ScreenName42 Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 What's Iceland like? One day I'm gonna go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 cold, wet/frozen, full of alcoholics (highest alcohol consumption per-capita in europe). enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dazzle Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 It's actually quite green, while Greenland is all ice. Crazy, no?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsøn Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Originally posted by Mr. ABC cold, wet/frozen, full of alcoholics (highest alcohol consumption per-capita in europe). enjoy! Wait, I though Iceland was green and Greenland was ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalestineOne Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Iceland and Greenland are officially THE stupidest names for countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukiSukiNow Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 best thing about iceland? bjork. one day i would love to visit and see where she grew up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Originally posted by SukiSukiNow best thing about iceland? bjork. one day i would love to visit and see where she grew up. I read the topic of the thread.... read the name of the person who replied. And I knew what the response was going to contain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 brothers crimson & dazzle, iceland is colder than a witches tit. please beleeb. Mr. Abracadabra used to work in dublin with a crazy dude from iceland who used to wear t-shirts in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Originally posted by PalestineOne Iceland and Greenland are officially THE stupidest names for countries. Obviously you do not know the history of either countries. Iceland is partly a glacier. It is also very green due to it being a volcanic island (think Hawaii on that one.) Greenland is a different story, which I won't go into depth. It was named that to attract Viking settlers way back in that age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Originally posted by Ferris Bueller Obviously you do not know the history of either countries. Iceland is partly a glacier. It is also very green due to it being a volcanic island (think Hawaii on that one.) Greenland is a different story, which I won't go into depth. It was named that to attract Viking settlers way back in that age. If I remember correctly, I think my history teacher from like 7th or 8th grade said something like Iceland was actually the nice area with the warmer climate and Greenland had the harsher climate. Greenland is mostly glacier. I think you've got the two confused. Anyways he said that the name Greenland was given to the one with the harsher climate and topography to attract more settlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Eh, I guess I should've elaborated a bit more. It certainly has been a long time since I've taken a geography class. Yes, Greenland has a harsher climate, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Europe Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Wow, looks like alot of yall are cutting geography class to hang in Channel Zero... Iceland is a very dope island. People there are super friindly and the girls are uber hot. Reykjavik (the metropol/capital) has an excellent clubbing scene and a blooming graffiti culture. Icelandic writers are fucking fun. Iceland has some of the most beautiful nature on earth, with hot springs and plenty of ice (wink wink). Icelands real name is Island, meaning Is=Ice , Land=Land. But it didnt fit with the english language to call it Island I guess. Greenland is a danish colony, its the biggest island in the world, only continents are bigger. Denmark fucked over Greenland and the native eskimos kinda the same way as the americans fucked over the indians. Its a wast beautiful country, but all the cities are fighting alcoholism, unemployment, etc etc. The US has a very important military base there, in Thule, its a crucial part of their defense and loads of sketchy things go on there. I dont why the danish goverment lets them have it there, but its typical that we do everything the US goverments wants, Iraq being the latest mistake we help out with. Greenland was named Greenland cause in the summer the shores are quiet green and it was discovered by danish vikings in the summertime where it was a little easier to sail around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Originally posted by Europe Wow, looks like alot of yall are cutting geography class to hang in Channel Zero... Iceland is a very dope island. People there are super friindly and the girls are uber hot. Reykjavik (the metropol/capital) has an excellent clubbing scene and a blooming graffiti culture. Icelandic writers are fucking fun. Iceland has some of the most beautiful nature on earth, with hot springs and plenty of ice (wink wink). Icelands real name is Island, meaning Is=Ice , Land=Land. But it didnt fit with the english language to call it Island I guess. Greenland is a danish colony, its the biggest island in the world, only continents are bigger. Denmark fucked over Greenland and the native eskimos kinda the same way as the americans fucked over the indians. Its a wast beautiful country, but all the cities are fighting alcoholism, unemployment, etc etc. The US has a very important military base there, in Thule, its a crucial part of their defense and loads of sketchy things go on there. I dont why the danish goverment lets them have it there, but its typical that we do everything the US goverments wants, Iraq being the latest mistake we help out with. Greenland was named Greenland cause in the summer the shores are quiet green and it was discovered by danish vikings in the summertime where it was a little easier to sail around. Thanks for the info. Greenland has always been a mystery to me. They're never on the news getting involved with current affairs and shit. :lol: It seems weird to live in a country where the majority of the country is an uninhabitable glacier that sits right in the middle. We also have a military base in Iceland as well. As far as why these bases are here, my best guess is that, like most U.S. bases in Europe and elsewhere overseas, they were built during the Cold War following WWII to act as a deterrent to the spread of communism. The establishment of NATO was obviously a factor as well. It may be obsolete now, but back then Europe welcomed American power to deter any possible westward expansion of the Soviet Bloc. I think America needs to get rid of the bases in Europe, Japan, and elsewhere because I don't think it's really needed. Europeans that oppose the bases will be happy and it will cost less tax dollars for America and won't leave our forces so thinned out. It's a win-win situation for both sides. If the Soviets or any other direct threat were to threaten Europe, I'm sure the Europeans will have no problems letting America come over to help them out. Until then, those bases aren't really even necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukiSukiNow Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by Glik0 I read the topic of the thread.... read the name of the person who replied. And I knew what the response was going to contain. you're smarter than the average bear =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by Glik0 I read the topic of the thread.... read the name of the person who replied. And I knew what the response was going to contain. hmmm, same. but alas, i was wrong, cause the response i saw was about this response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by TheoHuxtable Thanks for the info. Greenland has always been a mystery to me. They're never on the news getting involved with current affairs and shit. :lol: It seems weird to live in a country where the majority of the country is an uninhabitable glacier that sits right in the middle. We also have a military base in Iceland as well. As far as why these bases are here, my best guess is that, like most U.S. bases in Europe and elsewhere overseas, they were built during the Cold War following WWII to act as a deterrent to the spread of communism. The establishment of NATO was obviously a factor as well. It may be obsolete now, but back then Europe welcomed American power to deter any possible westward expansion of the Soviet Bloc. I think America needs to get rid of the bases in Europe, Japan, and elsewhere because I don't think it's really needed. Europeans that oppose the bases will be happy and it will cost less tax dollars for America and won't leave our forces so thinned out. It's a win-win situation for both sides. If the Soviets or any other direct threat were to threaten Europe, I'm sure the Europeans will have no problems letting America come over to help them out. Until then, those bases aren't really even necessary. They ARE talking about closing the bases in western Europe, but they are also talking about moving them to EASTERN EUROPE! Hello to Serbia... maybe even Chechnya. But that may be considered just a russian problem. Oh boy. What a great time to be in the military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven.13 Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 TT: greenland is virtually the same as northern canada. i guess the danes just held on to the giant island long enough for it to not be canadian. (ie, when the vikings landed in canada but got chased out by natives and didnt rule it) the people are the same, have the same social problems, just probably speak danish, europe, do greenlanders use kroners? or does it have its own currency? also, are there any real danes living in greenland? or just inuit? iceland is supposed to be beautiful, the people seem friendly. isnt it one of the most isolated populations where genes can be traced back hundreds of years? and all genes are somehow recorded by sicentists? that and some small french colonies belonging to canada a bit further south than iceland? my grandmama is from the land of ice, ill go ask her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by Europe its the biggest island in the world, only continents are bigger. Actually, Australia is the biggest island in the world...it's not a continent as as the english claimed the entire land mass as one country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by WhiteOx Actually, Australia is the biggest island in the world...it's not a continent as as the english claimed the entire land mass as one country It's classified as an island, a continent, and a country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by villain They ARE talking about closing the bases in western Europe, but they are also talking about moving them to EASTERN EUROPE! Hello to Serbia... maybe even Chechnya. But that may be considered just a russian problem. Oh boy. What a great time to be in the military. Eastern Europe? Well, recently several eastern European nations were added to NATO (many which were former Soviet Bloc nations), and that probably has something to do with it. I heard nothing about them putting US bases in east Europe, but that's just a guess. But it seems unrealistic to have a base in Chechnya. That's technically Russia, and it's an unstable region to begin with. I read about how Russian soldiers are currently bogged down there, far worse than the US in Iraq and are losing like 40 soldiers a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Europe Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by WhiteOx Actually, Australia is the biggest island in the world...it's not a continent as as the english claimed the entire land mass as one country Whatever dude, who the fuck cares about what the english classified it as? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Europe Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by ink Lunatic TT: greenland is virtually the same as northern canada. i guess the danes just held on to the giant island long enough for it to not be canadian. (ie, when the vikings landed in canada but got chased out by natives and didnt rule it) the people are the same, have the same social problems, just probably speak danish, europe, do greenlanders use kroners? or does it have its own currency? also, are there any real danes living in greenland? or just inuit? They have kroner like the rest of Denmark. The royal family visits Greenland alot and upholds the monarchy. "Real" danes live there, trying to get the modern society's system to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreshsushi Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 iceland is definitely on the list of places to visit when i either have a giant pile of money or nothing at home to keep me from traveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by WhiteOx Actually, Australia is the biggest island in the world...it's not a continent as as the english claimed the entire land mass as one country it is a continent. read a book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se_FOUR Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by Europe Whatever dude, who the fuck cares about what the english classified it as? Cos *we* founded you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Whatever fools, i assumed the continent part which wasnt the piont of my post anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by WhiteOx Whatever fools, i assumed the continent part which wasnt the piont of my post anyway http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v79/diverse/d79f6af8.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Screendawg, email me, through the forum if you lost my email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukiSukiNow Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Originally posted by nomadawhat hmmm, same. but alas, i was wrong, cause the response i saw was about this response. yes, bjork bjork bjork bjork... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoter Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 supposedly iceland has a very high suicide rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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