Comments on: Iceland’s new currency: the Doddsson http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/icelands-new-currency-the-doddsson.html Thu, 17 May 2012 15:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Vic & Nancy Williams http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/icelands-new-currency-the-doddsson.html/comment-page-1#comment-16281 Vic & Nancy Williams Tue, 18 May 2010 21:29:33 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1028#comment-16281 Can anyone help us identify a really heavy bronze medallian with the words (1100 ARA AFMAELI iSLANDSBYGGDAR 1974 ) printed on the back and embossed on the front is 4 pictures one of a man , an ox, a dragon , and a giant bird. My mother in-law was from Iceland and move here around 1952, was very brave to come alone to a place where she had to teach herself to speak the language and learn the ways on her own. I am still . in awe of her and she has since left us. So could anyone help us figure out whyour , dearly departed mother would have held on to this medal, i am sure it must have been a comforting reminder of her home land Iceland, but we would like to know what it symbolizes. Thank you in advance. Victor & Nancy Williams. vwilliams9857@charter.net Can anyone help us identify a really heavy bronze medallian with the words (1100 ARA AFMAELI iSLANDSBYGGDAR 1974 ) printed on the back and embossed on the front is 4 pictures one of a man , an ox, a dragon , and a giant bird. My mother in-law was from Iceland and move here around 1952, was very brave to come alone to a place where she had to teach herself to speak the language and learn the ways on her own. I am still . in awe of her and she has since left us. So could anyone help us figure out whyour , dearly departed mother would have held on to this medal, i am sure it must have been a comforting reminder of her home land Iceland, but we would like to know what it symbolizes. Thank you in advance. Victor & Nancy Williams. vwilliams9857@charter.net

]]> By: Michael Gordon http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/icelands-new-currency-the-doddsson.html/comment-page-1#comment-4309 Michael Gordon Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:05:52 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1028#comment-4309 I am cautiously reminded of a proverb warning people to not count their chickens before they hatch. Bandarikunum's election should cause no joy to any human on the planet. I believe no good choice existed. "Change" has distance, not vector; if one direction is "good" ten thousand are "bad". Now you have a situation where the most powerful military machine on the planet will soon be in the hands of a man with one term in Congress, no executive or military experience, and a chip on his shoulder. We shall have an unprecedented one-party government that can work faster than Althing and you know better than I that hasty decisions are not very often good decisions. In Iceland's distant history are the Berserks. They were useful for a time, but when the wars ended (or slowed down a bit), what does one do with Berserks? I have visited Berserkahraun, stayed overnight in a gravel pit to escape the wind. Russia and the USA still have their Berserks, figuratively speaking. It takes strong leadership to keep Berserks in control. Relevance to me -- Eg er hermathur fra Bandarikunum, en ekki berserk. Icelanders should not forget their own heritage. I have on my desk an impressive medallion (stor peningur), 1100 ara afmaeli islandsbyggdar 1974. There is on the back of it four landwights, each of which renowned for strength and/or cunning (a giant man, a dragon, an ox, and a bird, looks like a phoenix). It took Iceland hundreds upon hundreds of years to evolve to a state where battles are fought in Althing with words; yet on the street, the park, and the sea; Icelanders are amazingly honorable and civil. You achieve this largely by having a relatively homogenous population, challenging geography and weather that forces people to cooperate or die, a libertarian political outlook, responsive government and nonviolent outlets for dissent. You cannot export these conditions to Russia or the USA. The President of the United States is supposed to be merely the chief executive of the federal government only; not meddling in the affairs of the states or cities, or of other nations except as he represents the will of the people. It is very bold (and wrong, and false) for candidates to speak of things over which they have no authority; Obama cannot decide for himself what is going to be tax policy, or foreign policy; BUT as part of a one-party government, many things will happen quickly and Democrats do NOT understand commerce, military, or foreign affairs. I am cautiously reminded of a proverb warning people to not count their chickens before they hatch. Bandarikunum’s election should cause no joy to any human on the planet. I believe no good choice existed. “Change” has distance, not vector; if one direction is “good” ten thousand are “bad”. Now you have a situation where the most powerful military machine on the planet will soon be in the hands of a man with one term in Congress, no executive or military experience, and a chip on his shoulder. We shall have an unprecedented one-party government that can work faster than Althing and you know better than I that hasty decisions are not very often good decisions.

In Iceland’s distant history are the Berserks. They were useful for a time, but when the wars ended (or slowed down a bit), what does one do with Berserks? I have visited Berserkahraun, stayed overnight in a gravel pit to escape the wind. Russia and the USA still have their Berserks, figuratively speaking. It takes strong leadership to keep Berserks in control. Relevance to me — Eg er hermathur fra Bandarikunum, en ekki berserk.

Icelanders should not forget their own heritage. I have on my desk an impressive medallion (stor peningur), 1100 ara afmaeli islandsbyggdar 1974. There is on the back of it four landwights, each of which renowned for strength and/or cunning (a giant man, a dragon, an ox, and a bird, looks like a phoenix).

It took Iceland hundreds upon hundreds of years to evolve to a state where battles are fought in Althing with words; yet on the street, the park, and the sea; Icelanders are amazingly honorable and civil. You achieve this largely by having a relatively homogenous population, challenging geography and weather that forces people to cooperate or die, a libertarian political outlook, responsive government and nonviolent outlets for dissent. You cannot export these conditions to Russia or the USA.

The President of the United States is supposed to be merely the chief executive of the federal government only; not meddling in the affairs of the states or cities, or of other nations except as he represents the will of the people. It is very bold (and wrong, and false) for candidates to speak of things over which they have no authority; Obama cannot decide for himself what is going to be tax policy, or foreign policy; BUT as part of a one-party government, many things will happen quickly and Democrats do NOT understand commerce, military, or foreign affairs.

]]> By: alda http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/icelands-new-currency-the-doddsson.html/comment-page-1#comment-4069 alda Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:26:45 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1028#comment-4069 Jessie - shouldn't be hard, the bill was actually taken from a final project by a student at the Iceland Academy for the Arts. :) Jessie – shouldn’t be hard, the bill was actually taken from a final project by a student at the Iceland Academy for the Arts. :)

]]> By: Gray, Germany http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/icelands-new-currency-the-doddsson.html/comment-page-1#comment-4068 Gray, Germany Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:18:25 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1028#comment-4068 Jessie, make that a 700 billion dollar bill! This way, Bush can pay for the bailout with a single banknote! Hey, who said fixing the economy is difficult? :D Jessie, make that a 700 billion dollar bill! This way, Bush can pay for the bailout with a single banknote! Hey, who said fixing the economy is difficult?
:D

]]> By: Jessie http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/icelands-new-currency-the-doddsson.html/comment-page-1#comment-4066 Jessie Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:09:35 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1028#comment-4066 Do you think they can find the person who created it and have them design a $1,000,000 USD bill with George Bush's head on it?? Do you think they can find the person who created it and have them design a $1,000,000 USD bill with George Bush’s head on it??

]]> By: CarolQ http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/icelands-new-currency-the-doddsson.html/comment-page-1#comment-4047 CarolQ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:01:26 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1028#comment-4047 The 10,000 note reminded me of a $100 bill one cashier took in at a restaurant where I worked as a cashier. The manager called all in one-by-one and asked if they had taken it in. Soon as i saw it, I started laughing - it was thin cardboard!! BTW. . . Wooo Hooo!!!!! You should have seen the TV news in Seattle, Washington; people were dancing in the streets of downtown Seattle on Election Night! Jumping up and down, hugging and waving signs . . . also most of the people . . . (dare I say???) were white! This wasn't about race, color or anything except brains, charisma and a return to Camelot of the Kennedys. Yeah, you got it right, I'm just sooo happy I could sing! (Someone give me a bucket!) LOL! The 10,000 note reminded me of a $100 bill one cashier took in at a restaurant where I worked as a cashier. The manager called all in one-by-one and asked if they had taken it in. Soon as i saw it, I started laughing – it was thin cardboard!!

BTW. . . Wooo Hooo!!!!! You should have seen the TV news in Seattle, Washington; people were dancing in the streets of downtown Seattle on Election Night! Jumping up and down, hugging and waving signs . . . also most of the people . . . (dare I say???) were white! This wasn’t about race, color or anything except brains, charisma and a return to Camelot of the Kennedys. Yeah, you got it right, I’m just sooo happy I could sing! (Someone give me a bucket!) LOL!

]]> By: Gray, Germany http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/icelands-new-currency-the-doddsson.html/comment-page-1#comment-4041 Gray, Germany Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:52:49 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1028#comment-4041 Only 10000 on that note? That's nothing! See the Icenews comment thread where I posted pictures of some real money: http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2008/11/06/victim-deserved-it-criminal-officially-comic-genius/#comments And Obama, well what can I say that hasn't alread ybeen said? Maybe only that you need to find your own Obama yourself. It's time for a change! And, YES, YOU CAN accomplish that. Only 10000 on that note? That’s nothing! See the Icenews comment thread where I posted pictures of some real money:
http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2008/11/06/victim-deserved-it-criminal-officially-comic-genius/#comments

And Obama, well what can I say that hasn’t alread ybeen said?
Maybe only that you need to find your own Obama yourself.
It’s time for a change!
And, YES, YOU CAN accomplish that.

]]> By: alda http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/icelands-new-currency-the-doddsson.html/comment-page-1#comment-4026 alda Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:25:42 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1028#comment-4026 Leighton - don't know. They said it was a food store and the cashier was not Icelandic. Which doesn't narrow it down one bit. And yes, DO looks smug. Always. Leighton – don’t know. They said it was a food store and the cashier was not Icelandic. Which doesn’t narrow it down one bit. And yes, DO looks smug. Always.

]]> By: Leighton http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/icelands-new-currency-the-doddsson.html/comment-page-1#comment-4023 Leighton Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:06:40 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1028#comment-4023 Alda, Which store was it? I've got some paper and colouring pencils here ready. Leighton PS Is it me or does Mr O look smug? I mean Oddsson, not Obama (he's got every right to be smug right now), on the bank note. Alda,

Which store was it? I’ve got some paper and colouring pencils here ready.

Leighton

PS Is it me or does Mr O look smug? I mean Oddsson, not Obama (he’s got every right to be smug right now), on the bank note.

]]> By: Roy Roesel http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/icelands-new-currency-the-doddsson.html/comment-page-1#comment-4009 Roy Roesel Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:36:10 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1028#comment-4009 This would be a great time for George Walker Bush to spend the next 77 days cutting brush in Crawford. The nightmare is finally over! This would be a great time for George Walker Bush to spend the next 77 days cutting brush in Crawford. The nightmare is finally over!

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