Daily Post - 23.04.1941, Blaðsíða 3

DAILY POST
9
British girls share the war effort.
”BLESS!”
Two minutes Icelandic for the troops.
The English equivalent of pronunciation
is given in the brackets.
Grood miorning (and Go>od afteroooin):
Gó&an dflginn (GÖwthan dyein)
Goed evening: Gott kvöld (Gott kvoh)
When leaving a person the follo’wting
phrases are used:
Good bye (to men): Verlð þéf sælir ((Ve-
ri'th thyer siler). Blessaðtur (Blessather)
Good bye (to ladies): Verið þér sælatr
(silar) Blessaðar (Blessathar)
Cheerio: Bless.
Good night: Góðtt nótt (Gotha < noht).
Anecdotes.
“WELL, GEORGE,“ said a country cler-
gyrnan to an old man who sat by the way-
side breaking stones, “that pile doesn’t seem
to get any less.“
“No, wicar,” replied the old man, “them
stones is like the Ten Oommandments; yer
can go on breakin’ ’em, but yer jcan't get
rid of ’em.“
REAL SEAL HANDBAGS.
Sealskin ladies’ handbags, Seal-
skin mittens, and Sheepskins for
sale. REPAIR all rubber articles.
GÚMMÍSKÓGERÐIN, 68, Laugavegur.