Iceland Laughs as World Says 'Eyjafjallajokull'


Funny | 207561 hits | Apr 18 1:03 pm | Posted by: Scape
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Icelanders are amused at outsiders' attempts to pronounce the name of their "Eyjafjallajokull" glacier, the one causing all the travel misery in Europe. The video in the gallery, doing well on BuzzFeed, thanks reporters for giving the nation "a good laugh

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  1. by avatar wildrosegirl
    Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:57 pm
    :lol: Now they know the chuckle we get when the Americans report about Saskatchewan.

  2. by OnTheIce
    Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:11 pm
    And the World laughs cause Iceland is somewhat important for a few weeks. :lol:

  3. by avatar coaster_dot
    Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:15 pm
    "wildrosegirl" said
    :lol: Now they know the chuckle we get when the Americans report about Saskatchewan.


    :lol: you know, I never knew how to say Saskatchewan correctly until I heard someone say it to me who was from there.

    I always heard it as "Sa-Scatch-A-WAn"
    When it's really, at least how I hear it, "Si-sCatch-A-Win"

    Or Quebec is pronounced as "qWA-bec" in the US.

  4. by avatar Brenda
    Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:17 pm
    Why is Iceland laughing when we say "Vulcano"? Do you know how THEY pronounce that? :lol:

  5. by avatar Scape
    Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:50 am
    "OnTheIce" said
    And the World laughs cause Iceland is somewhat important for a few weeks. :lol:


    Didn't the last time that sucker blow it was a few years?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull

    Over the past 1,100 years, Eyjafjallaj�kull has erupted four times: in 920, in 1612, between 1821 and 1823, and in 2010. Each of the first three of these incidents preceded an eruption in the nearby subglacial volcano, Katla. Katla�a much more active volcano known for its powerful subglacial eruptions and its large magma chamber, much larger than that of the Eyjafjallaj�kull volcano system�has not shown any unusual activity, such as expansion of the crust or seismic activity, in 2010, although geologists have been concerned about its general instability since 1999. Some geophysicists in Iceland support the notion that the recent volcanic eruption at Eyjafjallaj�kull may trigger a second eruption at Katla, one which would cause major flooding due to melting of glacial ice.

  6. by Lemmy
    Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:42 am
    Glenn Beck said this is God's punishment for European socialism.

  7. by avatar DrCaleb
    Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:13 am
    "Lemmy" said
    Glenn Beck said this is God's punishment for European socialism.


    Right after the stigmata appeared on his hands, his head spun around.

    Icelanders are very proud of their language. It is supposed to be very difficult to master.

  8. by avatar Scape
    Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:16 am
    http://davidthompson.typepad.com/davidt ... .html#more





    8O

    What's their word for amazing?

  9. by avatar QBall
    Mon Apr 19, 2010 1:58 pm
    Maybe we should ask the Icelanders what their word for bankrupt is?

  10. by avatar Brenda
    Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:04 pm
    "QBall" said
    Maybe we should ask the Icelanders what their word for bankrupt is?

    "EUcomeswithasolution"

  11. by avatar PostFactum
    Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:05 pm
    "Scape" said
    http://davidthompson.typepad.com/davidthompson/2010/04/the-warm-earth.html#more





    8O

    What's their word for amazing?


    Holy Crap 8O

  12. by avatar wildrosegirl
    Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:31 pm
    Amazing pics. 8O

    Thanks, Scape.

  13. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:39 pm
    "Lemmy" said
    Glenn Beck said this is God's punishment for European socialism.


    In a way, it is. The airlines, for instance, have no legal liability for this event because it is (even under European law) an Act of God.

    Then, when you add in the wave of respiratory cancers that are projected to start hitting European health care systems in about 5-10 years (silica in the lungs being a proven carcinogen) we'll get to see just how financially viable the vaunted European health care systems are.

  14. by avatar xerxes
    Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:06 pm
    Here's an interesting graph (sort of):




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