A review of a sign saying "Parking for Norn Speakers only, all others will be towed"
This is actually a quite funny sign. Norn is an
extinct language previously spoken on the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands,
the Hebrides and Caithness. The language was similar to Icelandic and Faroese,
being introduced to these distant shores by Scandinavian Vikings. Since the
language disappeared about 200 years ago, a parking lot for Norn-speakers only
will be vacated for a very long time. And when the rightful occupants return,
it will probably be in a majestic dragon-ship, rather than in a Volvo!
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