I was looking for a picture of Otto Jespersen, the Danish linguist, when I came across a website for Otto Jespersen, the Norwegean comedian. I'm probably the last person in Blogovia to hear about his "controversial" US flag burning on TV back in February, and I was shocked and awed to read that he might be fined for it, but it seems the police decided to let him off with some choice publicity. I hear he also said something that upset the Crown Princess Mette-Marit's father Sven O. Hoeiby. (Better not let Desbladet hear about this, though somehow I'm sure he has.)
Posted by jim at August 14, 2003 10:24 AM | TrackBackThat's Mette-Marit's _estranged_ father, so that's quite all right.
Have you got pictures of Henry Sweet as well?
Posted by: des on August 15, 2003 01:23 AMAh, 'Enery 'Iggins hisself. There's a lovely old sepia-toned photo over on the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas website. I really must read up on the Norwegean Family Royale.
Posted by: jim on August 15, 2003 07:09 AMTa. All the royal families have official websites. None are any good. To get the gossip you need to keep up with the skvallerbladets, not that I mind.
Posted by: des on August 18, 2003 01:00 AM