NationStates Jolt Archive

In this thread I will try to answer any questions you have about iceland, the icelandic people or the land itself.

Do you feel that you have more streakers, less streakers or the average amount for a nation of your size and population?

Is it really green over there?

I understand the way people in Iceland are named is different from anywhere else. Something to do with the last name of a childs father being the first name of their son or daughter, but with the added suffix of 'dotir' or something to that effect. Can you explain that?

Also, is it true that the entire populace (280k?) is supported by geothermal energy?

Do you feel that you have more streakers, less streakers or the average amount for a nation of your size and population?

Less, I think.

I only remember one, but he did it so often that people actually knew who you were refering to when you said "that streaker guy".

Is it really green over there?

Greener than greenland, yes, but not as green as europe.

Less, I think.

I only remember one, but he did it so often that people actually knew who you were refering to when you said "that streaker guy".

Yes. That can happen. :(

do you guys have chickens? i like chickens

Can you speak Icelandic backwards?

i too am curious abute the geothermal situation

I understand the way people in Iceland are named is different from anywhere else. Something to do with the last name of a childs father being the first name of their son or daughter, but with the added suffix of 'dotir' or something to that effect. Can you explain that?

Also, is it true that the entire populace (280k?) is supported by geothermal energy?

Yeah, it's true. Almost everyone's name ends with -son (son) or -dóttir (daughter). Occasionally you see people use family names (like they do in most other places), but they usually put them before the traditional ending (son or dóttir), those people are usually of danish descent.
I really don't know why it is like that, but I don't find it any better or worse than using family names. I think it's what people did in ancient Norway and we kept the custom as we did the language.

What about taxes?

Also, is it true that the entire populace (280k?) is supported by geothermal energy?

Iceland is entirely supported by geothermal energy for heating.
Because of this, the hot tapwater in the south of iceland smells a bit funny (a hint of sulphur), but you stop noticing after a while.

The electricity comes from dams and waterfalls.

We don't use gas at all
(except for barbeques and cigarette lighters)

Tell Me About The Chickens!!

Can you speak Icelandic backwards?

very slowly

Yeah, it's true. Almost everyone's name ends with -son (son) or -dóttir (daughter). Occasionally you see people use family names (like they do in most other places), but they usually put them before the traditional ending (son or dóttir), those people are usually of danish descent.
I really don't know why it is like that, but I don't find it any better or worse than using family names. I think it's what people did in ancient Norway and we kept the custom as we did the language.
Thats cool actually - though I don't know why I didn't think of how simple it is the words sound almost the same in Islandic and English - it just never came to mind. That must become confusing though when extended families could technically have so many last names amongst themselves.

Iceland is entirely supported by geothermal energy for heating.
Because of this, the hot tapwater in the south of iceland smells a bit funny (a hint of sulphur), but you stop noticing after a while.

The electricity comes from dams and waterfalls.

We don't use gas at all
(except for barbeques and cigarette lighters)
Thats an incredible investment in environmental sustainability! In particular when you consider that most of Iceland's natural landscape was plucked bare of trees and such by Vikings. That is, if I'm remembering correctly - from what I understood, the country is almost entirely barren. Is that true as well?

Tell Me About The Chickens!!
don't do it, just forget about all chicken related matters

okay..i thought i was gunna get my icelandic questions answered...this is false advertising...

don't do it, just forget about all chicken related matters

don't listen to nonconformdljshfjg...they're just trying to trick you into...something :eek:

Are you plotting to take over the world?

Are you plotting to take over the world?

Who isn't? :p

Are you plotting to take over the world?

plot is a funny word...plot plot plot!

Are you plotting to take over the world?
no just liberate vermont

What about taxes?

Taxes are high.
It's very hard to explain since I don't know the beurocracy terms in english, but income tax is 38,54% (but you get a few months where you don't have to pay taxes if you are starting on your first job or haven't worked for a long time...It's called "discount").
Also import taxes are pretty because of the distances.

I think corporation income taxes are around 18%.

Some people say tax-evasion is the national sport of Iceland as many people work "in the dark" (unregistered) if they are working on part-time jobs...etc.

back to iceland...
what is the food like?

okay..i thought i was gunna get my icelandic questions answered...this is false advertising...

http://caeranterth.northshield.org/Library/icelandicchicken.html

Icelandic Chicken:

"One shall cut a young chicken in two and wrap about it whole leaves of salvia and cut up in it bacon and salt to suit the taste. Then cover that with dough and bake like bread in the oven."

You friggin happy now?

Who isn't? :p

Me for one.
>_>
<_<
>_>

do you guys have chickens? i like chickens

Yes, we have chickens. There is an icelandic breed of chicken. All the eggs we get are white. I had never seen those brown eggs before I went to europe.

http://caeranterth.northshield.org/Library/icelandicchicken.html

Icelandic Chicken:

"One shall cut a young chicken in two and wrap about it whole leaves of salvia and cut up in it bacon and salt to suit the taste. Then cover that with dough and bake like bread in the oven."

You friggin happy now?

yes love thank you...finally someone is...someone cool..jeez...

Yes, we have chickens. There is an icelandic breed of chicken. All the eggs we get are white. I had never seen those brown eggs before I went to europe.

woah ho ho..freaky deaky dutch..

what type of government does iceland have?

Thats cool actually - though I don't know why I didn't think of how simple it is the words sound almost the same in Islandic and English - it just never came to mind. That must become confusing though when extended families could technically have so many last names amongst themselves.

The extended family has names, though nobody uses them. Usually people can tell you that they are from the "blood-line of so and so". The name of the larger family is usually associated with it's place of origin (often farms or tiny villages, some of which don't exist anymore) or the first member of the family to settle in Iceland, build a farm or settle in a certain area ...etc.
I know that I am of the blood-line of "járngerðarstaðir" and I know it used to be a farm somewhere in the south and it was founded by a woman named "Járngerður" . But it's pretty meaningless to me since it links me to half the population in some places.

In the BBC televsion series Dr. Who, it is made quite clear that in the 51st century, Iceland will become the dominant world power through conquest under the leadership of the war criminal Magnus Greel.

It is only after the deaths of Billions does the Phillipine Alliance, finally crush the fascist regime of Greel and his Icelandic cohorts.

What, if any, measures are the Icelanders of today taking to prevent this tragic future?

In the BBC televsion series Dr. Who, it is made quite clear that in the 51st century, Iceland will become the dominant world power through conquest under the leadership of the war criminal Magnus Greel.

It is only after the deaths of Billions does the Phillipine Alliance, finally crush the fascist regime of Greel and his Icelandic cohorts.

What, if any, measures are the Icelanders of today taking to prevent this tragic future?

They are shooting all phillipine people on sight. :p

Thats an incredible investment in environmental sustainability! In particular when you consider that most of Iceland's natural landscape was plucked bare of trees and such by Vikings. That is, if I'm remembering correctly - from what I understood, the country is almost entirely barren. Is that true as well?

Historians disagree on this. There are records that say Iceland was full of forest "between mountain and beach", but many people doubt this. It was probably true for certain areas, but not for the whole land.
Most of iceland is tundra and the south is mostly lava fields, but there are some forests and quite many trees.
The forests we have are usually very young and therefore not tall but sometimes cover alot of land. The joke goes: "If you ever get lost in an Icelandic forest: Stand up".

Are you plotting to take over the world?

Me personally? Yes.

what type of government does iceland have?

Iceland is a constitutional republic.

In the BBC televsion series Dr. Who, it is made quite clear that in the 51st century, Iceland will become the dominant world power through conquest under the leadership of the war criminal Magnus Greel.

It is only after the deaths of Billions does the Phillipine Alliance, finally crush the fascist regime of Greel and his Icelandic cohorts.

What, if any, measures are the Icelanders of today taking to prevent this tragic future?

I'm not sure, but I've heard rumors of mass-executions of men named "Magnus"

Mjög þreytandi að svara öllum þessum spurningum, ég hef gert það oftar en einu sinni.
Hvaðan ertu?

back to iceland...
what is the food like?

The food is alot like european food. Iceland doesn't have much tradition when it comes to food. The harsh winters made it so that food was rather prepared so that it could be stored for a long time and preserved, rather than for taste. It also means that people ate every bit of the animal.
Once a year we all drink icelandic beer and a schnaps called "brennivín" and eat that stuff. Typically, it's stuff that has been "soured" in milk (which is a process I don't know enough about to describe in detail) such as whale blubber, seal-flippers, sheeps-testicles and other unidentifiable parts of the sheep. Also there are "burned" sheep-heads, smoked meat, many types of dried fish, rotted shark (which has a very sharp taste) and rotted stingray (rotted means that it's buried in sand for months for preservation).

Food unique to iceland and that is still eaten on a daily basis by most is rare, but we eat alot of skyr (which is similar to yoghurt but thicker), haddock (which is a fish that isn't commonly eaten in other countries) and alot of people eat dry fish for snacks.

What I personally like best about the food here is the availability and great selection of all kinds of fresh fish.

Mjög þreytandi að svara öllum þessum spurningum, ég hef gert það oftar en einu sinni.
Hvaðan ertu?

Mér finnst það bara gaman :) Samt var mjög erfitt að útskýra ættirnar og hvernig þær virka hérna.

Ég er úr reykjavíkinni. En þú?

Mér finnst það bara gaman :)

Ég er úr reykjavíkinni. En þú?

Reykjavík. Þú ert þriðji íslendingurinn á General.
Crapholistan, Tummania og North Island. Velkomin í hópinn.

Edit: Já, það er frekar leiðinlegt.
Notaðu bara þetta.

Most Icelanders follow the ancient tradition of deriving their last name from the first name of their father (patronymic system). If a man is called Leifur Eiríksson, his proper or given name is Leifur, and his patronymic is Eiríksson (the son of a man named Eiríkur). A woman called Margrét Jónsdóttir has the proper name Margrét and her patronymic is Jónsdóttir, i.e. the daughter of Jón. Women do not change their name after marriage. In a family of four, a couple with a boy and a girl, all four will therefore usually have different last names.

Icelanders address each other by their first name. The last name (patronymic) is never used alone. Icelanders say for example, "the President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson," but never "President Grímsson".

Hmm.. Iceland is pretty..I've flown over it before (I lived in Finland :cool: )...

I'm guessing Icelantics (sp?) ride their bikes as much as the Finns do, eh?

Do you eat salmiakki too? (I don't know any other name for it than in Finnish.. it's that black candy that is salty and smells like road tar..)

Reykjavík. Þú ert þriðji íslendingurinn á General.
Crapholistan, Tummania og North Island. Velkomin í hópinn.

Edit: Já, það er frekar leiðinlegt.
Notaðu bara þetta.

Most Icelanders follow the ancient tradition of deriving their last name from the first name of their father (patronymic system). If a man is called Leifur Eiríksson, his proper or given name is Leifur, and his patronymic is Eiríksson (the son of a man named Eiríkur). A woman called Margrét Jónsdóttir has the proper name Margrét and her patronymic is Jónsdóttir, i.e. the daughter of Jón. Women do not change their name after marriage. In a family of four, a couple with a boy and a girl, all four will therefore usually have different last names.

Icelanders address each other by their first name. The last name (patronymic) is never used alone. Icelanders say for example, "the President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson," but never "President Grímsson".

Nei...sko ættirnar. Stórfjölskylduna...Grímsættin og Járngerðarstaðarættin og það allt...En ég held að mér hafi tekist það.

Heh...Reyndar er ég þá íslendingur númer 2 :) ég notaði nafnið Tummania einu sinni, en það rann út því ég kom svo sjaldan. Mig minnti líka að ég hefði hitt íslending hérna í kring um jólin

crapholistan--

is your NS country name indicative of your feelings for your homeland?

crapholistan--

is your NS country name indicative of your feelings for your homeland?

No I love it here.
I have lived in other places and I like to move around, but I always come back.

I've heard Sigur Ros is the most popular native group in Iceland. They make quite lovely music, no?

I've heard Sigur Ros is the most popular native group in Iceland. They make quite lovely music, no?

I don't know they are the most popular, I don't think I can make that judgement. But yes, they are very popular. I like their music, but I liked their earlier stuff much better.

I'm not sure, but I've heard rumors of mass-executions of men named "Magnus"

Excellent; I knew you guys would be on the case.

While we are at it, can you do something about Bjork?

Excellent; I knew you guys would be on the case.

While we are at it, can you do something about Bjork?

That's tougher...

That's tougher...
I think she did it herself when she beat the living hell out of that reporter in the airport. She just sort of... slipped away into nothingness after that little stunt. Hm... Icelandic princess? Not any more! :p

I think she did it herself when she beat the living hell out of that reporter in the airport. She just sort of... slipped away into nothingness after that little stunt. Hm... Icelandic princess? Not any more! :p

I like her though...Every single album has been something completely original and copied by thousands later on. Not all of it is good...But it has the feel that she is still experimenting, which is a good thing. Most bands find a "formula" which they then repeat 1000x

I like her though...Every single album has been something completely original and copied by thousands later on. Not all of it is good...But it has the feel that she is still experimenting, which is a good thing. Most bands find a "formula" which they then repeat 1000x
Oh, don't get me wrong - I think she is an amazing artist... I was just poking a little fun at her exploits, thats all! :)

Oh, don't get me wrong - I think she is an amazing artist... I was just poking a little fun at her exploits, thats all! :)

Her son however... :eek: He's making truly awful music...

How do you like mr. Fischer?

How do you like mr. Fischer?

I have mixed feelings about it. He's pretty nutty, but I agree with the government that the US did not treat him fair. But I have doubts, I think it is unfair that he get a passport and asylum without any effort while many immigrants do not.
He's been in the news alot over here lately. It's quite amusing. I love the look of panic that comes over the faces of his "icelandic support team" every time mr. Fischer opens his mouth at press conferences.

Is (ancient tv presenter) Magnus Magnusson your greatest son?

Is (ancient tv presenter) Magnus Magnusson your greatest son?

Never heard of him

Hey, i do geology(sad i know but i had to pick another subject and it was between that and bussiness studies) and my teacher really wants to go to iceland because of your large ares of volcanoes and igneous rocks. Would there be much intrest in geology because of that in iceland or not. By the way congradulations on tyoing english so well.

Why did iceland, along with spanish and japanese fishing boats overfish the great bank cod fishery so much that it collapsed?


Did iceland really beat the mighty ducks in the world youth hockey championship?

Why did iceland, along with spanish and japanese fishing boats overfish the great bank cod fishery so much that it collapsed?

Why did the American fisheries in Washington all but destroy the salmon stocks that make a run around the tip of Vancouver Island? When our Minister of Fisheries cut back the commercial fishing in BC to properly rebuild fish stocks, the fish werent spread out by the fishing - creating a perfect opportunity for American fisheries to slaughter the fish as they rounded the tip of our island into American waters. We can't control other countries non-sustainable resource harvesting methods - not every one is as progressive as Canada sadly. They took advantage of a situation, just like the Albertans are doing with the oil and gas reserves to make you rich Jay, and yes, at the sake of the environment. We Canadians arent perfect either - so we cant point fingers when another country does something backwards. The fish were in international waters when they took them, it was a selfish stupid thing to have decimated the stocks like that - but it happens all the time, and in our own way, we contributed as well.

In this thread I will try to answer any questions you have about iceland, the icelandic people or the land itself.
Your thread has already been done by North Island, who is also Icelandic.

Oh Icelander.
What is your name?
What is your quest?
What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Hey, i do geology(sad i know but i had to pick another subject and it was between that and bussiness studies) and my teacher really wants to go to iceland because of your large ares of volcanoes and igneous rocks. Would there be much intrest in geology because of that in iceland or not. By the way congradulations on tyoing english so well.

Thank you.

Like in other places, there are institutes, foundations...etc that study geology, and there is much to see, since we've had quite a few volcano eruptions recently (i witnessed the aftermath of the big one in vatnajökull glacier in 98, the sheer force of it all was overwhelming). Most people have seen the sights and been to some craters when they were in elementary school. But I don't really know if there is much general interest in geology though. The monuments and museums are mostly...well...crap. But the sites themselves are really something. If you ever get the chance, go to the national park of skaftafell, it is in my opinion the most beutiful place in iceland loceted directly beneath vatnajökull glacier. It is very close to the site of the last volcano eruption

Here are some pictures from the 1998 eruption and the floods that followed:

The eruption:
http://www.hi.is/~mmh/gos/images/photo1.jpg
http://www.hi.is/~mmh/gos/images/lan5.jpg

The flood hit alot of bridges and the sands are still littered with twisted metal today. You see the longest bridge in iceland being hit by the flood in this photo:
http://www.hi.is/~mmh/gos/images/raun0006.jpg

And this is a photo from when the flood finally ran into the sea:
http://www.hi.is/~mmh/gos/images/raun0012.jpg

Do you like Múm and Sigur Rós? I think they are brilliant, especially Múm.

Excellent; I knew you guys would be on the case.

While we are at it, can you do something about Bjork?
No way, Bjork is great!

I think she did it herself when she beat the living hell out of that reporter in the airport. She just sort of... slipped away into nothingness after that little stunt. Hm... Icelandic princess? Not any more! :p
Nothingness? Her new album Medúlla is excellent and she sang at the Olympics 2004 opening ceremony. Maybe you haven't seen her on MTV because:

1. MTV is all crappy reality TV now.
2. Her new music is not mainstream-sounding enough.

She is definitely not a has-been.

Her son however... :eek: He's making truly awful music...
Are you saying that because it's death metal (that is what he's doing right?), or because it's bad death metal?

What's his band called?

Why did the American fisheries in Washington all but destroy the salmon stocks that make a run around the tip of Vancouver Island? When our Minister of Fisheries cut back the commercial fishing in BC to properly rebuild fish stocks, the fish werent spread out by the fishing - creating a perfect opportunity for American fisheries to slaughter the fish as they rounded the tip of our island into American waters. We can't control other countries non-sustainable resource harvesting methods - not every one is as progressive as Canada sadly. They took advantage of a situation, just like the Albertans are doing with the oil and gas reserves to make you rich Jay, and yes, at the sake of the environment. We Canadians arent perfect either - so we cant point fingers when another country does something backwards. The fish were in international waters when they took them, it was a selfish stupid thing to have decimated the stocks like that - but it happens all the time, and in our own way, we contributed as well.

Actually we canucks are mainly at fault for the west coast salmon crash, because of all the disease the farmed salmon are causing. Whereas on the east coast the government of canada actually did a complete ban on major cod fishing, but foreign nations continued and then did wipe out the cod stock, not us.

As for oil, ever been up in that area in northern alberta? Its basically tundra without the wildlife where they are mining. If i wanted strip mining anywhere it would be up der...

No way, Bjork is great!

Nothingness? Her new album Medúlla is excellent and she sang at the Olympics 2004 opening ceremony. Maybe you haven't seen her on MTV because:

1. MTV is all crappy reality TV now.
2. Her new music is not mainstream-sounding enough.

She is definitely not a has-been.
No disagreement there, I think shes rad. I don't think her music was ever really 'mainstream'. Furthermore, since I gave my TV away (thats right, I no longer watch TV) I wouldn't have known anything about it even if she was on there (probably not even if I did have a TV since I never watch MTV anyway). But she doesn't get much press anymore - and thats what I was getting at... there might be a connection; beat up a reporter = don't get press. I was just making a subtle little joke. :)

Why did iceland, along with spanish and japanese fishing boats overfish the great bank cod fishery so much that it collapsed?


Did iceland really beat the mighty ducks in the world youth hockey championship?

I can't answer that. Nobody knows why the cod has gone away. But I do know that every effort to fish sensibly has been made in here. The quota system is based on estimates made by marine biologists. Some say that the estimates failed to take into account the rising temperetures of the ocean, which kills fish on a massive scale. Some blame imbalance created by fishing one species more than others (and the ban on whaling).

As for the hockey thing: I doubt it. Hockey is not a big sport in here and never has been.

Your thread has already been done by North Island, who is also Icelandic.

Oh...I didn't know that...But a long as people are asking questions and the thread isn't boring :)

Never heard of him
Magnús Magnússon er sjónvarpsmaður í Skotlandi, hann fékku Edduna fyrir ævistörf sín í fyrra held ég.
Hann hefur gert margar heimildarmyndir um Ísland fyrir BBC í Bretlandi.

Do you like Múm and Sigur Rós? I think they are brilliant, especially Múm.


No way, Bjork is great!


Nothingness? Her new album Medúlla is excellent and she sang at the Olympics 2004 opening ceremony. Maybe you haven't seen her on MTV because:

1. MTV is all crappy reality TV now.
2. Her new music is not mainstream-sounding enough.

She is definitely not a has-been.


Are you saying that because it's death metal (that is what he's doing right?), or because it's bad death metal?

What's his band called?

I agree. Múm is one of my favorite bands.

But...
Her son's name is Sindri and his band is "dáðadrengir" (I don't know how to translate it, but it's something like "the glory boys") and it's far from death metal. It's a combination of rap-music and electronic bleep. Not that I have anything against that type of music. It's just that their take on it is truly awful. But that's just my opinion, there are plenty of people who seem to like it

http://www.dadadrengir.com/

Oh Icelander.
What is your name?
What is your quest?
What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Sir Crapholistan.
I seek the holy grail.
An african swallow or a european swallow?

Actually we canucks are mainly at fault for the west coast salmon crash, because of all the disease the farmed salmon are causing. Whereas on the east coast the government of canada actually did a complete ban on major cod fishing, but foreign nations continued and then did wipe out the cod stock, not us.

As for oil, ever been up in that area in northern alberta? Its basically tundra without the wildlife where they are mining. If i wanted strip mining anywhere it would be up der...
The fish stocks on the west coast were decimated to dangerously low levels long before the fish farms (which came from companies started in the east) made a presence here. Furthermore, the reason the Canadian government had to put a complete ban on cod fishing, was a result of mismanagment by Canadian and European fisheries.

The population in the east was also at a dangerously low level before the ban was put in place. This example was the reason the BC minister of fisheries put a temporary ban on fishing here - he didnt want to see us get into the same situation, where the fish population was suceptible to comple destruction.

We were a large part of the original problem in the east, and the Europeans finished it off. We were small part of the original problem in the west, and the Americans dealt us a deathly blow - then, in an ill-fated attempt to reconstruct (after that blow) we invited fish farms over as a 'sustainable alternative'... it didn't work and now things are worse, but beleive me - they were in a bad state of affair long before the fish farms arrived.

As far as strip mining, its not good anywhere. The only purpose it serves is to put money in the pockets of man at the expense of the planet. Alberta has some seriously dangerous environmental policy - not a progressive province at all in that sense.

Magnús Magnússon er sjónvarpsmaður í Skotlandi, hann fékku Edduna fyrir ævistörf sín í fyrra held ég.
Hann hefur gert margar heimildarmyndir um Ísland fyrir BBC í Bretlandi.

Ah, já ég man eftir honum núna.

How do you feel about having a "loser" uh, great chess player like Bobby "damn the jews" Fisher(btw didn't he look like Saddam when he got caught) hanging out there.

How do you feel about having a "loser" uh, great chess player like Bobby "damn the jews" Fisher(btw didn't he look like Saddam when he got caught) hanging out there.

I allready answered this question earlier in the thread.

Icelander!
What is the smallest country in the world?
Whats the capital of Iceland?
How many licks does it take to get to the center of the tootsie pop?
What is Iceland favorite holiday?
Do you celebrate St. Patrick day?
How many letters are in this post?
If you pee on an electric fence will you get shocked?
What is 42?
When will the world end?
Whats your sign? cancer? capicorn?
When do you sleep when it is never night?
How do you feel about Finland?
Whats the origin of OK?
Who is Iceland's patron saint?
Do you watch TV?
Whats your favorite show?
Say the Icelandic Alphabet?
Whats the capital of Assyria?
What is Iceland's capital?
Does Iceland have a Nessie?
Whats your favorite geyser?

I can't answer that. Nobody knows why the cod has gone away. But I do know that every effort to fish sensibly has been made in here. The quota system is based on estimates made by marine biologists. Some say that the estimates failed to take into account the rising temperetures of the ocean, which kills fish on a massive scale. Some blame imbalance created by fishing one species more than others (and the ban on whaling).

As for the hockey thing: I doubt it. Hockey is not a big sport in here and never has been.

That hockey thing was from a bad movie.

No the fishing boats were mainly spanish + japs but some icelandic boats were in the mix. Basically most of that fishery is in canuck waters but a small portion juts out into international water and that is where the damage was done.


Does iceland still whale fish?

Icelander!
What is the smallest country in the world?
Whats the capital of Iceland?
How many licks does it take to get to the center of the tootsie pop?
What is Iceland favorite holiday?
Do you celebrate St. Patrick day?
How many letters are in this post?
If you pee on an electric fence will you get shocked?
What is 42?
When will the world end?
Whats your sign? cancer? capicorn?
When do you sleep when it is never night?
How do you feel about Finland?
Whats the origin of OK?
Who is Iceland's patron saint?
Do you watch TV?
Whats your favorite show?
Say the Icelandic Alphabet?
Whats the capital of Assyria?
What is Iceland's capital?
Does Iceland have a Nessie?
Whats your favorite geyser?

What is the smallest country in the world? I don't know...If I had to guess I'd say the Faroe Islands.
Whats the capital of Iceland? Reykjavík
How many licks does it take to get to the center of the tootsie pop? Don't know, we don't get those over here.
What is Iceland favorite holiday? Bank Holiday. Or independance day: The 17th of June
Do you celebrate St. Patrick day? No
How many letters are in this post? Loads
If you pee on an electric fence will you get shocked? Yes
What is 42? It is the answer, but we must calculate the question.
When will the world end? When Ragnarök begins...
Whats your sign? cancer? capicorn? Virgo
When do you sleep when it is never night? Between midnight and 8AM
How do you feel about Finland? They're awfully quiet.
Whats the origin of OK? I don't know.
Who is Iceland's patron saint? I don't think we have one
Do you watch TV? Yes
Whats your favorite show? I don't know one
Say the Icelandic Alphabet? A Á B (C) D Ð E É F G H I Í J K L M N O Ó P (Q) R S T U Ú V (W) X Y Ý (Z) Þ Æ Ö
The letters in the brackets are not found in any words, but are sometimes found in names. Z was removed from the icelandic alphabet in 1974 because it's pronounciation and use was identical to the letter S.
Whats the capital of Assyria? I think it's Nineveh
What is Iceland's capital? Again...Reykjavík
Does Iceland have a Nessie? Yes, we call it "lagarfljótsormur" (the worm of lagarfljót river)
Whats your favorite geyser? Grýta, because I like the image of it on the books of matches

That hockey thing was from a bad movie.

No the fishing boats were mainly spanish + japs but some icelandic boats were in the mix. Basically most of that fishery is in canuck waters but a small portion juts out into international water and that is where the damage was done.


Does iceland still whale fish?

There is no commercial whaling. It has been illegal since 1986. A few whales (i think six whales) were killed in 2003 for scientific purposes and it sparked massive international protests and a media frenzy. Although whales in the north atlantic are no longer endangered I don't think allowing commercial whaling would be a smart move for Iceland as it would damage it's image. Most people abroad think we kill whales commercially on a massive scale up here, because of greenpeace's massive propaganda campaign in the 80's.
Greenpeace is hated by the general public. Greenpeace has lately been trying to do something about the image they have here (icelanders think of them as the anti-christ), and last year greenpeace members sent thousands of letters to Icelanders trying to explain how they are not the extremists they used to be (they commited acts of terrorism in the 80's, even sank boats in the harbours)...etc. I received one from a german teenager, I never wrote back.

Icelander!
What is the smallest country in the world?
Whats the capital of Iceland?
How many licks does it take to get to the center of the tootsie pop?
What is Iceland favorite holiday?
Do you celebrate St. Patrick day?
How many letters are in this post?
If you pee on an electric fence will you get shocked?
What is 42?
When will the world end?
Whats your sign? cancer? capicorn?
When do you sleep when it is never night?
How do you feel about Finland?
Whats the origin of OK?
Who is Iceland's patron saint?
Do you watch TV?
Whats your favorite show?
Say the Icelandic Alphabet?
Whats the capital of Assyria?
What is Iceland's capital?
Does Iceland have a Nessie?
Whats your favorite geyser?

Varð bara að prófa. :p

I would say Pitcairn Islands.
Reykjavík
Never seen one but my guess is 50 ????.
Independance Day 17 June.
No but that would be fun, we are part Irish so it's a good idea.
You count it, I dont want to.
No, unless it is a high powerd fence then Yes.
A number.
7 billion years I guess.
Libra.
The same time as in winter.
Nice country and nice people.
All Correct I think.
St. Patrick (Heilagur Patrekur), It's true!.
Yes.
Don't have one.
A Á B (C) D Ð E É F G H I Í J K L M N O Ó P (Q) R S T U Ú V (W) X Y Ý (Z) Þ Æ Ö
Nineveh
Reykjavík.
Yes, in the East not far from Hallormsstaðaskógur.
Geysir.

But she doesn't get much press anymore - and thats what I was getting at... there might be a connection; beat up a reporter = don't get press. I was just making a subtle little joke. :)
True! More than likely the tabloids are all afraid of her.

True! More than likely the tabloids are all afraid of her.

I'd have thought the tabloids love that sort of thing.

I'd have thought the tabloids love that sort of thing.
They do... All tabloids like to hear about stars going wacko and beating the crap out of people, they just don't like it when it's them taking the lumps! I think a lot of the media is scared of Bjork interviews now! Hahaha! :p

They do... All tabloids like to hear about stars going wacko and beating the crap out of people, they just don't like it when it's them taking the lumps! I think a lot of the media is scared of Bjork interviews now! Hahaha! :p

Wasn't this incident something about a photographer getting a little too close to her son or something?
I can't say I don't understand why she did it...Though there are more polite ways to get people to back off.

Wasn't this incident something about a photographer getting a little too close to her son or something?
I can't say I don't understand why she did it...Though there are more polite ways to get people to back off.
Nah, I don't know about that - I think that was her excuse after. But really she was walking out of the terminal, into a small crowd of reporters looking quite shy and demure one minute... the next she was on top of the reporter in a frenzy of flying hair and nail scratching cat fighter craziness. It was pretty wild looking. The reality of the situation, was that she was tired and bitter from being on tour with little or no sleep and heaps of stress - she snapped.

Nah, I don't know about that - I think that was her excuse after. But really she was walking out of the terminal, into a small crowd of reporters looking quite shy and demure one minute... the next she was on top of the reporter in a frenzy of flying hair and nail scratching cat fighter craziness. It was pretty wild looking. The reality of the situation, was that she was tired and bitter from being on tour with little or no sleep and heaps of stress - she snapped.

Wow... She doesn't look like the type. I wish I had seen it.

Wow... She doesn't look like the type. I wish I had seen it.
I'm sure if you looked around you could find a clip - it made big headlines at the time. :)

Edit: Here it is! (http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2456301?htv=12)

I'm sure if you looked around you could find a clip - it made big headlines at the time. :)

Strange...I just watched it... Looks kind of drunk or something.
Maybe there is still a streak of the old punk-rock in her :D

Strange...I just watched it... Looks kind of drunk or something.
Maybe there is still a streak of the old punk-rock in her :D
Or a little bit of agro pms anyway! Haha! :p

Or a little bit of agro pms anyway! Haha! :p

Even scarier