the weather was mainly cloudy, but the sun was shining not far from us (somewhere up on the East Coast)
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Tedx wrote:A few days ago, these were someone's pride and joy...
csearle wrote:Another thing I learnt is that Faroe Islands is a tautology as the "oe" bit derives ultimately from a word meaning Islands. In the shipping forecast the sea area is therefore just called Faeroes.
csearle wrote:Another thing I learnt is that Faroe Islands is a tautology as the "oe" bit derives ultimately from a word meaning Islands. In the shipping forecast the sea area is therefore just called Faeroes.
servodude wrote:csearle wrote:Another thing I learnt is that Faroe Islands is a tautology as the "oe" bit derives ultimately from a word meaning Islands. In the shipping forecast the sea area is therefore just called Faeroes.
I guess Vikings must have seen a few islands so might have kept a simple word for one; it's the one letter word ö in modern Swedish
Possibly similarly reasoning could apply behind their use of öl for beer
UncleEbenezer wrote:servodude wrote:csearle wrote:Another thing I learnt is that Faroe Islands is a tautology as the "oe" bit derives ultimately from a word meaning Islands. In the shipping forecast the sea area is therefore just called Faeroes.
I guess Vikings must have seen a few islands so might have kept a simple word for one; it's the one letter word ö in modern Swedish
Possibly similarly reasoning could apply behind their use of öl for beer
That's a bit optimistic.
Swedish öl, despite its obvious common origin with english "ale", tends to be something to avoid. Unless perhaps you have a homebrew from someone of English or German influence - or somesuch.
Hmmm. Or (come to think of it), that may be long-outdated comment ...
Tedx wrote:
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servodude wrote:Tedx wrote:
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Jeff Bezos taking off in the background?
Tedx wrote:servodude wrote:Jeff Bezos taking off in the background?
They light it up on special days throughout the year. Ocassionally in pink for some female oriented event or other.
Anyway, it looks like a giant pink dildo (no other way of putting it I'm afraid). To me it does anyway. And most of the rest of the local population - apart from the town's 'organisers of stuff' (every town /village has them) who don't seem to see it at all.
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