Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.12.2017, Síða 8

Facebook can affect an individual in
two ways: either you end up voting for
Donald Trump, or you lose hope for hu-
mankind entirely because other people
voted for Donald Trump and you just
wish that the nuclear holocaust was
around the corner to end this nonsense
once and for all.
Social media is a brutal and unforgiv-
ing place where the concept of sarcasm
has lost its meaning, and everybody is
waiting for the next moral panic so they
can humiliate some poor bastard that
doesn’t believe in climate change.
However, there is an oasis in the
desert, an online paradise
where peace rules, and
everybody tries to help
each other while respect-
ing one another’s life
views. This magical place
is called: Pabbatips!
“Dad-tips,” in English,
was founded as a male version of the
mother-tips group, which is best de-
scribed as a failed attempt for mothers
to give each other advice about moth-
erhood. The worst way to describe the
same group is that it’s like reading a
constant nervous breakdown.
But not Dad-tips! Oh no! Do you live
in Germany and need “Paw Patrol” in
Icelandic? No problem: fifteen other fa-
thers will immediately go on a hellbent
mission to fix this problem for you. You
want to be sentimental and just dis-
cuss what a privilege it is to be called
a father? Well, here’s my favorite re-
sponse: “Thanks for the reminder. I was
starting to take this for granted.”
Pabbatips will restore your
faith in humankind. Sadly,
you have to be a dad to
join this incredibly re-
sponsible club. VG
More facebook
groups:
gpv.is/groups
Words:
Valur Grettisson
Words:
Elías Þórsson
AROUND ICELAND IN 80 FACEBOOK GROUPS
The Most Suc-
cessful Group
On The Internet
Dadtips is the daddy of dadgroups
WORD OF THE ISSUE
The English language doesn’t have a word
for it, so it borrowed from German to ex-
press “schadenfreude”: the joy of watching
others suffer. But there is a word for this
joyous phenomenon in Icelandic: Þórðar-
gleði. The story goes that a farmer named
Þórður was known for taking extreme
pleasure in the misfortunes of others. One
day he approached the people on his home-
stead in high spirits, saying, “HAHAHA!
Those Northerners can rejoice. I just heard
that not a single straw has thawed up there
and all their hay has withered and died.
And it’s almost harvest time.” So, the next
time you feel guilty about laughing when
others fail, remember that you are not
Þórður, the man who laughed at famine.
8 The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 21 — 2017
READER'S LETTER
Getting
Marooned
On A
Volcanic
Rock In
The North-
Atlantic
Dear Grapevine,
I would love to visit your beautiful
country but I am very worried about
some articles I've been reading
about a potential volcanic eruption.
When Eyjafjallajökull blew up, I read
that people got stuck and couldn't
fly out. I don't want that to happen to
me, so can you tell me: should I come
to Iceland now, or should I wait until
after the eruption?
– Allie
Dear Allie,
We totally understand your
concern, but as far as we know, the
wait could be one year, 50 years, or
even 500 years. We’re not joking.
Volcanic eruptions are very difficult
to predict, just like the Icelandic
weather. Right now the Öræfajökull
volcano might be just stretching its
arms and legs after a long hibernation.
Such mysterious creatures, right?
Don’t let fear rule your life; live
boldly. Come to Iceland and join
us for all the snow fun! In case the
volcano does erupt during your
visit, it will only make your visit more
memorable. How many people get to
witness a volcanic eruption during
their lifetime? You would totally
dominate the conversation in any
social situation.
Yours truly,
– Grapevine
A dad, daddying, after joining Daddytips Don't try this at home
LÓABORATORIUM
Justice
League

Words: Jessica Peng
When Hollywood meets the land of
fire and ice, sparks fly. The superhe-
ro blockbuster ‘Justice League,’ which
came out last month, was filmed in
some of the most remote yet haunt-
ingly beautiful locations in Iceland.
In the beginning of the movie, Bat-
man (Ben Affleck) makes a trek to find
Aquaman (Jason Momoa) and persuade
him to join the fight against a cata-
strophic threat to the world. Batman is
seen standing on top of the Djúpavíkur-
foss waterfall, looking down at the old
herring factory in Djúpavík village.
Located in Strandir in northwest Ice-
land, Djúpavík stands on the stunning
shoreline and it has a population of
about 30 people.
The old herring factory, where part
of the filming was done, opened in 1917.
The fish industry saw its golden years
in the 1940s and a lot of people ben-
efited from it. However, the industry
later declined and the factory eventual-
ly shut down in 1954. Now Djúpavík is a
beautiful village where some Icelanders
go for summer vacation, and occasion-
ally, where the DC superheroes meet.
In addition, the magnificent
Fjallsjökull glacier also appears in
the opening scenes of the movie.
Fjallsjökull is an outlet glacier of Öræ-
fajökull, an ice-covered volcano in the
Vatnajokull National Park. The blue
crevasses of the glacier are sharp like
blades, adding a sense of grandeur to
the ambience of the movie. Whether
or not superheroes are your cup of tea,
‘Justice League’ did indeed do justice
to Iceland’s beautiful landscapes.
“An online paradise
where peace rules,
and everybody tries
to help each other.”
“Þórðargleði”
First
WHERE WAS IT SHOT?
Jason Momoa on location in Djúpavík. Photo vía Zach Snyder's social media.
A bunch of ancient dudes named Þórður. None of them seem happy tho'