Comments on: Our unsolicited opinion of the Skaup and other diversions

By: alda

alda — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:43:23 +0000

Hi everyone, and thanks for the input!

Hildigunnur – completely agree, I hope the next skaup doesn’t have that live studio audience laughter that somehow managed to sound more canned than canned! And I thought that Ragnhildur Steinunn skit was far too long.

Grif – they may look alike to you, but we have no problem telling them apart!

Karen, James – I’ll do a post.

By: James

James — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:02:23 +0000

Iceland’s New Years sound pretty good!

Several comments about the Hotel Borg protest… It looks like it was quite a rumpus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we4ZMgc3V6w

By: Stan

Stan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:10:59 +0000

I just watched the TV coverage of the Hotel Borg barge-in and understand that it had something to do with 365 Media, but I have no idea what the purpose of the demonstration was. I was quite surprised to see road flares being used by the demonstrators — they can be quite dangerous.

What was going on there and what was the reason for the demonstration?

By: Karen*

Karen* — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:05:19 +0000

May I solicit your opinion on the PM’s broadcast being cut short by protesters?

By: Grif

Grif — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:00:12 +0000

Happy New Year!

Nice story of Ragnheiður and the stranger at the crossroad. But ohh my, your stepdaughters look alike! Well … the 2 youngest, didn’t see the oldest.
Nice pictures as well, looks like you had a lot of fun.

By: mondrian

mondrian — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:29:17 +0000

Yay Champers! And yes, the geese and ducks at Tjörnin can get a lit-tle pushy sometimes!

Happy New Year and all the best for ’09!

By: Elín

Elín — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:27:38 +0000

I thought the sketch about slátur was funny!

Great photos and charming story about your youngest step-daughter and the stranger hugging at the intersection. I hope Polly feels better today.

Happy New Year!

By: hildigunnur

hildigunnur — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:29:00 +0000

Agree with the Skaup, aside from the 2-3 too long sketches and the live studio audience (I much prefer getting to know myself when things are funny, not having this silly laughter in the show), it was really good.

Pseudonym, no, nobody seems hungry, and there’s lot of food.

Happy new year, Alda, and all of you.

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:51:57 +0000

Great pictures, Alda, almost like being there. Happy New Year to all your family and may prosperous time lie ahead!

By: Pseudonym

Pseudonym — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:18:03 +0000

Speaking of TV…

“But this year’s show with Prime Minister Geir Haarde was cut short 45 minutes into the program when a torch-wielding crowd stormed Reykjavik’s Hotel Borg in an attempt to get to the studio.”

Torch-wielding? Waytago, Iceland!