland is known to only exist some of the time. Sailors have reported sailing through clear, empty patches of water in the exact location where their maps indicate Iceland is. Nobody can explain why this is, least of all the Icelandic (when they can be contacted for comment)

Allybee · « **Reply #37 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 22:44 »

Quote from: Scarychips on 16 Jun 2010, 12:47

It's one letter away from being Ireland.

TRIVIA: IN WHAT MOVIE IS THIS FACT A PLOT POINT

JD · « **Reply #38 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 22:54 »

spelling: the movie?

David_Dovey · « **Reply #39 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 23:03 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 17 Jun 2010, 22:54

spelling: the movie?

JD · « **Reply #40 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 23:11 »

close enough

David_Dovey · « **Reply #41 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 23:31 »

I wanted to make a pun on Aaron Spelling but apparently the dude only ever made TV? No feature films I could see in his imdb entry, although to be fair that was from a cursory scan of a fucking massive list of stuff

T-Rex · « **Reply #42 on:** 22 Jun 2010, 18:55 »

I got teargassed there and my photos were published in an English language paper. I got drunk in a bar called Boston with Sigur Ros. It's hella cheap in winter, but don't expect to leave Reykjavik. I find Icelandic women very attractive.

Oh, and Blue Lagoon is for tourists, there are better hot springs spas to visit.

I'm going back for Airwaves in October.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #43 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 02:24 »

They don't go in for guardrails and safety fences. Cliffs? Geysers? Waterfalls? You can walk right up.

They react unpredictably when you try to speak their language but the most common response is pleased surprise followed by an immediate switch to English.

The parking meters only pretend to take credit cards. Carry coins.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #44 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 09:20 »

they have the most bands per capita of any country in the world. this could be because the only other thing to do there is ferment shark meat and/or eat fermented shark meat. also, their rocks make good marimbas.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #45 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 13:26 »

Thanks to national consensus, was turned into a giant robot in 2007

Dliessmgg · « **Reply #46 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 14:01 »

The only country to survive third impact.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #47 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 15:04 »

In the 51st century it will be the site of the Icelandic Alliance.

World's highest per capita concentration of bookstores and AA chapters.

The impact of the economic crisis on ordinary people is well portrayed in a blogger's e-book, http://icelandweatherreport.com/living-inside-the-meltdown .

An iguana was found there recently and sentenced to euthanasia.

Trollstormur · « **Reply #48 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 20:50 »

The largest city there, Reykjavik, recently elected who is essentially Iceland's version of Henry Rollins, Punk Rock star/comedian/actor Jón Gnarr

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #49 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 22:06 »

When the demonstrations over the financial crash began to get ugly, some of the demonstrators lined up and formed a human shield to protect the police.

Iceland is not like other places.

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