Randomness (Page 4) MercuryDragon: Iceland was, relative to other European nations, very icy and so it would have seemed the most obvious name to it's 10th century Scandinavian settlers. Vatnajökull ice cap, for example, has more ice than all the glaciers of continental europe put together. Greenland was reputedly so named by it's discoverer, the viking Eric the Red, to make it sound more pleasant. He was exiled from Iceland for manslaughter, and so must have wanted to make his new settlement sound more attractive than that of his erstwhile enemies! His reasoning for naming Greenland is attributed by folklore, but it makes sense to me. xD Edit: Also, "green" signifies something new, and perhaps it was named because it was a new land for its discoverers. I would further speculate this because Erik the Red's son Leif Erikson discovered Newfoundland, it would seem to follow the same naming pattern.. New land, Green land.. Loup_: You can argue with someone who has the personality of a corpse, but then you'd merely be bickering with yourself. And a half dead person. Workplace violence 101. MercuryDragon: My randomness for the day: My cousin's FB status was, "Just walked in on my little brother and his friend can opening a frozen cheeseburger.... " My reply was, "Cheeseburger lobotomy experimentation is necessary to become an open-bun burgology surgeon." MercuryDragon: Depending on the mass and volume of the potatos and tequila, I'd say about three shots per scoop, but that's just me. MercuryDragon: Does that go in the ear like a q-tip? This'll make you want a coathanger lobotomy after you hear it about a hundred times consecutively. Loup_: If people don't ask for your advice, do not freely give it. Chances are, it will only cause heartache for everyone involved. Truth. Loup_: Also, giving advice to those who choose to consistently ignore it seems to be to be a waste of time. One can only do so much for a friend before it gets exasperating. Then you simply throw up your hands and say, "All right, do it your way because you know what's best for yourself. Just don't ask me my opinion." Silly people. lol. | Off Topic Chat Room Similar Conversations |