A Buttery Pastry posted:

The reason Iceland needs that is because its an island far away from everything, while Denmark sits pretty close to one of the more densely populated parts of the planet, and has been receiving immigrants from most of Europe since the vikings. Iceland meanwhile hasn't seen any real migration since that time.

Powaqoatse posted:

At least the Danish 1684 law says you had to get permission from the king if you wanted to marry a relation from the 1st to 3rd degrees (so up to 3rd cousins, however much removed, also it counted by-law relationships). Iceland was under Danish rule until 1944 (until 1814 via Norway).

Facebook Aunt posted:

Yeah, the king really wanted to hear from cousin-loving hillbilly farmers whenever they wanted to get married.

Facebook Aunt posted:

Yeah, the king really wanted to hear from cousin-loving hillbilly farmers whenever they wanted to get married.

MausoleumExtremist posted:

I'm Icelandic and literally thought that everyone's grandmothers were sisters until like the age of 8

mother was adopted by father's aunt but it still would have been legal if they were first cousins by birth

Powaqoatse posted:

One of my Danish uncles married his Faroese first cousin (their dads were brothers but the kids didn't meet until their teens or something). Their children & grandchildren are fine.

A Buttery Pastry posted:

The reason Iceland needs that is because its an island far away from everything, while Denmark sits pretty close to one of the more densely populated parts of the planet, and has been receiving immigrants from most of Europe since the vikings. Iceland meanwhile hasn't seen any real migration since that time.

Syd Midnight posted:

Back during the big economic crisis in the late 00's I read an interview with an Icelandic banker that started with "Before you ask, yes, I know Bjork. We are a small country. I went to grade school with Bjork. She is insane, and so is her mother." Like even before introducing himself. Dude was totally fed up I guess.

Powaqoatse posted:

Björk is cool and good and that Icelandic banker was probably a turd. I'm assuming he was one of the responsible parties. Also wtf even mentioning anyone not related to banking.

Lone Goat posted:

Hahaha I know exactly what article you're talking about, it was by Michael Lewis - the guy that wrote Moneyball and The Big Short (the books that the films were based off).

quote:

Because Iceland is really just one big family, it’s simply annoying to go around asking Icelanders if they’ve met Björk. Of course they’ve met Björk; who hasn’t met Björk? Who, for that matter, didn’t know Björk when she was two? “Yes, I know Björk,” a professor of finance at the University of Iceland says in reply to my question, in a weary tone. “She can’t sing, and I know her mother from childhood, and they were both crazy. That she is so well known outside of Iceland tells me more about the world than it does about Björk.”

FactsAreUseless posted:

Bjork owns so much

stone cold posted:

here it is

Powaqoatse posted:

I guess the interviewer brought her up. Kindof an rear end in a top hat thing to shittalk her when the interview is about banking though.

Fleta Mcgurn posted:

name everyone in your family Björk. Also, use cheats to gently caress your family.

TaurusTorus posted:

Cheats are unnecessary.

Coffee And Pie posted:

Anyone know of any movies from like the 60s-80s that feature pizza? I'm looking for some shots of pizza, preferably in the style of nasty 70s food photography.

I know it sounds like I'm gonna jerk off to it but I swear I won't.

feedmyleg posted:

Okay that last one is 90s but whatever, I wasn't answering your question anyway.

Pigsfeet on Rye posted:

I wanna build two little caskets and give those butocks a tasteful, dignified funeral.

rodbeard posted:

rodbeard posted:

Is it? It's been a long time since I've watched the show.

Poops Mcgoots posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtB_jvznaNM

Powaqoatse posted:

the Venture bros creators hate everything & most of all they hate themselves, this is true.

fwiw, Colonel Hunter S. Thompson there later transitions and iirc thats treated fairly well for a weird cartoon.

Not a defense, just talking from memory.

syscall girl posted:

It's almost like HST hated himself irl.

And fictional character Sgt. Hatred uh

Sunswipe posted:

Not sure if my email spam counts as social media, but gently caress it:

drat atheists, they're all working for BIG BATTERY.

queserasera posted:

There's a lot to analyze in this image. Why would atheists want to ban this?

La Brea Carpet posted:

They don't want to admit that something could be dead for three days and come back to life.

Olaf The Stout posted:

I believe I read that Hatred was a writing challenge to see if they could write a sympathetic character with pedophile urges. As someone who loves good writing I can't help but be reminded that Humbert Humbert began the same way. Hatred on the show though basically just sucks, and for a long time sidelined Brock, one of the raddest characters ever animated.

syscall girl posted:

It's almost like HST hated himself irl.

And fictional character Sgt. Hatred uh

poisonpill posted:

So we can add Lolita to The Bible when we make our list of “Books Roy Moore Completely Missed the Point Of”

rodbeard posted:

The 1997 version of the film also completely missed the point. It was turned into a straight love story and Jeremy Irons has publicly defended being attracted to children.

FactsAreUseless posted:

Venture Bros. owns.

Powaqoatse posted:

*koff koff* i mean humbert style

Tijuana Bibliophile posted:

how 'bout you suck yer mommas poo poo off my cockhead

Lord_Adonis posted:

Your address please.

Tijuana Bibliophile posted:

by the time you'll have saved up for the plane ticket you're gonna need a visa, brexit boy

thecluckmeme posted:

Context: Lord Adonis is a roboman being made fun of for advocating ethnic cleansing, so he's now threatening to fight literally every person in the UK Megathread in D&D

Lord_Adonis posted:

You piece of poo poo. Where have I ever advocated for ethnic cleansing outside of the very specific case of the United States, and only then after all possible attempts at racial reconciliation have failed?