# GTFO Iceland! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 15, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215 "2010-04-15T14:43:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215/41 "2010-04-20T17:32:48Z")
> [@Baboonanza](#): > > You know, perhaps we should try something different. I propose a regular schedule of sacrifices to the volcano gods. Vacuous celebreties would be best, since even if it didn’t do any good it would at least cheer everyone up a bit! > > Madonna’s ours now isn’t she? Might be a bit grissly but the red hot magma should soften her up for the Icelandic Pele. > Katie Price, aka Jordan, aka Giant Titted Freak-Show Bint would also be an ideal choice. She could even make a reality program about it. ‘Katie Price Immolates’ or something. > > We might not have enough of our own to satisfy the rapacous appetite of such a mighty power. Can we borrow Sarah Palin for a bit? (note: may not be returned in same condition). That should buy us some time. Anything we can do to help. Heck, we’ll even throw in Kate Gosselin. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215/42 "2010-04-20T21:59:37Z")
Moved from The BBQ Pit to Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share. **Gfactor** Pit Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215/43 "2010-04-20T22:24:41Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I’m trying to figure out how one fights a Cod War. Do you slap each other with fish? > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > [Bill Bryson] Put down those whitefish or we might just shoot across your bow! [/BB] > [@Wile\_E](#): > > No, trout is the traditional fish used for slapping or hand to hand combat. I believe one pelts an enemy with cod, they’re more of a distance weapon. > [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > And just because it was a Cod War, it didn’t mean you couldn’t use a pike for close quarters battle. True, you’re forced to whale away on them. (And I _know_ a whale is a mammal.) ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215/44 "2010-04-20T23:09:49Z")
Bah. This is merely an instrumental step In Iceland’s plan for recovery. After all, Iceland has a lot of little boats, and We’d be glad to ferry all you losers around for a small fee. (rubs hands together) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215/45 "2010-04-20T23:11:12Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > …are you this guy? > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34mHZgP9vkc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34mHZgP9vkc) > 😃 I love that Craig Ferguson said the guy is wearing official Scottish clothing…a Hooters sweatshirt. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215/46 "2010-04-20T23:13:36Z")
> [@Shakester](#): > > It’s not a typo: [Cod Wars - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars) And I thought the [Turbot War](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbot_War) was bad… ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215/47 "2010-04-20T23:22:43Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > If only they had listened. We warned them not to build their country on top of that old Indian burial ground. Dude… the Icelanders _are_ the indigenous people of Iceland. There are no previous cultures. I have **Worm the Red** ’s word on it. Of course, that means they’re probably conjuring up primeval land-demons or chthonic fire-elementals or something. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215/48 "2010-04-20T23:24:31Z")
Does anyone know if this is the volcano located somewhat near a church in Iceland? The church (IMS) is the bishopric(?). It’s on the Golden Circle Tour. I cannot recall the name of the church, but it (apparently) has been hit/burned down by eruptions in the past. I wonder if it made it through this one… my google-fu sucks. Where is **Worm the Red** when he is needed? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215/49 "2010-04-21T04:14:10Z")
Some black humor from Reykjavik: [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gvUmMH6LWrFB4NLY0loU7\_g1zSmw](http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gvUmMH6LWrFB4NLY0loU7_g1zSmw) > [@](#): > > A joke gleefully repeated since the volcano erupted relates that Britain “wanted cash, but because the Icelandic alphabet contains no letter C, they got only ash.” > > Another quip goes like this: “When Iceland’s economy died, its final wish was that its ashes would be spread across Europe.” > > That humor is one way Icelanders are dealing with the shock of turmoil in their formerly stable country – and with finding themselves in the unfamiliar position of being cast as villains abroad. > > One joke perfectly catches the absurdity of tiny Iceland, which doesn’t even have a standing army, going out to bully the world. > > “You mess with Iceland?” goes the gag, in full Mafioso mode: “We shut down all your airports.” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215/50 "2010-04-21T15:08:52Z")
It looks like about a quarter of my wedding guests may not be there, thanks to this stupid fucking volcano - since they’re all attempting to fly from the UK. British Airways currently claims that next week’s long-haul flights should remain on schedule, but if the wind changes… ---
**Author:** ![moodswinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@moodswinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moodswinger)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215/51 "2010-04-21T15:14:23Z")
> [@Baboonanza](#): > > Dear Iceland, > > What the fuck is wrong with you? When you set up a massive unregulated banking industry to get rich quick we were like ‘ah those poor little guys, all they have are fish. It’s nice they’ve finally got something else going for them’. Then when it goes tits-up you won’t even give us the time of day! > > We finally thought we’d come to a gentleman’s agreement about the money, but then you turn around with your ‘democracy’ and ‘referendum’ and back out. That’s totally undignified man. > > And now this goddamn volcano! It’s like you’re taking a giant drunken piss all over Northern Europe. We said ‘send CASH’ you cheap cod-buggering Icetards! If our planes weren’t grounded I’d come over there myself and give you the cock-punch you so rightly deserve. > > So GTFO, > HRH Elizabeth II > Queen of the United Kindom Aah -this is a clever fake -just to ‘warm up’ those Icelanders --how do I know…? Her ‘Maj’ NEVER uses the term ‘‘man’’ [it would be ‘‘underling’’] 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gtfo-iceland/536215.md?page=2)