October 2011
34 posts
Me: Why can’t vampires and werewolves hook up?
Lisa: They just can’t. They’re mortal enemies.
Me: We can elect a black man president but a vampire can’t bang a werewolf?
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Is Iceland the best country for women? →
guardian.co.uk
There is a distinctive confidence to Icelandic women; it’s been suggested their independence was forged through centuries of watching their male partners head off to sea, while they dealt with everything on land. Whether there’s any truth in this, they certainly seem to have an innate toughness. When I ask a young woman in a sandwich shop if she believes Iceland is a feminist country, she says her colleagues have been discussing this, and their conclusion is: “You don’t fuck with Icelandic women.” She narrows her eyes behind her pink vintage glasses.