Gregory Pratt Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 This article is the first in a series of "Dispatches" from Iceland, where, for those of you who don't follow the news, the economy collapsed completely and terribly, leading to heavy "Saturday" protests against the government. I'll excerpt the relevant paragraph to the White Sox: "We have this huge problem, but all the people responsible still have their jobs," Tómas Holton, a local teacher, tells me, narrowing his eyes to paraphrase. He's tall and lanky and has a White Sox cap pulled down as far as it will go; through the rally, he's been hopping up and down athletically, like a boxer keying himself up, trying to keep warm. It's his fourth protest, he says proudly. He thinks the weather weeded out the rubberneckers. As the speaker prattles in an epic baritone, Holton talks about "transparency" and the desire for new blood in government, "people who don't have connections." I murmur that this all sounds familiar. Holton looks away to weigh a thought, and a slight grin plays across his cheeks. "Of course, it's difficult, in Iceland, to make something new," he says dryly. "There are so few people." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDylan Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) Tell me when you see someone wearing one on Mars. Then I might care. Edited December 30, 2008 by BobDylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RME JICO Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) They are talking about an Icelandic band, not our team. http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2007/10/31...-sox-rock-band/ http://www.pr.com/press-release/58465 Edited December 30, 2008 by RME JICO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 QUOTE (RME JICO @ Dec 30, 2008 -> 11:25 PM) They are talking about an Icelandic band, not our team. http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2007/10/31...-sox-rock-band/ http://www.pr.com/press-release/58465 Their leader is a 23 year US citizen. I take it the band name is still a reference to us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 30, 2008 -> 04:33 PM) Their leader is a 23 year US citizen. I take it the band name is still a reference to us? That's my guess, If he's a US citizen he's probably heard of the team and likes the name or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Given that the last time in Iceland, I was able to start a singalong of the Good Times theme song on the street in the middle of the night (True Story) this would not at all surprise me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I see people overseas wearing White Sox hats all the time. It's only for the style and not because they actually support the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 QUOTE (DBAHO @ Dec 31, 2008 -> 09:14 AM) I see people overseas wearing White Sox hats all the time. It's only for the style and not because they actually support the team. Ya don't say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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