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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Jokes on the Internet about Iceland's Volcano.. [ 1004 ]

Iceland volcano: ten of the best (and worst) jokes on the internet

The eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano has not only caused havoc with European air travel, it has also unleashed a flurry of ash-related jokes onto the internet.

Published: 10:32AM BST 21 Apr 2010

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A column of steam and ash rises from the volcano near Eyjafjallajokull
A column of steam and ash rises from the volcano near Eyjafjallajokull Photo: REUTERS

Here is Telegraph.co.uk’s round-up of the best (and worst) of what Facebook, Twitter and various blog sites have to offer.

It’s a bit early for Iceland volcano jokes. We should wait awhile for the dust to settle.


I see that America has declared war on Iceland. Apparently they are accusing them of harbouring a “weapon of ash eruption”.

It was the last wish of the Icelandic economy that its ashes be spread over Europe.

Iceland goes bankrupt, then it manages to set itself on fire. This has insurance scam written all over it.

Iceland, we wanted your cash, not your ash.

Waiter, there's volcanic ash in my soup. I know, it's a no-fly zone.

Richard Curtis is working on a new rom-com about people stuck in an airport who fall in love. The working title is "Lava Actually".

I came out my house yesterday and was hit on the head by a bag of frozen sausages, a chocolate gateau and some fish fingers. I realised it must be the fallout from Iceland.

Volcano in Iceland. What next Earthquake in Asda?

Woke this morning to find every surface in the house covered in a layer of dust and a foul stench of sulphur in the air. No change, I’ve been married to that bone-idle slob for 20 years.

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Unknown said...

There are rumours emerging that Iceland deliberately engineered the eruption...

http://tiny.cc/4qdl1

April 21, 2010 at 5:57 PM
Anonymous said...

Στην οδό Κολοκοτρώνη 9 1ος όροφος, στο Σύνταγμα βρήκα το καλύτερο ενεχυροδανειστήριο [url=http://www.enexyra-athina.gr](Enexyra-Athina)[/url] με της καλύτερες τιμές. Με εξυπηρέτησε ο Κ. Σπυρόπουλος και τον εμπιστευτικά αμέσως.

December 27, 2010 at 4:59 PM

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