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You Norse bastards think you're funny, do you? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

That one Viking who wanted ice for his mojito landing in Iceland: “…HEY!”

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 hours ago

Explanation: Iceland is quite green. Greenland is quite full of ice.

Smarmy bastards.

(It has been speculated that Greenland was named as such to make it more appealing to prospective immigrants, who would not realize the truth until they arrived and had little choice but to settle - apparently, being alone in Greenland did not appeal to the original settlers)