Adopt an Icelander - Note to the Next President: Legalize Puffins

When Iceland's economy crumbled in 2008, so went the leisurely party lives of thousands of young Icelanders. They are called "The Cuddly Generation" (Krutt-kynslotin in Icelandic), and they need your help. Please donate whatever you can - money, plane tickets, alcohol or kind words (they all speak English). Anything to help these beautiful, fun-loving viking progeny reclaim the free-spirited times of no work and all play to which they grew so accustomed... even if it's just for one wild night.

If you are an Icelander longing for your glory days, send me a photo and your story; I will tell the world how carefree your life once was, and how depressing and lame it is now. And if you are a humanitarian who would like to contact one of the Icelanders whose story you saw here, email me and I will forward your message to them.

Call me Rhys Southan.

rhys ( @ ) adoptanicelander (DOT) com

Note to the Next President: Legalize Puffins

I’m eating cod out of solidarity today. Would also gladly eat whale and puffin out of solidarity if I could.

Actually, if the United States were to legalize imports of Icelandic whale, puffin and rotten shark, that would be an important step for saving Iceland right now. Presidential debate question, anyone?

This would obviously be done to protect the lifestyles of our endangered Krutt-kynslotin friends, and has nothing to do with any non-Icelander’s desire to try such unusual delicacies. I mean, we have the Puffins cereal already. Actual puffin meat can’t be radically different from that. This is about Iceland, people.

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