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28 Jan 2013, 11:40 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51-Jfh6ADH0[/youtube]



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28 Jan 2013, 11:47 am

Tequila wrote:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51-Jfh6ADH0[/youtube]


Bingo. And to think these folks ancestors were marauders and pirates. There Children of the Vikings turned out to be very much alright.

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28 Jan 2013, 11:56 am

ruveyn wrote:
Bingo. And to think these folks ancestors were marauders and pirates. There Children of the Vikings turned out to be very much alright.


Agreed. His country didn't make the mistake of joining the anti-democratic EU, or inflicting austerity on their people. No, they simply told the banks that they were going to the wall and that the Icelandic people would not be responsible for their bank's debts (especially in the Icesave fiasco). Good on them.

Couple of bottles of Viking Stout to cheer them on with, IMO. :)



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29 Jan 2013, 7:26 pm

The Vikings were more civilized than most people want to believe.