I came across these images, of 'Up Helly Aa!!!', in the paper this morning having my morning cup of coffee and found them compelling.
Scroll down a wee bit!
'Up Helly Aa', is a traditional festival of fire held up in Shetland Islands, Scotland. The spectacular event takes place annually on the last Tuesday of January. The climax of the day comes with participants in full costume, arrghh, "hauling a Viking longboat through the streets of Lerwick to the edge of town, where thousands of paraders will throw their flaming torches into the galley."
Needless to say, the 'Up Helly Aa' festival is now on my, "Things to see before you Die" list.
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I'd go just for the ponies.
Hrm. I suppose I should have looked at more than the preview. Link corrected.
Edited, Wed Feb 1 11:55:09 2006 by Atomicflea
Hrm. I suppose I should have looked at more than the preview. Link corrected.
Edited, Wed Feb 1 11:55:09 2006 by Atomicflea
LMMFAO Flea, that's priceless. 
I always knew Flea liked pics of nekked men with wierd as[b][/b]sholes.
I always knew Flea liked pics of nekked men with wierd as[b][/b]sholes.
Well I won't be clicking that link...
bodhisattva wrote:
Jesus Christ Flea'lo throw a NWS on that sh[b][/b]it.
That looks painful.
You'd think y'all had never seen one of those! 
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
You'd think y'all had never seen one of those!
Well now we know what AF browses on her down time. Mistaken Copy+Paste FTW.
Edited, Wed Feb 1 11:59:02 2006 by bodhisattva
Bode - 100 Holy Paladin - Lightbringer
Not that pummeled, at least.
How did you end up getting a lady riding a small pony crossed with THAT, anyway?
How did you end up getting a lady riding a small pony crossed with THAT, anyway?
Sir Exodus wrote:
Not that pummeled, at least.
How did you end up getting a lady riding a small pony crossed with THAT, anyway?
How did you end up getting a lady riding a small pony crossed with THAT, anyway?
It's the work computer, and it opened up to Google (which is not the standard). I suppose I forgot to hit "paste" or it was a gag. I was surprised to see what it turned into, since the preview link showed a man with a pony. Oh well.
Edited, Wed Feb 1 12:57:53 2006 by Atomicflea
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
I'd go just for the ponies.
If you like ponies and want to be heartbroken, you should check out the seeing eye ponies. Scroll all the way down for the pictures.
They wear tiny sneakers. It hurts me to look.
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Nexa wrote:
If you like ponies and want to be heartbroken, you should check out the seeing eye ponies. Scroll all the way down for the pictures.
They wear tiny sneakers. It hurts me to look.
Why would this be heartbreaking? They're helping people to see, and sleeping in beds with pillows!
Edited, Wed Feb 1 13:02:05 2006 by Atomicflea
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Why would this be heartbreaking? They're helping people to see, and sleeping in beds with pillows!
Too cute...can't look...I am weakened by their cuteness...
*passes out*
Oh, dear god... latent pony craving gene activated.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Samira wrote:
Oh, dear god... latent pony craving gene activated.
Mine too. I even have the urge to dress them
Flea, I blame you.
Ahh yes Shetland ponies, sheep, swollen throbbing anuses, it's all the same to a bunch of horny drunken Scotsmen dancing around with fire while pretending to be Vikings, I suppose.
Muahaha. The ultimate weapon against the Allafemmes has now been found!
"Look! A pony!"... ;)
"Look! A pony!"... ;)
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
Are you kidding? I saw ponies and scrolled past it till I saw the responses.
Flea, you one messed up dame.
Dark
Flea, you one messed up dame.
Dark
If you don't have anything nice to say, at least have the decency to be vague.
well....I guess I shouldn't have let my curiosity get the better of me...I wish I hadn't clicked the original link that flea posted...
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Eske wrote:
I've always read Driftwood as the straight man in varus' double act. It helps if you read all of his posts in the voice of Droopy Dog.
An experience you'll never forget.
Oh - don't call the place "The Shetland Islands" - it's called "Shetland" - the locals get picky.
It's nearer mainland Norway than Scotland, but those are hard bastards and there's some serious competitive drinking goes on.
If you do get to go, wait til after Helly Ah before you accept a tankard. It needs to be seen sober.
Oh - don't call the place "The Shetland Islands" - it's called "Shetland" - the locals get picky.
It's nearer mainland Norway than Scotland, but those are hard bastards and there's some serious competitive drinking goes on.
If you do get to go, wait til after Helly Ah before you accept a tankard. It needs to be seen sober.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Mistress Nadenu wrote:
Samira wrote:
Oh, dear god... latent pony craving gene activated.
Mine too. I even have the urge to dress them
Flea, I blame you.
No, no. Blame Jophiel.
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