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Interesting, considering this old Icelandic joke I found once in a guide: - What should you do if you get lost in a forest? - Stand up! (other version: Just g

Interesting, considering this old Icelandic joke I found once in a guide: - What should you do if you get lost in a forest? - Stand up! (other version: Just get off your knees!)

carapace 4y ago
Reading the title I thought, "Increased sixfold? So they have six trees now?" I'll see myself out...
warpech 4y ago
BTW what a rare example of a joke that does not offend anyone
- nix23 4y ago
  >BTW what a rare example of a joke that does not offend anyone So important today!!!
- Akronymus 4y ago
  I could see someone taking offense that it is ableism. Thankfully most people are sane.
  - EarlKing 4y ago
    This is the internet, sir. Sanity is DLC.
    - Akronymus 4y ago
      With the way things are going, you'd expect it to be a subscription.
      - EarlKing 4y ago
        Honestly? Trying to find sane people on the internet feels like dealing with a lootbox mechanic.
- dotancohen 4y ago
  > BTW what a rare example of a joke that does not offend anyone For what it's worth, I prefer jokes that "offend" my race. I'm Jewish, have at me! I realize that being overly sensitive is an online virtue in teenager websites like Reddit or Instagram. But HN users can be assumed to be adults. No need to point out "look, a joke that _doesn't_ offend!" here.
  - odiroot 4y ago
    I think most popular jokes in my country (Poland) are the ones comparing Poles, Russians and Germans. We probably wouldn't risk joking about your folk.
    - dotancohen 4y ago
      Considering our history, yes, I could see that Poles might not want to laugh about Jews. My gmail username is the same as my HN username, I personally would love to hear a Polish Jewish joke and promise not to take offense or think that it represents your personal viewpoint. A German once told me a German Jewish joke. How do you get 100 Jews into a Kafer (VW Beetle)? Im Aschenbecher. I'm still yet to hear Arab jokes about Jews, even though I live with and am friendly with Arabs. I know they probably have some good ones.
      - biorach 4y ago
        > Im Aschenbecher Damn, that's rough! My Jewish friends tell really appalling jokes like this - mostly, I suspect, so they can watch gentiles squirm.
      - odiroot 4y ago
        I think our favourite one is about Moshe asking god to win the lottery. You may have already heard it. It's very old.
        dotancohen 4y ago
        I don't recall the joke. Please tell!
- bestest 4y ago
  I believe a midget might disagree.
- micromacrofoot 4y ago
  it’s not rare at all, come on now
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pmontra 4y ago
Moss can grow very thick in Iceland, as thick as a couch. So you can walk over the (cold) lava field below it.
- hef19898 4y ago
  You can, but since that moss is quite fragile and takes ages to grow you absolutely should not walk on it. Hiking trails are there for a reason. Even worse than walking would be driving, and that is also illegal in Iceland.

Interesting, considering this old Icelandic joke I found once in a guide: - What should you do if you get lost in a forest? - Stand up! (other version: Just get off your knees!)

carapace 4y ago

Reading the title I thought, "Increased sixfold? So they have six trees now?" I'll see myself out...

warpech 4y ago

BTW what a rare example of a joke that does not offend anyone

nix23 4y ago
>BTW what a rare example of a joke that does not offend anyone So important today!!!
Akronymus 4y ago
I could see someone taking offense that it is ableism. Thankfully most people are sane.
- EarlKing 4y ago
  This is the internet, sir. Sanity is DLC.
  - Akronymus 4y ago
    With the way things are going, you'd expect it to be a subscription.
    - EarlKing 4y ago
      Honestly? Trying to find sane people on the internet feels like dealing with a lootbox mechanic.
dotancohen 4y ago
> BTW what a rare example of a joke that does not offend anyone For what it's worth, I prefer jokes that "offend" my race. I'm Jewish, have at me! I realize that being overly sensitive is an online virtue in teenager websites like Reddit or Instagram. But HN users can be assumed to be adults. No need to point out "look, a joke that _doesn't_ offend!" here.
- odiroot 4y ago
  I think most popular jokes in my country (Poland) are the ones comparing Poles, Russians and Germans. We probably wouldn't risk joking about your folk.
  - dotancohen 4y ago
    Considering our history, yes, I could see that Poles might not want to laugh about Jews. My gmail username is the same as my HN username, I personally would love to hear a Polish Jewish joke and promise not to take offense or think that it represents your personal viewpoint. A German once told me a German Jewish joke. How do you get 100 Jews into a Kafer (VW Beetle)? Im Aschenbecher. I'm still yet to hear Arab jokes about Jews, even though I live with and am friendly with Arabs. I know they probably have some good ones.
    - biorach 4y ago
      > Im Aschenbecher Damn, that's rough! My Jewish friends tell really appalling jokes like this - mostly, I suspect, so they can watch gentiles squirm.
    - odiroot 4y ago
      I think our favourite one is about Moshe asking god to win the lottery. You may have already heard it. It's very old.
      - dotancohen 4y ago
        I don't recall the joke. Please tell!
bestest 4y ago
I believe a midget might disagree.
micromacrofoot 4y ago
it’s not rare at all, come on now

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pmontra 4y ago

Moss can grow very thick in Iceland, as thick as a couch. So you can walk over the (cold) lava field below it.

hef19898 4y ago
You can, but since that moss is quite fragile and takes ages to grow you absolutely should not walk on it. Hiking trails are there for a reason. Even worse than walking would be driving, and that is also illegal in Iceland.