Iceland's Lawmakers, Residents Mull Joining EU After Collapse / Bloomberg.com

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

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Iceland's Lawmakers, Residents Mull Joining EU After Collapse / Bloomberg.com

Icelanders may make a pact with the devil (EU membership) to get out of this economic fix, but with all the debt they’re accumulating, they may not have much of a choice. If they join, Iceland can pretty much say good-bye to its cod sovereignty.

I mean, I’m kind of for it, since that would make me an honorary Icelander with my EU passport. But there has to be another way to protect Iceland’s interests while still making me an honorary Icelandic citizen. The United States should form a “The United States and Iceland Union”. We’re not going to mess with Iceland’s cod. We already have all the cod we can stand.

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