An Icelandic Norn Curses the Head of the Central Bank.
With pictures.
From "Surviving Iceland" blog.
Yes, she is spanking the Head of the Central Bank, in effigy.
You worried yet Ben?
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It must have worked, the exchange rate of the króna surged in early trading this week...
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