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Rach Site Administrator
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area51newmexico Goddess
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:34 am Post subject: |
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*cries* I'm soooooo jealous! I'll have a look at the piccies when I'm next on my PC at home (at work now so can't view faceslap)
Visiting Iceland is high up on my 'to-do list'! _________________ Helen, the Administratrix of www.area51newmexico.com
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aalpha Nicest Guy In The Universe/Site Admin
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:20 am Post subject: |
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dittos on the jealousy. Right now you are volunteering right? So that means one day you'll get paid to do and be around all this fascinating stuff. <bangs head on table>
I know you couldn't put captions on all the pix but who might this be? Jack Dawson?
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Rach Site Administrator
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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@Helen - do it! Iceland is amazing! Such a beautiful country.
@aalpha: That's the dream - that one day, someone will pay me money to work in a museum or stately home or other similar institution and look after historical objects Doing all this abroad is just an added bonus. As to the identity of the deceased, she is female but I am not sure anyone knows who specifically she is. So Jane Doe it is...
I am off this weekend to see more of the countryside: volcanoes and a glacial lagoon (read lake with floating icebergs). Plus if I am brave enough I will try an Icelandic delicacy hákarl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karl (see the link for why I have to be brave to try this!). _________________ ~~~I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minuite of it!~~~
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area51newmexico Goddess
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:33 am Post subject: |
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I wish you luck!
Quote: | Hákarl is an acquired taste[citation needed] and has a very particular ammonia-rich smell and fishy taste, similar to very strong cheese slathered in ammonia. |
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aalpha Nicest Guy In The Universe/Site Admin
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As you ponder whether to actually take a bite, re-consider Aristotle's concept of the Golden Mean. In a nutshell, he proposed there is a fine line between courage and foolishness.
But by all means have fun and don't look back. _________________
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Rach Site Administrator
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Actually, the fermented shark wasn't as bad as I was fearing. It tasted like a strong white fish (perhaps monkfish) if it had been pickled. It was ok, but I probably wouldn't eat it often. _________________ ~~~I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minuite of it!~~~
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