tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882165486994692239.post7933595844529232377..comments2023-10-07T18:05:08.760+03:00Comments on Calvinistic Cartoons: Assembly RequiredEddie Eddingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15864410680077755048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882165486994692239.post-28767607038164399302009-07-21T18:54:22.421+03:002009-07-21T18:54:22.421+03:00You're welcome. And you don't even need to...You're welcome. And you don't even need to send me a toaster (unless you send me a dead armadillo, but then I would have to send you a lightly-smoked singed sheep's head).chopstickschanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391953126965807985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882165486994692239.post-67612944870237929842009-07-20T20:16:52.868+03:002009-07-20T20:16:52.868+03:00Thanks for the needed mini-documentary! We all lea...Thanks for the needed mini-documentary! We all learned something today.Eddie Eddingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864410680077755048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882165486994692239.post-55117352926799560442009-07-19T01:20:48.098+03:002009-07-19T01:20:48.098+03:00The US (yep, you guys) gave the statue to Iceland ...The US (yep, you guys) gave the statue to Iceland in 1930 to celebrate the 1000 year anniversary of it's government (Althingi). Leif the Lucky, as he was also known, is believed to have been the first European to have landed in North America (Vinland, probably Newfoundland). He was also a Christian. So, there's some connections in all that between the US and Iceland and the church. The giant axe he bears, presumably, was just for harvesting all the grapes they found in Vinland... I live in north Iceland. If you like, you can visit my web-site to see some more photos of Iceland, and check out a bit of life here (on the lighter side :)chopstickschanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391953126965807985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882165486994692239.post-69728493490554647272009-07-17T00:57:44.422+03:002009-07-17T00:57:44.422+03:00The statue out front is of Liefer Eriksson...not S...The statue out front is of Liefer Eriksson...not Superman. That's all I know. I am not sure of the connection. If someone knows, then please inform us.Eddie Eddingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864410680077755048noreply@blogger.com