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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8340 on: July 18, 2015, 01:35:11 PM »
Very heavy thunderstorm here, complete with flurry. I haven't seen those in quite a while.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8341 on: July 18, 2015, 04:04:55 PM »
I am currently learning about Icelandic drinking games :o
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8342 on: July 18, 2015, 04:13:41 PM »
Quote from: Feartheviolas on July 18, 2015, 04:04:55 PM
I am currently learning about Icelandic drinking games :o

Remember, it's all fun and games until someone whips out an ax... 
Do they still involve blood-feuds? 
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8343 on: July 18, 2015, 04:41:30 PM »
Quote from: Sunflower on July 18, 2015, 04:13:41 PM
Remember, it's all fun and games until someone whips out an ax... 
Do they still involve blood-feuds?

No no, drinking games don't start blood feuds (although Egill did once deliberately barf on some guy's face during one just to make a point). Things that DO start blood feuds are f.ex.

- disagreement over seating order (Brennu-Njáls saga)
- a fancy hat (well ok, maybe the hat was just the first hint of what was to come and the real feud started by blocking people from using their own toilet) (Laxdæla saga)
- Haraldur Fairhair being present. Seriously the most dramatic king I've ever read of. (Egils saga)
- insisting on pooping on temple grounds (Eyrbyggja saga)
- annnd sometimes plain old killing someone (Gísla saga Súrssonar)
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8344 on: July 18, 2015, 04:48:27 PM »
Quote from: Laufey on July 18, 2015, 04:41:30 PM
No no, drinking games don't start blood feuds (although Egill did once deliberately barf on some guy's face during one just to make a point). Things that DO start blood feuds are f.ex.

- disagreement over seating order (Brennu-Njáls saga)
- a fancy hat (well ok, maybe the hat was just the first hint of what was to come and the real feud started by blocking people from using their own toilet) (Laxdæla saga)
- Haraldur Fairhair being present. Seriously the most dramatic king I've ever read of. (Egils saga)
- insisting on pooping on temple grounds (Eyrbyggja saga)
- annnd sometimes plain old killing someone (Gísla saga Súrssonar)

Wow, you Icelanders are real sticklers for etiquette, even more than the guys at Versailles who were always starting duels.  Miss Manners would approve.  (Or be terrified.  Or something.) 
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8345 on: July 18, 2015, 04:59:13 PM »
I think the fancy hat is the closest we've come to a blood feud except not with hats, with sunglasses.

I have also learned that Icelandic men are lousy at putting up tents (pictures when I have a computer)

I think the major difference between icelandic drinking games and western icelandic drinking games is that all canadians end up arguing about hockey and icelanders dont :P
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8346 on: July 18, 2015, 05:14:01 PM »
Quote from: Laufey on July 18, 2015, 04:41:30 PM
- Haraldur Fairhair being present. Seriously the most dramatic king I've ever read of. (Egils saga)

Well, the thing he's most famous for is starting a whole bunch of wars because that one girl wouldn't marry him. I like to think that his two (out of some alleged 100 sons) successor sons Eirik (Bloodaxe) and Håkon (the Good) inherited two different aspects of his personality. Same with two of his other sons, Halfdan the White and Halfdan the Black.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8347 on: July 18, 2015, 05:32:43 PM »
Quote from: Haiz on July 18, 2015, 10:35:44 AM
hahahhaha my former PE-teacher has been looking at my art page on facebook (along with my former art teacher, apparently? don't you guys have vacation) and sent me a message asking if he could buy some originals. SCORE

also since my art page is 90% ssss fanart right now it's just very funny. "the lady in white unform" sure but WHICH ONE

Lalli, of course.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8348 on: July 18, 2015, 05:38:07 PM »
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8349 on: July 18, 2015, 05:39:21 PM »
Quote from: Sc0ut on July 18, 2015, 05:32:43 PM
Lalli, of course.
pffff
except I can't remember ever having drawn Lalli in his uniform (the sweater, on the other hand..........)
also it may very well be one of the art trades

edit: okay I have one art of lalli in uniform
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8350 on: July 18, 2015, 05:44:42 PM »
Quote from: Haiz on July 18, 2015, 05:39:21 PM
edit: okay I have one art of lalli in uniform
*Frowns* What happened to them ?
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8351 on: July 18, 2015, 05:52:55 PM »
Quote from: Mélusine on July 18, 2015, 05:44:42 PM
*Frowns* What happened to them ?
I got an anonymous ask:
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Emil carrying Lalli home piggyback style after a particularly awesome fight in which Lalli used particularly awesome magics and got very tired

aaand as you know, me and art trigger reflexes.......
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8352 on: July 18, 2015, 05:53:59 PM »
May I ask for Help? Like, I need to know the most basic Italian for these days though. For example, the words like left, right, straight, etc. I'm having a lot of trouble trying to translate the Italian to Spanish... Half of the time I have to tell them to talk in English to understand them.  Oh well ::)
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8353 on: July 18, 2015, 05:54:42 PM »
Quote from: Fimbulvarg on July 18, 2015, 05:14:01 PM
Well, the thing he's most famous for is starting a whole bunch of wars because that one girl wouldn't marry him. I like to think that his two (out of some alleged 100 sons) successor sons Eirik (Bloodaxe) and Håkon (the Good) inherited two different aspects of his personality. Same with two of his other sons, Halfdan the White and Halfdan the Black.

Hm, so although a liiittle dramatic by nature he was also lovesick and had ten years of continuous bad hair day... ok I'm beginning to see things from his side a little bit.  :-\
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8354 on: July 18, 2015, 06:05:01 PM »
Quote from: Haiz on July 18, 2015, 05:52:55 PM
I got an anonymous ask:
aaand as you know, me and art trigger reflexes.......

Oh good, it wasn't your fault for not using the more-secure Fireman's Carry. :)
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