14.2.2010
Humorous Icelandic Tales6
in Arnarfjordur has been a regular visitor to the
swimming pool at Selfoss since he moved to that
town. Other regulars in one of the hot tubs at the
pool somehow had gotten the idea that Haflidi
was a great ladies’ man and they tended to make
jokes on that subject.
One day a pretty young woman wearing a
bikini came into the aforesaid hot tub. Haflidi
thought he knew her but couldn’t quite remember
her. The other people in the hot tub were
enthusiastically discussing the amorous affairs of
Haflidi and the young woman sat listening for a
good while without saying a word. Eventually she
broke her silence and said to Haflidi:
"You obviously can’t be bothered to say hello
to old acquaintances."
Haflidi was somewhat taken aback but then
realised who the woman was and said quickly:
"I’m sorry, I just didn’t recognise you in this
half-naked state."
The woman than replied with a clear reference
to the previous discussion:
"Of course you would have recognised me had
I been completely naked."
Good Comeback
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Mr. Haflidi Magnusson, folk artist from Bildudalur