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Grauniad reports Iceland to be fast tracked for EU membership.
We'll see, public could swing either way on the issue in the interval.
Real problem is the fish. If the grounds are opened to EU vessels and Iceland loses control of the catch allotment, then the fish will all die.
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So, how do pickled rams' testicles taste like?
Only scored 80%, and that was with one lucky guess. Great-aunt Sigga would be disappointed in me.
William Hyde
West Ham? What ever for?
Only scored 80%, and that was with one lucky guess. Great-aunt Sigga would be disappointed in me.
William Hyde
Too bad that the answer to question number 5 is incorrect.
West Ham? What ever for?
Pickled sheep's testicles are sour.
The West Ham thing is a fan boy - somebody watched too much "English football" on Icelandic TV in the 70s methinks.
Erlendur: Iceland is a NATO member but NOT an EU member so that is the patently false answer - of course all the other answers are technically false also, except arguably the first one.
I managed to get a perfect score, taking into account the blatantly wrong answer to Q5. This is surprising as my knowledge of things Icelandic falls of pretty precipitously after the 13th century.
Yes, indeed. I simply misread the question :P
I just want to know if my account at Bank of Iceland will be bailed out by the IMF. Seriously.