Episode 254: Smollop: The Hobos of Iceland
Dave: So then the volcano goes off–
Gareth: I’m seeing the problem.
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Yes, I listened to Björk while writing this entry. I’m a good fan, that’s why. Which? Homogenic. I’m going hunting…I’m the hunter…I’ll bring back the goods…Apropos, yes?
So many splendiferous books by Alde Sigmundsdóttir:
The Little Book of the Hidden People: Stories of Elves from Icelandic Folklore
Icelandic Folk Legends: Tales of Apparitions, Outlaws and Things Unseen
Let’s review our terminology of wandering peoples, shall we?
hobos: they travel and work
tramps: they travel and don’t work (aka vagabonds)
bums: they don’t work and stay put
and then there’s troubadour: perhaps (?) more pleasing to the ear and to the intellect; most likely just as odiferous
Other posts for your enjoyment:
Project Gutenberg: Grettir the Outlaw by Sabine Baring-Gould
Christian X of Denmark was the only monarch of Iceland (where he was known as Kristján X), where he ruled from 1918 to 1944. Rose: During World War II, he helped finance the transport of Danish Jews to unoccupied Sweden and therefore saved their lives. Thorn: He turned the mentally ill in Iceland into hobos–“forced drifting” as a mental health plan.
A History of Humanity’s Disgusting Hygiene
Band names from this episode:
Between Jobs
The King’s Vagrants
Ashy Beets–first top-ten hit was “Hobo Nights”–you might remember it from an episode of Miami Vice
Yelp of Mouth–one-hit wonder “Bodies in the Streets”
Cultural references from this episode:
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