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Icelandic Public TV Network Airs 24 Hours of Sheep Birthing
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| May 15, 2015
| Ben Hooper
Posted on 05/17/2015 10:34:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
RUV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, ran the live feed from a Skagafjordur farm for 24 hours.
An Icelandic public TV network aired 24 hours of live sheep birthing to give the country's residents "insight into the traditional farming life." RUV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, ran a live feed from a farm in Skagafjordur from noon Thursday until noon Friday to bring the lambing season to living rooms across the country.
"The sheep birthing season is an unforgettable time for those able to see the little lambs being born into this world," RUV said on its website.
The broadcaster also kept up with the action on Twitter, posting a series of pictures from the lambing marathon.
The event was inspired by "slow television" broadcasts by Norwegian public TV network NRK, which previously aired a 12-hour knitting marathon, a 12-hour program of wood burning and a 100-hour marathon of chess.
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To: Slings and Arrows
To: nickcarraway
Do they have the grass-growing channel? Nothing beats watching the grass grow for sheer excitement.
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posted on
05/17/2015 11:29:24 PM PDT
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Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: Kirkwood; Slings and Arrows
To: nickcarraway
The event was inspired by "slow television" broadcasts by Norwegian public TV network NRK, which previously aired a 12-hour knitting marathon, a 12-hour program of wood burning and a 100-hour marathon of chess. Note to self => Call cable company and demand they start carrying NRK.
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posted on
05/17/2015 11:33:49 PM PDT
by
Ken H
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
05/17/2015 11:56:29 PM PDT
by
GeronL
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To: nickcarraway; al baby; Albion Wilde; Allegra; BufordP; EveningStar; Gefn; GunsareOK; JRios1968; ...
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05/18/2015 12:01:28 AM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Brian Moore was an exemplary cop. Let his conduct be the example for Baltimore police to follow.)
To: nickcarraway; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
The farmers were strangely reluctant to let them film the conception.
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posted on
05/18/2015 12:12:27 AM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
("Demonicide" - http://youtu.be/FgUWow7WT2Y | Facebook ID: Hopalong Q Ginsberg)
To: Slings and Arrows
“Bjorn? Did you just say baaaa?”
“That Thad Cochran said it was a hit with the ladies!”
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posted on
05/18/2015 12:16:04 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
05/18/2015 12:23:45 AM PDT
by
Trillian
To: nickcarraway
Call me if they have a lamb chop grilling marathon.
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posted on
05/18/2015 12:28:04 AM PDT
by
matt1234
To: Kirkwood
I take it you do not have DogTV.
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posted on
05/18/2015 12:40:13 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Darksheare
Q. What do you call Thad Cochran violating a sheep?
A. Bipartisanship.
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posted on
05/18/2015 12:56:22 AM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
("Demonicide" - http://youtu.be/FgUWow7WT2Y | Facebook ID: Hopalong Q Ginsberg)
To: Salamander
I take it you do not have DogTV. A person is to a couch potato as a dog is to a _?
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05/18/2015 1:02:52 AM PDT
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cynwoody
To: Slings and Arrows; Salamander; Darksheare; nickcarraway
I can understand how you might start this party without me.
But how on earth could you forget to invite our good friend Sven-Ole Ragnarson and his Icelandic Leader Sheep Fluga?
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posted on
05/18/2015 1:04:03 AM PDT
by
shibumi
("Walk Through the Fire, Fly Through the Smoke")
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
05/18/2015 1:10:22 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: Slings and Arrows
I am disgusted by that. I never thought a sheep would sink that low.
To: Slings and Arrows
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05/18/2015 1:31:44 AM PDT
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Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: nickcarraway
Ya know what’s so great about Icelandic TV?
NO COMMERCIALS!
In America you have all those stupid commercials. Buy this, vote for him, buy that. It’s all just consumerism. Capitalism SUCKS. Ya can’t even get into a show with all those dumb commericals. And the Viagra commercials at dinner time!!?? How come you American men seem to have such a problem with that? We don’t have that problem here! Just good...oh wait. I think here comes another one....
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posted on
05/18/2015 1:40:26 AM PDT
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21twelve
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
To: shibumi
They seem a happy couple.
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posted on
05/18/2015 1:44:13 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Demonicide" - http://youtu.be/FgUWow7WT2Y | Facebook ID: Hopalong Q Ginsberg)
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