Up Helly Aa's and more
Posted: Wednesday, 23 January 2008 |
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Good to hear from you again Ardnort. Sorry to hear about the untimely death of your pal. Take care of yourself. Stay away from Crisco and deep fried anything (except for chips, of course). # Have lots of fun at the Up Helly in Lerwick. I am sure you'll cut a dashing figure. I don't believe ibloggers will have any problem identifying you, old guizer: all they will have to do is pick the Viking with the manic grin of the born arsonist getting ready to have his yearly fix. Again, Ardnort, have lots of fun. Wish I were there to cheer you on.
mjc from NM,USA
i'll wait to see the snaps and see if i can pick you out! do i get a prize?????,sorry to hear of the sad loss of your friend:
carol from still here deep south
Ardnort, I fully expect an invitation do dance...
Ruthodanort from will be at the TA hall on Tuesday...
Do dance? Do do. And there's nothing like the smell of paraffin in the nostrils at this time of year!
ardnortrupshot from watching out for you in the TA,,,
It's just after 10am on the day after the Lerwick "Fire Festival" and I guess Ardnort you may now be taking a well earned rest. I saw some of your comrades outside the British Legion earlier this morning looking remarkably fresh and well. Sorry I didn't catch up with you yesterday but diamondbigdodette had some great photos of you and you did look rather splendid. The weather was fantastic last night and the burning was one of the most glorious I have seen. Hope Ruthodanort kept you 'birlin' in the TA and that mv has some photographic evidence to share with us in a future blog.
Diamondbigdod from working the PH
Hi Diamondblgdod, let's have some pictures!! # Any remarkable culinary experience in the Lerwick metropolis? Let's have report and pics!!
mjc from NM,USA
Dance? DANCE? Huh!
Ruthodanort from In the poots
well, wi 56 of them in the hall there was no room to move, and bear in mind how heavy the outfit was ... apparently da jarl's one was 4 and a half stones....I spent a happy half hour feeling a vikings outfit (well, it is their night...) (and I enjoyed it..) and trying to lift various bits of it - bit of an experience, I must say... Well he didna object! and no, I didna get a dance fae ardnort either....
scallowawife from recoverin... twas a good night...
Oh dear...what went wrong?
Flying Cat from a dainty pirouette
I spotted Ruthodanort when we entered the hall, but when I went to get her up for a dance she had strangely, or conveniently, gone missing She only re-appeared as we were about to leave. And I didn't know that scallawawife was there at all. Perhaps it was just as well I never got a dance with Ruthodanort - I vaguely recall that the last time I danced in her vicinity I ended up with a cut eye - although she was probably not directly responsible! And yes, the suit did attract alot of trivling during the night!
ArdnortRupshot from having to defend myself
Ok, you bring that up NOO? Talk about convenient!! Wait till I tell my sister your blogging identity. Actually, at UHA you were just a bit slow off the mark, Ardnort, cos an Unken Viking akxed me to dance instead. And very enjoyable it was too. Scallowawife was at Northlink I think.
Ruthodanort from Unst
So, Vikings dance, do they? What's it they do? Oh, aye, the stomp !! (that's what Squidgy calls it, I suspect. Not as dainty as "The Coll" ...)
mjc from NM,USA
The hunky vikings let you feel their outfits??? Don't tell fpu for goodness sake...anything could happen... trivling eh?
Flying Cat from kirtle-katte
Apologies for only getting round to reading this blog now. Ruthodanort - I already know the ID of Ardnort, and I can confirm that the cut eye was entirely of A's own doing - something to do with too much falling down juice and an almost complete lack of balance!!
Rachondarox from Lancs
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