You Can Sniff Worse Things in Iceland
Huffin' (and puffin?)
Olafur Petursson's postage stamp art
Gáttaþefur is the most perverse of all the Yule Lads. Although he doesn't eat children, or steal meat with a hook, he is the most likely to appear in a police lineup. He is a bread fetishist. And uses his large nose to sniff doors, trailing the scent of the ornate, freshly baked laufabrauð.
And we know that all folklore is rooted in reality. And Gáttaþefur The Door Sniffer is no exception. Don't be fooled by the whimsical depictions. Laufabrauð fumes are a gateway drug. And after the holiday thrill is gone, Gáttaþefur will surely move on to nail polish, paint solvents, and model airplane glue. He'll be sticking that big nose into nozzles at the gas station, and snorting huge lines of coke at raves. So where is the Gáttaþefur The Gas Huffer stamp? When will Iceland wake up and tell the children to stop sniffing doors? It will surely lead to their ruin.
And we know that all folklore is rooted in reality. And Gáttaþefur The Door Sniffer is no exception. Don't be fooled by the whimsical depictions. Laufabrauð fumes are a gateway drug. And after the holiday thrill is gone, Gáttaþefur will surely move on to nail polish, paint solvents, and model airplane glue. He'll be sticking that big nose into nozzles at the gas station, and snorting huge lines of coke at raves. So where is the Gáttaþefur The Gas Huffer stamp? When will Iceland wake up and tell the children to stop sniffing doors? It will surely lead to their ruin.