VIKINGS RAPED, PILLAGED THEN DID IRONING

The Daily Record ^ | May 5 2003 | Editorial Staff

[vannrox]

VIKINGS RAPED, PILLAGED THEN DID IRONING
May 5 2003

VIKINGS were responsible for introducing ironing to Scotland.

The pillaging Scandinavians were surprisingly conscious of their appearance and regularly smoothed their clothes. Excavations across Scotland have revealed evidence that the Nordic warriors used ironing boards and smoothing stones to make the job easier.

Dr Euan MacKie, of Glasgow University, said he found out about the ironing culture by chance 10 years ago, when his colleague's child found a piece of a whalebone on the Hebridean island of North Uist.

He said: "It is probably right to say Vikings introduced ironing to Scotland.

"The archaeological findings from before the Viking era have produced no evidence of similar activity. "But only a few of their ironing boards and smoothing balls have been found here.

"The ones that have been discovered have been in female burial sites, which suggests women did most of the ironing.

"Vikings tend to be known as murderous invaders and vandals but that was just the wild part of them." It is believed ironing was initially introduced in areas where Vikings settled, such as Orkney, Shetland, the Western Isles and Caithness.

An excavation in Orkney uncovered a 950AD Viking whalebone ironing board from a burial ship.

And it was identified as an early version because similar equipment was still being used in Norway during the early 19th century.

[vannrox]

Hum. Helps paint a different picture of the viking.

[U S Army EOD]

Blood makes excellent starch.

[ntnychik]

OMG, don't tell me it's hereditary.

[EggsAckley]

Maybe that's why I absolutely refuse to iron......not a Scandinavian.

Funny article! For a moment I thought it was about the Viking Kitties!

[Publius]

The pillaging Scandinavians were surprisingly conscious of their appearance and regularly smoothed their clothes.

Only a boor would rape and pillage without a properly pressed and starched uniform.

[aShepard]

Interesting.

I wonder if they realized that a hot stone would dry out their clothing faster?

[Normal4me]

This is a Viking.

[r9etb]

If they've discovered that Vikings invented ironing, then it can't be long before they announce that they've discovered the origins of the famous "berserker rage...."

..... too much starch in the underwear.

[babaloo999]

Oh, I thought this was a story about the Minnesota Vikings last few seasons. My mistake.

[Argus]

Regular readers of "Hagar The Horrible" knew this already.

[Dog Gone]

"The ones that have been discovered have been in female burial sites, which suggests women did most of the ironing.

No, it's evidence that they did ALL of the ironing.

Cripes, every Viking man know that if you're forced to do the ironing, you start with your wife's blouse. You burn it to a crisp, and presto!, she wants to do it all from now on.

[WaveThatFlag]

``It doesn't really bother me when people talk about me taking plays off. It only bothers me when I'm on the field and I take a play off, and the ball's thrown and I'm not where I should be. " -Randy Moss

[theFIRMbss]

>VIKINGS RAPED, PILLAGED THEN DID IRONING

Fear me! Oh my God,
did I leave the iron turn on?
If I've ruined my slacks...

[TheCrusader]

Eric the Red meets Limpwrist the Lucky?

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Viking Kittens at a Gay Bar.

Norse Gods [rough - not work safe].

[keithtoo]

Hmmm. I guess this also explains the skirts they wore. I guess it gets lonely out in those dragon boats.

It also explains the 'gays belong in the army' claim. I'll bet they opened hair salons and nick-nack shops after they did the ironing.

[Vinnie]

re: #13 "Who STARCHED MY JOCK !!"

[SoDak]

Vikings didn't wear skirts. They wore leather pants, like medievel bikers.

[LuisBasco]

Try these vikings:

http://www.users.wolfcrews.com/toys/vikings/

[LuisBasco]

ooops.

Doesn't work.