Hello and welcome to Iceland Roundupwhere me, JónSintri and ArnaldIt sounds likeyou and Jón and Sintriand meWell we're trying to like inflate ourimportance by adding peopleWe tried toround up the last week of Icelandic newsand this time aroundDid you go rounding up sheep?No I haven't done that this yearAll the sheep I used to round uphave been killed offI sent my son toround up some sheep and he didand he gotsent like alampaladyThat's how it goesThat's exactly what I was doing it for back in the dayBut I would have to kill themmyself, that would be a part of the dealSo I would round them upIt's not allowedAre there no more sheep where youused to round up sheep?NopeMr. Peabody's coal trainHe rounded them all upYeah, alright, that's a shameYeah, I'm sorrySo this time around we're going to talk aboutMarco Rubiowho is here by the wayNoted IcelanderWho is here by the wayHeimann HalkissonLiterally across the street I thinkYeah, Heimann HalkissonThe IcelandicThe IcelandicSoccer coachSoccerCoaches the Irish national teamWhat's soccer?We're going to mention aIt's like aYou put all your socks inside acur and then youWhat's a cur?Like aweak personLike a cur, like a weaklingYou don't see who you areOk, okOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkOkWe're then going to talk about a traffic incidentin the east of Iceland this weekIt's a weak dogIt's like a name for like a dogIt's like a dog that doesn'tIt's too weak to protect youOh, okI believeDog in IcelandThen we're going to talk about the city of Reykjavíkbuying chairs and removing parking spotsand then we'll talk abouta survey recently contactedon the viewsof gender roles in theNordicsSo are we not going to talk about the factthat I still haven't sold my car?Jesus fucking ChristJust by themerit of mentioning itwe are now talking about itYou know my sympathy for youtook a bit of a tumblewhen you mentioned the factthat it's a diesel carYeah, I meanI'm trying to get rid of itYeah, I guess that's a good thingI'm trying to buylike aKoreanelectric vehicleReally?NoNoI'm just gonnabuy a BenzWell, I meanthat's better than diesel, right?How do the things work on this, Mike?If you've bought a used carit's already been madeinstead of buying a new electric carare you more or lessWell, what you should dois buy a petrol carand then have it crushed into a cubeand shipped to theAntarcticacross the Arctic CircleIs that where we're putting them now?No, butI meanI'm not quite sureYou're putting them directlyto Vladimir Putinso he can fire themat the Ukrainian peopleI meanwe don't knowfor sure thatthat's not what they dowith the carsYeah, he's aboutdesperate enough toBut where does the Arctic Circlecross Iceland?It's in the westIt barely touches itIt's just likethe tiny littleyou know the tiny island thereGrímse, yeahPuffins and thePuffins and theboth the peopleThere's maybethere's probably like a church, right?There's always like a churchOh, yeahThey just rebuilt thatbecause it burnt downSo the Bíla kirkjukarðurOh, it burnt downThat's rightClose to AkureyriYesThat's not in the Arctic Circle thenNoOkayBut really close to itDespite what the puffin storesmight tell youthere iswe do notin factBut where is likeis the Arctic Circle66th north or no?No, no66th north is likeSnæfellsnes or somethingReally?YeahWe're at like 64northright nowin this couchI believeOkayIt says you're right on the couchYou can't see itin the cameraAh, 64, yeahWe writeYeah, it's importantto Icelandic peopleWe write these lines everywhereWherever you go in Icelandwhere yousomewhere there'ssomeone has writtenthe longitude and latitudeof where you're standingThat would befun thoughif you could go to a spotdowntownand you would seelike you're this far awayfrom the ArcticMight look kind of clutteredYou can alwaysconsult your phoneon your exact coordinatesYou mean AI?Justold school Google Maps?Hey, GoogleWhen I went toBaja, Californiathere's thisthere's this place therewhere there's like thethe tropic of cancerand you canyou can jumpThe tropic of cancer?YeahThe equilibriumWhat?Well, Jundithere are thethere are the tropicsthe tropic of cancerand the tropic of Capricornand they denotethe points onthe earththat reach the pointclosest to the sunat theat the seasonal extremesand they're referred toas thethis is why the tropicsare called the tropicsis becausewithin thisthis lineyou knowthere is apredilection to amore like a rainforest climateI havehopped over theequatoras it's markedsomewhere in Ecuadorso that soundsfamiliar to meOh, coolEquator in EcuadorYesEcuadorHence the nameEcuadorYeahYeahSo much geographypiled into so many minutes hereYeahI'm learning so muchYeahI've learned nothingNoCompletely unrelatedI also attended alecture at the University of IcelandaboutIcelandThat's not unrelatedThat's about as on brandfor this podcastas it gets reallyIt wasWas it Friday?It was last weekendWere you asking uswhen it was?AndI don't remember reallybut it wasa professor of archaeologywho mostly worksin the Hebrideswho wastalking abouthow perhapsthewritten sourcesaren't reallyportraying the actualstories abouthow Icelandand other placeskind of gotinhabitedand howmigration patterns workedYeah, they're not to be trustedNoAlthough I doI doI willsort ofpoint out sometimesthatI was married to an archaeologistandarchaeologistsdon't necessarilyread thesources really wellandthe Icelandic sourcesare actuallyquite openabout the fact thatWe're making this shit upNothat people weren'tactually comingmostly out of Norwaywhen we settled IcelandIt's actuallyfrom the HebridesandFrom the what?HebridesSudreirSudreir?OrkneyIsle of LewisNorthern ScotlandAhYou're talking aboutWhat the laymanwould refer to asScotlandYesThe HebridesYesSo that was interestingbecause the archaeologyis kind of pointing outthatAnywayNevermindThat's why I feel so goodwhen I'm in ScotlandYeahI feel like homeThe more I read aboutScotlandand the more Scottish peopleI talk tothe more I feel likethese arethese are our brothersnot someyou knowfucking gold-platedNorwegianWell I'm actuallylikea second generationIcelanderOh yeahYou're likeFinnishYeahLike speaking ofhow related we areto theNordicsThere's thisnew surveyabout the viewson gender rolesthat I mentioned earlierYeahShockingIt's pretty shockingSo I'm justI justI just grabbeda few statisticsout of thereandit was a surveydone earlier this yearon peoplebetween 18 and 45in the Nordicsbut it was done onlineso maybethatinfluenceswho actuallytook the surveybecause 73%of those who answeredwere menI guess they aremore onlineand not doing anythingor somethingI don't knowI feel likewhen women are usingthe internetthey're findingbetter things to dowith their timethan takingfucking surveysI love taking surveysYeah seethis is likethis reachesright to the stupiditythat is the male brainit's just likeyesthe world needs to knowhow I feel about this shitWell I have a podcastWell yeahlike I'm notexcusing myselffrom this groupit's just likethis is what I dowhen I'm onlineBut Ilikewhen Gallupor Maskinaor whateverthey're calledthe surveycompanies in IcelandI think that'sI think that's itYeahThere's alsolike FjallarstofnunPulsOh yeahFjallarstofnunstúðunIt's likewe have three or fourcompanies who do thison a regular basisand I'm likesigned up foreach and every one of themso I get likeone or twoa weekand I'mit's likewhen I see itlike popinto the mailboxI stillI have toput all myother tasksawayfor the nexteight minutesYeahI liked itI'm gonna do the surveyI liked itwhen they called meand when they stoppedcalling mewhen they saidlike oh we're gonnaswitch to email nowI'm likeI don't have timefor this crapthis is just likeBut I getwhen they stop callingI just figured outthat likethe landlineat my homehasn't workedfor two yearsYeahThey can call a cellbut it's justfar less efficientyou knowlike it takesyou knowa tenth of a secondto fire a millionemails to peopleI pay like24,000 kronera yearfor that landlineYeahif you have a neighborthat's anything like meyou could tryto blame the neighborI remembercutting my landlinethe other monthYeah but it's likeit plugs intothe fiber optic cableOh yeahI actuallyI cut the actuallandlineI was likenobody's usingthis anymoreTurns outTurns outsomebody isYeahNo I haven'tI haven'thad like a landlinenumber at homesince the noughtiesI thinkNo it'sit's nicefor the kidsYeahI agreeI'm a six year oldYeahand of courseI'm not gonnabuy him a phoneNo of courseyou can getyou can getthe landlinething througha routerobviouslyYeah I meanthe fiber opticbox is nextto theYepso you getlike a landlinethingthat waylandlinequote unquoteit's notthe landlineanymoreIt's a linelike thatIt's a lineof sortsyeahI meanI noticedI went tothe hospitaltodayand I noticedwhen I waslike logginginthat myemergencynumberis stillmy fuckinglandlinefrom whenI was liketwelveor somethingit's likeyeahgood luckreaching thatIt'll pick upany minutenowOh wellhe's basicallydead at thispointYeahthey're notgonna answerWe have anemergencycalllandlineYeahSo thesurveytold usthat 73%of theno 71%of Icelandicmenbelieve theyshould bethe breadwinnersin a householdcompared to44-53%in theotherNordicsYeahI meanthis issort ofa loadedlike shouldwhat doyou meanby shouldI meanSee this iswhy I likedit whenthe surveyorscall mebecause Ican sortof asklike whatiswhat areyouwhat isthe definitionof shouldhereBut Iget itwhen you'redoing thatsurveythat youdon't callsomeoneand youdon'tcome totheirhouseOne ofthe questionswereis itmanlytoIs itmanlytoanswerthe doorNo is itmanlytosolveyourproblemswithviolenceYeah I wasgonna getto thatbecause65%ofIslingmenthinkmasculinityissolvingdisagreementswithviolenceversusa staggering23%ofNorwegianmalesBut you'veseenNorwegianmalesyou getitwhytheywanttousewordstheysaythingslikethepenismightierthantheswordYeahI'veseentheNorwegiansoccerteamandotherthanErlingHollandlikehalfofthemlooklikeTheybelongtoThorbjörnEgnerlikestoryHalf ofthemlooklikethesingerfromAhabackinthe80sandtheotherhalflooklikeMobyTheotherhalflooklikeJohanhereI'mafanofNorwayandNorwegiansNot somuchfanoftheairlinethoughNorwegianNorwegianDotheystillexistYeahIsthatstillathingI'veneverheardofthisIthoughtNorwegianwentbankruptlike10 yearsagoWhatNoOneofthemostprofitableairlinesintheworldOkayYoumusthavementionedtheminyourhip-hopmagazineand theywentbankruptYeahas aresultYouwieldso muchpowerofitIt'sscaryIt'sterrifyingjustsittingnexttoyouIcanfeelthepowersortofswellingoffofyouinwavesofdeceitandbodyodorIthinkintermsofthissurveyIthinkitshouldbetakenseriouslytoanextentbutIalsoquestionedthemethodsoiftheywerelikeitwasconductedonlineandIthinkthereseemstobealineyoucandrawbetweenpeoplewhomeninIcelandwhoareyoungorunder45inthiscasewhichmeanswe'reallyoungYesthankyouforthatisthatthoseofthemwhospenta lotoftimeonlineareprobablylikelytohavestrangeideasonlinebutthesamethingmustapplytoliketheotherNordicregionsyeahthat'struesodependsonwhereyougottoknowaboutthesurveythoughwhereitwaspromptedtotakeitbutIdon'tknowIgottasayIyouknowlikewithfullrespecttoyouguysisanoIhavenorespectforthembutwithfullrespecttoyouguysandyourbeautifullovingpartnersyouknowIkindofgaveuponIcelandicwomenbecausetheyexpectacertainkindofoldschoolmasculinitystillliketheyIfeltIfeellikethereistheexpectationcomesfromthemtobethissortoftoughguybreadwinnerwithnofeelingswhatIthinkyoulikeI'mactuallylikethere'sonepersonItalkedtoindicatedthattherewasahintofthatinthesurveydataactuallyyeahthattheviewsofIcelandicwomenaboutthesethingswasquitedifferentfromtheScandinavianyeahbecauseyousaylikewhenyoushouldthemanbethebreadwinnerit'sjustlikeyouknowyou'reaskinglikeaguyandit'sjustlikewellIdon'tnecessarilyfeellikeIshouldbutIyouknowmywifefeelslikeIshouldbeyouknowsothereforeIfeellikeIshouldlikeIshouldmeanthatyoufeellikeyouhavetoorthatyouwanttolikeshouldcanmeana lotofthingslikeareyoutryingtoyeahareyoutryingtofillaspecificroleyouhaveofmasculinityinyourownheadordoyoujustfeellikeobligatedtofulfilltheserolesyouknowIthinkthere'sa lotofwiggleroomherebutImeanIdothinkthatthisisyouknowthisissomewhataccuratelikewearestillkindofanoldfashionedcountrylikewehidebehindthissortoffacadeofyouknowliberalismandrainbowflagsandgenderequalityyeahandallthiscrapbutIthinkatheartyouknowwearekindofImeanlikemakeofitwhatyouwillbutIdothinkthatthereisacoreofuglyconservatismyou knowthat is notyou don't have to dig very far to get towith a lot of Icelandic peopleyeah but Ilike to thinkI surround myselfwith exceptions to that rulein mylittleyou knowliberal bubble or whateverbutyou knownoImeanwe've seenlikeI meanto addto thiswe've kindof seenthese trendsin surveysconductedon veryyoungmenthat theyhavemoreconservativeviewsaboutgenderrolesanddifferentthingsthanmenwhohavepassedtheageof25or30inIcelandthat'salsoafeaturethatwe'vebeenkindofawareofyeahI'mworriedaboutthisImeanIhavethreesonsI'mI'mlikeworriedabouttheenvironmenttheyaregrowingupintoyeahyeahofcourseIagreewiththathavingtwoofmyownyeahwe'realldadsandyouknowthisisyouknowyougottaworkhardtocounteractthiskindofbullshityouknowyougottafigureoutawaytosortoflayitdownstraightforthemwithoutyouknowconfusingthemlikewithoutyouknowstillhavesomekindofeffectonwhatyou'reyouknowontheirthinkingyouknowandit'salsolikewe'resoumwhat'sthatlikesusceptibleyeahIcan'tevenpronounceitsusceptiblesusceptibleyeahokaythat's agoodIcelandicwordyeahtothisuhmanosphereuhfromfromabroadtheUKenglishspeakingworldliketheTatebrothersandstuffit'slikeyeahImeanwhyarewesosusceptibletothatbecausewearesomuchinfluencedbylikeAmericancultureyeahmorethantheScandinaviansIthinkmoreyeahImeanpartofthelikeinculturalcontextingeneralorlikethefactthatweareonly400thousandandaverysmalllinguisticzonehasIthinkinfluencedournotsusceptibilityspecificallybut sortoftheinfluenceofforeigncultureonusbecausewe'renotreallyaselfsustainingcultureinthesamewaythattheItaliansortheFrenchortheGermansaretotakesomeEuropeanexamplesand it'snot likein theold 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alackofbettertermbutyeahandthenapparentlytheIcelandicmenarealsomoreinfavoroftheideaofstrongleadersthantheScandinaviansareIdon'tknowwhatthattellsusbutIdon'tknowyeahIunderstandtheinferencebutifIwasbeingaskedthismyselfI'dbelikeyeahIlikeastrongleaderwhodoesn'tyouknowbutwhatareyoureallyaskingmeherelikethisisreallythequestionbeingaskedhereyeahIjustdon'tthinktheaverageIcelandicmaleissmartenoughtounderstandtheinferencetheretoknowwhatwasbeingaskedofthemyeahIlikeDavidOlssonyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahthis is a highlykind of aI mean all ofthese surveyshave beendemoralizingand thetrend seemsto kindof justcontinueyeahin thatwayyeahIrememberat onepointI wasaskedlikehow Ifeelaboutsomethingin oneof thosephonesurveysand likeby theend ofitI waslikecanIchangemyIfeelworseaboutthisnowthanat thestartofthephonecalllikeIhavelessIhavelessfaithinthingsturningoutwellmyopinionshavechangedquestionsyeahthe bestthingaboutthesesurveysarelikethey'reaskingyouaboutnotthissurveynonojustingeneralaskingyouaboutthebankorlikeaninsurancecompanyandthere'slikehowlikelyareyoutorecommendthisyeahthat'sone ofthereasonsIstoppedbecauseeverytimeit wasjustapaidthingitwasjustlikeitwasjustPRbasicallyit'slikewhywhenwouldIrecommendaninsurancecompanydoyouneverhaveadultconversationswhoareyoutalkingtowheredidyoulasttakedieselwouldyourecommenditnothis issuch afunnynowthat'sa questionin Icelandas wellwhereeverythingis amonopolyyeswouldIrecommenditnothatwasthatisgoingtobemyframingofthisexactlywhichisthatnomatterwhereyouspendyourmoneyasaconsumerinIcelandit'sgoingtobebetweenlikedependingonthesectorit'sgoingtobeyouhavethreeorfouroptionswhetherit'sgroceriesinsurancebankinggasolinewhateveryoudon'tlikeanyofthemthey'reallkindofequallyterriblethereisn'treallycompetitionsoyou'rejustkindoftakingthebeatingbecauseyoudon'thaveachoiceandofcourseyou'renottalkingaboutitwithyourfriendsbecausenobodywantstotalkaboutthefactthatthey'regettingscrewedalldayI hadthisgreatexperienceIpumpedthegasandIpaidforititwasamazingkillmenowbreakouttheboozeifIwouldliveinHapnahudurlikeIusedtowhenIwasateenagerIloveHapnahudurthenIwouldlikegotoFjallarKupandifItookasurveywheredidyoulastdoyourgroceryshoppingIwouldsayFjallarKupandtheywouldaskmewouldyourecommenditandIwouldsayyesthatisdefinitelyadifferentexperiencethat'sbecauseIhavefeelingstowardsTMcontrarytowhatthey'readvertisingIhaveaveryhardtimerememberingwhetherornotI'minsuringmystuffwithSjóvaorVísuorwhateverIdon'trememberIusedtobewithSjóvaonourbedwouldn'trecommenditnotbecausetheydidanythingwrongIwouldneverrecommendSjóvaSjóvaSjóvaVáin thesenseofawfulshitseadangerit'soriginallyacompanyfoundedoninsuringshippinginsuringshitdoesnothappentoyouatseaandshipatsealikeinterestinthefishingindustryarethebiggestshareholdersoffunnilyenoughremarkableIcan'tbelieveithowlongdoyouthinkwecouldgowithoutmentioningeitherthepensionfundsorthefishingquotaIlikedeliberatelyhaven'tmentionedthepensionfundsforlikeafewepisodesohwhybutyoucangetinsuranceyoucandoyourbankingandgetyourinsurancefromtheIcelandicstatedidyouknowthroughTM andlandsmokinohyeahtheIcelandicRikiskassiyeahaslikewhen itcomes totheUXexperienceyoucan'tfeelthedifferencebutatleastyouknowthedividendsaregoingintothestatecofferswhich isniceyeahit'sownedbythesamepeopleyouknowmostofwhosementhinkstrongleadersandbeingthebreadwinnersis agoodthingyeahchoicesbetweenyouknowcorporateoctopusoligarchyororyeahfat-headednordicchudnessrightan excellentchoiceanywayI want toI want toput itin adifferentthingsothecityofReykjavíkwas inthenewslastweekforbuyingchairsandforremovingparkingspotsyeahI'llsaydo youwant toelaborateonthesetwopiecesifIdideitherofthesethingsnoonewouldcareyeahifyouwouldbuychairsfor50millionIcelandickronersI feel like that should be in the newslike if I spend an inordinate amountof money on chairsnot that I have ever spent50 million on chairslet's just get that straightbut if I buy like a really expensive chairI want to pat on the backit's like wow you did thatyeah you did thatthat's like a grown up thingyeahI mean you can buy really nice chairsfor like hundreds of thousands of kronersthat's trueyeahlikeBorgarawhat's thatthe city councilthe city councillikepassedan addendumto thethefjárarsáðlitheirtheirfiscal planyeahto add50 million kronersto buy new chairsfor theBorgastjórnsalarythe city halllike meetingbasicallythe chairstheir asseshave to be in all fucking dayno no nojustlike every otherTuesdayfor likea couple hoursfor likesix hoursyou may be ableto clarify thiswe have what2321 city councilmemberscan we go to city halland sit on the chairsthe rest of the timeis it 2 million kronera chairor are there more chairsin the roomI think there are likedouble the amount of chairsbecause they have likealternatesat the meetingsso it's a million kronera chairyeah but thenthey're also gonna buythis LEDlike panelso it's not onlythe chairs they're buyingno they're buyinglike a TV screenso it's fake newsI'm kiddingand chairsfor 50 millionlast nighta kronerbut when we reportedall of thisat the sourcethe hip hop magazinelike my day job iswe tried to askwe're just gonna goshut this windowwhile you're talkingyeahwhat you doup thereis you bust rhymesand youbust public officialsfor spending moneyyeahbust rhymesand you do crimesno I don't do crimesI was likeyou report on crimesI meanII've been investigatedthoroughlyno crimesI've been committedyeah this is truefor those whodon't rememberfrom past podcastsAlastair was underthe people you investigatethorough policeinvestigationfor 18 monthsa couple years agoyeahyeahfun timesyeah we askedthe mayorwho's a folly of youthlikequestionsquestions about thisand when sheanswered itshe was likeyeah I'mI'm against thisbut when you lookat the minutesof the meetingfrom the city councilit's likethe mayor ofReykjavíkproposeswe use50 millionto buy chairsand this TV screenthat'sthat isdefinitely a littleunfortunateyeahI feel like peoplelike I was sayingI feel like peopleshould be able to gosit in the chairswhen they're not being usedI suggest thingsall the timelike we can go lookat that mapof ReykjavíkI mean I thinkit's quite alrightthat they havenice chairsand it's likea nice hallwhere theyconduct their meetingsand take nicedecisionstake nice decisionsbut I mean50 million for a TV screenand likemaybe 30 chairsis likewe bono manno I'm kiddingI meanmy first apartmentcost like19.5 millionso we buy thattwice overand redecorateyeahyou could livein one of those chairsI guessnever justnever leavedo you wanta new bathroomor a chairsimilar amountit's a nice enough chairyou knowdid you knowthat the mayorhas like aprivatebathroomyeah I knowI've been therehave you been thereyeahI've not used itbut I've seen itit has a showerwith like askylightyeahso you canlike stand theregetting likewetand cryand look at the skylike what have I donewhy don't I rememberall the suggestionsI've madewhen I'm asked about themby the medialike tearsin rainlike tearsin the rainyeahwell I meanspeaking of othersI mean okfinenext thingis likethey'realso announcedthat they're removingsome of the parkingspots downtownor actually addingparking spotsand removingwhat washad been turnedfrom parking spotsinto likeI don't knowoutdoor seatingfor cafe barand stuff like thatlike long timebars downtownand like someof these placesit's likewas quickto be likenot niceyeahnobody used itbut then other placespeople actually used themyeahand especiallylike they have oneat Österöldurwhich is likein front of the parliamentyeahI don't rememberwhat the place is called nowyou're talking aboutin front ofLækspjö Hotelborgyeahit'sit wasactually it was calledBad Mickiesuntil about two days agoI thinkwhere Reykjavík Brewerytook it overyeahI think Bad Mickiesis probably slangfor something badI meanthe fucking Irish pubsin this townis just likeso you're talkingabout the buildingthey're not a singlefuck givenno I'm talking aboutit's just likewe will appealto the basestfucking stereotypebut you're talkingabout the buildingbetween the Hotelborgand the ApotekrightyeahyeahBad Mickiesyeahbut I thinkliterallymaybe we'lllet's check outwho took over itbut I thinkthey werechasing namesyeahit'sleprechaunoh hooligansÖsteröldurit's likethe only placein Icelandit's likewe havethislikepublic squarewhere peoplewhen it's sun outsidepeople likego theresunbathinggetting drinksit's likeit's kind of coolyeahit's almost likea swimming poolin winteryou don't have toconvince me manI am againstevery fuckingparking spotyeahevery fuckingact ofaggressionperformed againstlike beinga fuckingpedestrianin downtownlike it's archaicif you go tolike mostother Europeancapitalsthere's likea good chunkof their downtownwhere theyou can'teven havea fuckingcarit's justlikethe factthat wearethat thisthis horriblecompromisethat we havenowwith thecars stilllikecruisingthrough allthe peopleit's ridiculousit's laughableit would belaughableif yeahif it weren'tsofuckinginfuriatingyeahbutessentiallylikeI don'tknowlikeI haven'tseenthe statisticsbutover thepastdecadeand ahalfjust makethem upI'll makethem upyeahover thepastdecadeand ahalflikea largeportionof whatwas basicallyindustriallet's say69%by theharbourhas beenturned intoharpanand awhole arrayof buildingsand underthat wholethingthere'sliketwofloorsorcellarsof parkingyeahthere hasnever beenmore parkingso manyparkingspotsdowntownas thereisnowand thenobviouslyon thestreetsthat wehavewhichis atinyportionof theparkingspotsavailablesomeof themhavebeenturnedintooutdoorseatingand thenthey'returningsomeofthembackbutwe'retalkingaboutlikeyouknowdozensyeah15spotswhichislikenothingandsureit'smorevisiblebutbecausedowntownisnothingit'slikebasicallyonestreetandsomewhat islikethere'snoactuallycomparedtoyeahI meanall rightwe'rebeingfacetiousthat'sgreatthere'snoutilityin thisyeahyeahbutandalsokeepinmindthateverydayapproximately40newcarsshowupontheroadsyeahsothat'skindofexcusemecomeagainareyoustillmakingupstatisticsthisisliketrueallrightrunitbymeagain40newcarsadayonaverage40newcarsaday141414404040newI'mhavinglikeadisturbinglyI finditdisturbinglyeasytobelievethisIabsolutelywouldbuyitIthinkthatkindofmakessenseyeahImeanyeahit'sgonnabe1213001400carsayearyeahsurenowonderwehavetrafficjamsnothingcomparedtoLAbutthey'reprettyannoyingwhenyouyeahit'slikenewlyregisteredcarswereonaverage40adaylastyearpleasespeakintoyourmicrophoneyeahIwasjustlikeconfirmingwhatIsaidearlieryeahImeanit'sthat'sthat'sthat'sfineIguessokaysosoanythingelsethatthecityisdoingthatisabsolutelysmashingpeopleImeanwetalkedaboutsomeofthesethingsbeforethatthey'vebeendoingsomefiringssincesummeryeahsomeofthemsomerehiringI'veheardsomerehiringyeahIthinkmostoftheinformationagentnosorrythePRpeoplehavebeenrehiredall18ofthemnobutmaybehalforsomethingbutthisislikeunconfirmedyeahandI meanthelatestthingspeakingofothernewsaboutthecityisthattheytherewasabunchofbuildingsinReykjavíkthatwerebeingoccupiedbyvariousgroupsofartistsandstufflikethatalloftheirreleaseswereendedlastweekIthinkyeahbecausenobodycomesherefortheartistsnotheygotothebookstoreandlistentothebookstorebandyeahyeahandtheyyouwereinnonononodoyouknowanybodywho'splayedinthebookstorebandyeahyeahIamverylet'ssayI'macloseassociateofacertainanonymousmemberofthebookstorebandsoanywayforanybodywhodoesn'tknowthere'saandwhotellsmethatthemoralethereislikesuicidalwhatliketheyhateittheyhatebecauseit'stheyhavefansit'spatheticit'sawfulit'shatethemfornotplayingtheirsongit'sbasicallylikeacontinuousyouknownightoutatabarwhereyouknowthey'vejustbecomelikeafuckingwhat'sthewordglimskratijukeboxtheyhateallthesesongstheyplayedthemamilliontimesbuttheycan'tstopbecausethemoneyissogoodsowhatIwasgoingtosayaboutthisislikefirstofallIwillexplainwhatwe'vebeentalkingaboutsoon18downtownReykjavíkthereusedtobesomethingcalledmaulumandinkthebookstoreitwaslikeaninstitutioninReykjavíkithadbeenthereforevertheactualbookstorethebuildingitselfwasapparentlybuiltbygrantsfromthesovietunionsothebuildingwasforalongtimecalledtheruplecoolandIcantellit'slikeafuckingcubeandafewyearsagoitwasturnedintothebarandit'sjustcalledthebookstorebarorsomethinglikethatandoneofthefeaturestheyhaveistheyhaveeverynightacoverbandplayingwhateverwouldbeonclassicrockradioandthisiskindofaninterestingphenomenonbecauseitdefinitelyhasnothingto dowithIcelandicculturebutit'sreminiscentofcoverbandsplayingatCostadeSolinSpainorsomethingthey'relike ahotelbandcomethinkofitisprettymuchIcelandicculturetoanextentwe'rejustagianthotelreallythiswholetowniftheywouldhavethebookstoreinSkavenImeanyoucouldgetlikethetrueIcelandicculturalexperienceyeahImeanSkavenisalwayslosingoutonthingshereyeahImeanthattouchesonwhythebookstorebandbutthey'resellingmerchandthey'resortofpresentingitasifit'slikethishiddengemit'slikeohthebookstorebandthey'resogoodbutitisn'tactuallyabandit'sjustthisrevolvingdoorofmusicianswhohatethemselvesIthinkthere'sabunchofbandsthatkindoftheyhavedealtwiththeirselfloathingoverthedecadesincreativeandexpressivewaysyouknowIdon'tthinkthattheymayhaveasyoungpeoplehadlowopinionsofthemselvesasyoungpeopleoftendobutthosedaysarethepastnowthey'rewhatlike60onaveragenowyearsoldinthe70stherewaslikeacompetingbandtouringNorthAmericayeahbutthat wasbecauseofthemanagementstuffyeahbutImeanthere'sabunchofbandsthatarestillgoingyouwhereyouhavelikeasingleoriginalmemberthisisnotthatrarelikeithappenedtobonymandithappenedtorainbowyeahithappenedtoIthinkitevenhappenedtolikeyellowatsomepointyeaharen'ttherelikeyouknowwhateverisnowwheretherewaslikearightsituationwherelikedifferentpeopleclaimedownershipofthebandandlikeyou'refiredyou can'tfiremeyou'renotit'ssimilarIguessbutokaybutyouseethepointI'mtryingtomakethoughwiththebookstorebandislikethey'retappingintothissortofquirkyIcelandmusicculturebytryingtosortofmisrepresentitaslikeanactualbandtheysellmerchliket-shirtsthatsaythebookstorebandyouknowbutthereisit'snotit'sallanillusionthereisyeahyeahIrecommendlookingatshop.greban.iswhere wehavesomethingcalledwatchlikeanIcelandert-shirtwherewereprintedthe1980sposterstheywereinoldswingtheyweresomuchbetterandmoreinformingthantheposterstheyhavenowit'sinterestingisn'titthishugerevivalofretrodesignthat'sgoingonwiththeknitsweaterswithdesignsfromtheoldmilkandcandyImeanthehuluguddachsandstuffit'sjusthulugudit'sopalandroyaloldbrandalrightwellImeanit'slikeforeveryoungit'sforeveryoungdefinitelybutlikethesongit'sbeenaroundsinceatleastthe60sor70syeahforevernumminumyesare youtalkingaboutlikealphavilleorbobdylanbobdylanyeahIthoughtsoyou'remoreofthatkindofguyIthinkalphavilleisfromthe80srightyeahyeahIwanttobeforeveryoungyeahforeveryoungisfrom1974yeahanywaytwodifferentsongsatleastImeanthereareprobablylike400songscalledforeveryoungbutthosearesortofthetwomostfamousonesifyoubecameaninternationallyrenownedrockstarinyour20sandyou'renowinyour30sthisisaquestionyou'rekindoftryingtoaddresswhichislikecanIstillbearockstarinmy30syeahI'mprettysurescorpionshaveasongcalledforeveryoungyeahI'mprettysurelikeIdon'tknowwhathappenedtooriginalityitdiedwithAIsorrySIyeahIhavenoideanoImeanitwasdeadlongbeforeImeanIwasreadinglikebecauseIlikewehaveit'shardtonameasonglikehaveyouwrittenasonghaveIwrittenasongyeahnoIbasicallyhaven'tlistenedit'snotthathardtowriteasongyou knowit'shardtowriteagoodsongobviouslybutlikeputtingtogetherasongisn'tthathardbutwhenitcomestimetolikegiveitanamethat'sreallytrickyIthinkthatwouldbetheonlythingIcoulddoyeahitgetssoclichesoeasilyoryoucouldgoliketrytodolikeobscurelikegiveitanamethathasnothingtodowiththelyricsandthenyou'retoolikeartsyImeanwiththatinsideinmindInowunderstandwaybetterwhyBlurnamedtheirsongsongtwowhatyeahbutthe jokebeingthat it'snotsongnumbertwolikenicetryDamonDamonDamontherewasanincidentwhichinvolvedanIcelanderintheinternationalsportsnewsintheweekthatjustpassedHeimirHatkissonI'mreallyontopofyeahHeimirHatkissonwhoisIcelandicandcoachestheIrishnationalteamwasyou'retalkingaboutthedentisthe'sadentisttooIhavenoideahe'sadentistdentistfromWestmanwowthis islike arenaissancemanoftheIcelandicvarietywowwashejustlikebeingadentistinWestmanandwatchingthegamehavingabeerandjustlikeIcouldmanagethisIcouldrunafootballteamseveralphonecallslateryou'rehiredmatehaveaseathaveajackethaveasmokeandadrinktheymetafuckingtheyhadaGuinnessandsomethingcalledacakewhateverthatisJesusChristbutyeahhe'smanageroftheIrelandteamwhichisfuckingawesomelikeIlovethatyouknowIcelandsoccertalenthasbecomeaninternationalexportablecommodityno yeahI thinkthat'sradbutsinceIdonotgiveasinglehootaboutayousportscouldyoutellmewhathappenedohwellthelongandnojusttheshortofittheshortofitisthatIrelandhadacoupleoffixtureswiththeIsraelinationalteamwhicharesomehowinUEFAliketheEuropeanSoccerAssociationohyeahgeographicthat'sstrangebutokayyeahnobecauseofbutthey'realsoinEurovisionthemagicofIsraelisthattheyjustbelongeverywheredon'ttheyyeahandtheyyeahandthey'reaplayerontheIrelandhasanunusuallystronglevelofanti-Israelisentimenthas itanything todo withtheirhistoryas aas anoppressedcolonyoftheUnitedKingdomin asenseI wouldthinkthatthat'smorelikelythantheirlikehistorywiththepotatoesitlinksdoesn'titsothere'slikesomefaminestuffandpeoplediedandstuffokayokayI canseethere'slike ahistoricalthingthatI meanyeahI don'tknowI meanI feellikethere'saprettystronglevelofanti-Israelsentimentherebutyou knowmaybeit'snotasyouknowunequivocalas itisinIrelandI don'tknowI don'tknowforwhateverreasonbutyeahlikeanIrelandplayerpressconferenceit wasdiscussedthe ideaof maybenot evenplayingthe gamebuttheydecidedto doitbuttheyweregoingtokneelduringtheIsraelinationalanthemtheyweregoingtowearblackarmbandsandtheyweren'tgoingtoshakehandswiththeIsraeliplayersandyouknowthecoachsortofgenerallysupportedthisandtherewereacoupleofprettyheatedpressconferencesincludingonewhereanIsraelijournalistwasforciblyejectedfrom theroomforyouknowbeingunrulyfortakingthemicandnotbewillingtoreturngenerallymakinghimselfwelcomeinapartoftheworldwherehewasnotandsoyeahthishascausedquiteastirandthecoachsaidhesupportstheplayersandhealsosaidthathedoesnotthinkitwouldbeagoodideafortheIrishteamandtheIsraeliforeseeablefutureallrightthatisatleastinterestingthankyouforsummingthatupit'sunusualthatthispodcasttouchesonanythingthatIknowjackshitabouthappytoinjectwellinformedsportscorrespondentyeahyouwouldn'tthinkittolookatmebutI'mkindofasoccerdudeIguessyeahIknowImeanIhavefoundmemoriesofwatchingfootballwithyouIactuallydon'tdislikeanythingrelatedtofootballexceptIlovewatchingthegamebecauseit'softenaverybeautifulgametowatchahyesit'sabeautifulgameexceptwhenArgentinaareplayingbutyouknowahcomeonsoIwillnotcomeonIwillnotcomeonanythingIknowIfeelIdon'tI'mnotdownwithArgentinaandtheirbehaviorandI'mnotdownsothere'sanotherkindofaverytragictrafficstorylastweekwherethereweretwofatalitiesinatrafficaccidentinEastIcelandwherefourcarsapparentlycrashedandeightpeoplewereinvolvedtwowerefatallyinjuredandsixseriouslyinjuredJesuswhereit'slikeit'snotthatfarawayIthinkfromÞkindofhardyouknowthisisyouknowwehaveobviouslycarcrashesinthisonthisislandImeanwithwhatwasit40newcarsadayyoucanseehowthataddstoitbutImeanifyoulookatthesortoffatalitystatisticsoverthepasttwoyearsthey'vekindoflikeyouknowwe'vebeenisn'titusuallybelow10fatalitiesayearithasn'tbeenthathighyeahkindofinandaroundthatsothisislikealargeportionofthatsoIdon'tknowwhatthisIdon'tknowwhatifthere'sanythingto belearnedfromthisbuttheitcouldn'tpossiblybethefactthatIcelandshouldhaveafuckingtraincoulditIdon'tknowImeanthat'sonethingbutImeanthesewerereallybutwe'vekindoftalkedaboutyouknowtheroadconditionsand stufflike thatbutas IunderstooditthisisnotexactlyinthoseparticularareasthathavebeentalkedaboutverymuchasbeingproblematicsoIreallydon'tknowbutit'sareminderofobviouslyhowdangerousitistodriveatwotonpieceofmetalat90kilometersanhourorwhateveritisoverasubarcticplateauwithnotoriouslyunpredictableweatheryeahbutyeahsorryto bringsuch adownerinto itbutit'syeahwedon'thavea lotoftheseandthiswasprettyseverespeakingaboutseverethingsmascorupioisheretodaytheforeignwhat istheminuteasecretaryofdefensenosecretaryofstateyeahyeahsobasicallyforeignministrytotheUnitedStatesyeahhe'sheretoprobablytalkaboutsecurityissuesImeanyeahthat'sareallygoodquestionwhatisheheretotalkaboutinsecurityissuesIcelandicpeoplelikedo IappearweaknexttomybossdoyoulikemedoyouthinkIcouldrunforofficeyeahhowdoyoulikemytiemaybeifIsitlikethisdoyoulikemelikenowyeahdoyoulikemeifIdissolveintothecouchlikedidwhenZelenskywasaremyshoestoobigyeahhewasintheroomwhenheshoutedI'mtryingtodohisposeonthephotobutthecouchisn'tsoftthere'sbeen abunchofopportunitiesfor himtotrytodisappearintothecouchIthinkoverthepastfewmonthsunsuccessfullyam Ithathe'sstillhereImeanit'sit'saninterestingmomentbecausethelasttheyrecentlymadethisdealwithDenmarkregardingGreenlandyeahthatchangesabsolutelynothingyeahit'sjust likestatus quoI hopewe canhave asimilardealwherenothingchangesyeahthisismaybetrytoworksomepositivechangesintothebargainImeanthisiswhatninedaysafterthatspeechthatourforeignministergaveattheUNGeneralAssemblyaboutfollowinginternationalnormsandrulesandhowimportantthesewerenotspecifyingtheUS'sbehaviorover thepasttwoyearsbutobviouslycitingitto anextentyeahsoIhopetheygetalongwellbutdoyourememberwhenMikePencecameandvisitedIcelandnotparticularlybutyouknowhe'skindofaforgetfulpersontomeetlikewithIdon'trememberwhowasprimeministerbackthensomeoneevenmoreforgettablethanMikePencetheywereatHáðiandhewaslikeIwanttothanktheIcelandicpeopleforrejectingtheChineseinvestmentplantheywereawkwardpauseswhenalltheministersthinkingaboutalltheChineseinvestmentplanyeahhaveweevenbeenoffereditnowehaven'thadachancetodenyitwithImeanyouknowIcelandwewouldn'tevenwewouldthinkhardaboutrejectingfreemoneywouldn'twewewoulddefinitelytakethefreemoneyIthinkassoonasChinaremembersweexistI'msurewe'llbehappytotaketheirmoneyifweseeenoughChinesetouriststhenmaybeeventuallytheCommunistPartyofChinawillknowaboutusthere'snotevenaChinesewordforIcelandyetinsomefewweekswe'regonnahavelikeadirectflightbetweenIcelandandChinathat'sneverhappenedhasitnobutthey'restartingit'slikeAirChinathey'vetalkedaboutitIdon'tthinkthistimeit'slikeit'sactuallyhappeningIremembertalkingtoundisclosedpersonalitiesaboutthisperhapshappeningalsowithAirIndiaundisclosedpersonalitiessoundslikeyou'retalkingtoyourselfyeahsoundslikeahorrormovieIwasathomethismorningtalkingtoundisclosedpersonalitieshomealonetalkingtoundisclosedpersonalitiesyeahImeanthere'sbeensometalkaboutAirIndiaIthinkflyingalsodirectlytoIcelandyeahallkiddingasidethere'scertainlygetenoughvisitorsfrombothofthosecountriestowarrantdirectflightsI'msurethere'sabunchyeahbutwe'vehaddirectflightsbetweenIcelandandIndiaIthinkplaytheytrieditforlikefivesecondsbeforetheyorsomethingIthinkthatthat'sahellofafuckingflightyouneedabigassplaneforthatrightbiggerthanyoushouldbecomfortablyabletolandIthinkKeplavíkyoucanlandanythingthereitmustbeifwe'redoingdirectflightstofuckingChinayeahImeanit wasbuiltbytheAmericansforarmyormilitarypurposesI'msureyoucanlandalargeasssupplythingthereprobablyImeanthey'realwaysdoingthesetestsonnewplanesthereit'slikeBoeingandAirbuscometoIcelandlandlandandifyoufuckitupthere'llbenoconsequenceslandyourbigassplanerightinyourfuckingcountrynoit'salsolikeahugeairportyeahit'sbigit'sliketheyhavelikemultiplewhat'sitcalledairstripsIsuspectthatit'sdisproportionatelybigforwhatweusedtoitbecauseitwasbuiltbytheAmericansandmaintainedbythemforhalfacenturyandwehavethispartthatisusedwhenyou'relikeflyingcommercialflightsandwestillhavesomepartofitthat'slikedesignatedformilitarystuffareyouguystryingtotellmethatwehavethelargestairportpercapitaintheworldyoucanjustsaythataboutanythinginIcelandandyou'dprobablybecorrectcan'tyouyeahyeahwehavetheyouknowIlookedituptheotherdaybecauseIwaswonderingifitwasanurbanmythorsomethingabouttheMarshallairliftthatIcelandgotlikeadisproportionateamountpercapitaandthatitwassortofoneofthefoundationsofIcelandasweknowitandit'snotbullshitit'sprettymuchtruealotofmoneyandImeanadmittedlyIthinkwewerethepoorestcountryinEuropebeforethewaryeahzerodamagefromthewarjustlikedumpedabunchofmoneyyeahbutatthesametimeitwastheideaofkindofrebuildingEuropeandwesincewealreadystartedyeahyeahlook atusnowyouknowoneofthebuildingsthatwasbuiltforthemartialmoneywasinthenewsrecentlybecauseitwasonfireitwastheyeahit'sthisbuildingintheoldbuildinginohyeahSpanishyeahifIremembercorrectlyit'stheAmericanwaydamnitthemartialmoneybutmoretodowiththevintageofthebuildingyeahsoyeahitwasonfirebutapparentlyasbestosdoesn'tburnsoallgooditdoesn'tsonicethat'sthenicepartofthisneverevergoesawayyeahyeahit'soursforeveryeahyeahbut this is also why this building has been massively problematic because it's soit's likeridiculously expensiveto do anythingwith ityeahbut they're gonna turn it into like an extreme sportsliketheme parkor somethingyeahas is itas inthe extremesportof likebungee divingorinteractingwith asbestosorfree divingyeahit's likewhen yougo intolike thisrates roomwhere you canlike smashthings aroundyeahwhat makes itextremeis you can'tbreathe intheyeahwhile you do ityeahyeahyeahthis is greatand then if you doyou will diefour decades lateryeahbut you knowwhateverahwon't we allthat's what happenedto Malcolm McLarenwasn't itwhatwhatthe guywho was themanager forSex Pistolsohokfor a secondI thought you meantMalcolm McDowellno no noI think he diedfrom asbestos lungsand it was related tothe constructionhe was doingto likeopen thesesort ofpunk storesback in the 70sor the 80syeahyeahI tore downan asbestos worldwhen I was in AustraliayeahI expect to diea painful deathyeahin liketwo or three decadesI'm pretty sureI havein my lifeinteracted withasbestosmore than I should haveyeahumit's always ayou will get asteinlungayeahthis is one of theupsides or downsidesdepending onhow much you love lifeofdoing reconstructionon your ownwith some buildingswithwithmultiple personalitiesyeahit's likedo you need helpno I have all the help I needyou get like a group salaryyou get a bigbig salary per capitaforfor you and all your personalitiesno it's likesmall per capitaoh yeahyeahrightyeahone of my personalitiesis happy that my wifeis the breadwinner of the homeandanother onewants to likethat was the personalitythat answered the emailsniff asbestosbecause it's manlyalrighty thenso that was itI thinkforfor this weekumI ate liketwopulsesbefore we went onairso you don't have to do it afterno so Iit's likeit's the only timeyou don't have to have a hot dogafterI canI canI can onlyimaginehow tightlyclenched your anusesnowtrying not to fartin this tiny roomyeah and it's also likethis is probablythe reasonI'mnot the herowe wantedbut the herowe deservewhatwhatthe hot dogsyeah I meanI ate two hot dogsand drank a colabefore getting ona podcastwhere wewere sittingon the sofaand with your mouthso if you want tochange this podcastI always believedit was the 5Gtransmitterin my neighborhoodbutit's probablythe hot dogsyeahdo you want todo you want toshift the sceneryfor the podcastwhere wedo the podcastwhile debt liftingyeahthat'd be greatwe can do thatI can bring some gearyeahwe're still gonna do it hereyeahJesusoh myget me some of those steroidsyou don't need it right nowcan youcan you huffsteroid creamcan you get like ado I look likean authority on steroidsyour wife is a doctorisn't sheyeahbut I likeI'm scruffyif I dried my steroid creaminto likelike a powderand snorted itwould that be the sameas just doinganabolic steroidsI don't knowthey both have the same nameI think you cansurely it must bethe exact same thingyou can try itand if you getreally pissed offfor no good reasonit probably workedoh okthat's why I'm gettingso pissed offfor no reasonall the timeit's my steroid creamyeahI'll tell my wifewhere do you apply itwhere don't I apply itnoin all seriousnessI haveI have an incurableskin diseaseah okyou are ouryou are ourmodern day Maratbut I think it's likeit's a very commonit's psoriasiswhich is very commonin Icelandyeahwe have a geneticpredisposition towards ityeahI have likeI have likethe two cornerstonesof IcelandicconditionsI have hay feverand psoriasisand I'm lactose intolerantI thinkthat's likethe Icelandic trifectayeahI'm probablyall of these thingsbut I chooseto ignore themthat's the fourthIcelandicuhcornerstonethe fourlandvættthat are namedafter these thingsactuallyyeahit's thethe dragon thingis probablythe psoriasisyeahand thenthe stonethe giantwould beit's thethe hay feverthe hay feverokmaybe that's the bullthe bullyeahthat's the hay feveryeahit's alwaysand then we havethe giantwould bethe denialthe denialyeahand thethe fourth thingisthe fourth onelike a fishor somethingis there likea cat in theredo you have ado you have a cointhe dragonwe already saidthe dragonthe dragonhow are we so badat thisnoit's the dragonthe bullthe giantand it's likea whalethinglikeKeikois it a whalenolookit's an eagleit's gotta be a birdit's an eagleit's gotta beit's an eagleyeahevery countryin the worldhas like an eaglethe eagle isnah that doesn't workthat's for thelactose intolerantthe lactose intolerantyeah that has to bethe bullthe eagle has tois the hayfevergreðungur gammurdrekki og bergrusiyeahyeahso that'sall you need to knowabout theIcelandic coat of armsnowyeahwhat islandvættirhow do we translate thatlike the protectorsof ouryeahI meanit kind of fuseswith the ideaof if peopleare familiarwith the dragonhats onviking shipssort ofit's a similarideayou havekind of theseland spiritsyeahthere's land spiritsthat arethe dragonthe eaglethe bullthe mountain giantI mean the bulland the giantare prettylitbut likeit's kind ofplayed to havea dragonand an eagleI feel likethat's every countryin the worldthat's likeour flagbeing redwhite and blueit's likewe couldn'tcome onit's likewe couldn'thave pickedsomethinga bit moreoriginaldid we pickityeahI personallychose thoseI went backin timewho pickedthe landvættiroh the landvættirI thinkI have no ideawhere it comesit's part ofJónsjödreamt it upin somesyphiliticdragonslike reallypart of theSARSwell there'sMidgardsormuris that adragonI meanit's not awere you picturinglike alike an earthwormlike anonamöðgurwellmore likea landvættiryeahI guessormurused to meansnakenow it meanswormbut yeahit's acognateof wormI seethe thingthat likethedunadunadunayeahno I can'ttell youbecause I donot knowwhen theidea ofwhen theidea ofthese elementswhich you canfindthe wormwith a Ylike a wormyeah I'm notsure whenthis waslikewhen wedecidedI'm gonnasaymaybeearly20thcenturybut youcan lookit uponwhoeverinvented itbut it'sbased onsome ofthemedievalliteraturewe haveand someother thingsandalsoyou haveto rememberit'sfromthat eraof sortoflikehighnationalismslashromantismso it'skind ofyou knowall thatvikingswithhornit'sactuallyolderthan wethoughtit'sfromlikethe9thand10thcenturyokwhatyeahmaybeAIislikefuckingwithyouyeahthe ideaof themis fromthe 9thor 10thcenturyor earlierbut it'sfirstwritten downin likea 12th13thcenturymanuscriptbut likehaving itas a partof likethe Iceland'sinsigniathat mustbe lateryeahthat'slikein1919when wegot ourindependenceno notindependencelikefjöldfjöldiautonomyohgodfreedomnotindependentbut wecoulddecidethingssovereigntysomethinglike thatwho givesa shitwe justneed astrongmanhistorymanfuckitourhistoryhistoryare likeskjaldamerkiwhat'sthatcoat ofarmsyeahit usedto belikeacotyeahI knowI knowlike aflatfishbasicallylike abakaláit'smoreappropriateso it'sbasicallysaltedflatfishyeahI meanthat'sliketheI likethe partwhere it'slikeno impedimentto anyoneit's likethe oppositeof theit'sflattenedoutso ifyou lookat thecoat ofarmstheoriginalDanishcrownscoat ofarmswhen itcomes torepresentingall oftherealmsof thekingdomthey havetheflatfishforIcelandthey haveasheepI thinkfor thepharaohsand thenthey havea polarbearfortheGreenlandI maybeI can'treallyrememberGreenlandgotthecoolestonetherethey doalsohavepolarbearson aregularbasiswedon'treallydoitthepharaohwas likecome onwe getthesheepand thenin theearlybeforewesettledon thecurrentredwhiteandbluewhichwehaveitwasitwaskindofballerbutapparentlyI readsomewhereit wasrejectedbecauseitwastoosimilartotheGreekmaritimeflagyeahsomethinglikethatbutit'sjustfuckingbullshitbecausethere'slike50countriesintheworldthathavethesameflagsasanothercountryhalfofSouthAmericahasthesamefuckingflagbutthenthatflagisstillactuallythecoat ofarmsstillusesthewhiteandblueflagfromwheneveritwasitisniceyeahthat'sballerthatshouldbeourflagthebluecoloriskindofthispastelthingthatwouldbekindofinvoguerightnowyeahlookscoolyeahit'smoreminimalyeahIthinkweshouldendthisthingIampleasedtohavespentthepastfewminutesIthinkwestartedoffridiculousandthenwejustcontinuedthatwaydownhillfromtherethankyouallforlisteningandwatchingwehavebeenIcelandRounduppleaserememberyou cansubscribeongrapevine.istosupportwhateverthehellthisisstillnotgettingpaidnoyou'restillnotgettingpaidbutImeanIdothisfortheenjoymentwealldothisforeverythingwellImeanifit'sanyifit'sanydrugsareexpensiveinIcelandyeahifit'sinanywayhelpfulyoudorememberthatyoucancallmenexttimeyouhaveaconstructionprojectatyourhouseandI'llshowupyeahactuallyyeahokaythere'sathere'sahavesomeasbestostogetherthere'sabackandforthhereyeahwecanlikebreaktheasbestoscladdingandI havesomethingI needfittedto awallmyhouseactuallyyeahokaycouldcomebysureIjustIjustpaintedthefloorof abuildingearlierthismorningsweetallrightthanks forlisteningand watchingwe areIcelandRoundupsee younextweekbyebyego onthengo onthen
