Cleats by Bill Hinds for December 13, 2017
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Katie: Svanhildur is a cool name, Svanhildure. Girl: It's Icelandic. My mother is from Iceland. She says all the women in Iceland are beautiful. My dad is from Texas. Katie: That makes you Texlandic! Girl: Our favorite football game is when the Vikings play the Texans!
Interesting culture. No surnames, patronym plus -son or -dottír. One telephone book for the whole country, alphabetized by first name, distinguished by spouse’s name. Could converse with a viking, the language has changed so little. No military, but their Coast Guard has taken on the UK navy twice over fishing – and won both times.