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| Iceland for sale - minus Bjork |
| 2008-10-10 |
| GREAT scenery and wildlife but financial situation in need of repair - collect in person. Iceland, which is going cap in hand to Russia for a €4 billion ($5.49 billion) loan to bail out its failed banks, was offered for sale as a wholesale lot on eBay on Friday. Bidding started at 99 pence but had reached £10 million ($17.28 million) by mid-morning on Friday. Globally renowned singer Bjork was "not included" in the sale, according to the notice, but there were nonetheless 26 anonymous bidders and 84 bids. "Located in the mid-Atlantic ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland will provide the winning bidder with - a habitable environment, Icelandic Horses and admittedly a somewhat sketchy financial situation," the notice read. Bidders' questions included: "Do you offer volcano/earthquake insurance?", "Is it possible that my payment will be frozen?", and "Will you accept COD as a form of payment?" |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 Spent some time in Iceland back when. Lots of blondes, not very many really pretty girls though. |
| Posted by: Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-10-10 23:21 |
| #6 The last joke I heard was that Apple would be buying them, and renaming the country to iCeland. |
| Posted by: Tranquil Mechanical Yeti 2008-10-10 14:52 |
| #5 Remember that Bjork is no longer valid in China. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-10-10 14:04 |
| #4 Payback time, Vikings. All your blonde women are belong to us |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2008-10-10 11:16 |
| #3 So when are they going to nationalize Bjork to stabilize their international credit flow? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-10-10 10:58 |
| #2 Can I pay with Lehman CDS? |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2008-10-10 10:58 |
| #1 Should be a good investment: with global warming it will have to be renamed North Bermuda or something. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-10-10 10:08 |