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So essentially two administrative areas in Norway are being knocked together into one. A newspaper is having a poll on what name to choose. So far Mordor is only in second place, let us make it first place!
http://www.itromso.no/nyhet/2017/05/04/Hva-b%C3%B8r-den-nye-regionen-i-nord-hete-Stem-her-14679231.ece
ki01
now we need to rename midgets to hobbits and everyone can have an adventure.
Leopluridon666
You have my vote
SiriHowDoIAdult
I voted, and it's now winning. Coincidence, I think not. Also, as someone who holds dual citizenship with Norway, I am pretty amped for this
Vossur
wabbittwax
What about Harrison Fjord?
BoltActionGearbox
Finnmark?
kolao3fyllo
Voted
theHuskySparrow
54% heck yeah!
Cinalit
Mordor is now in the lead! :)
imaninja88
Mordor would be sick imagine the tourist market
nostalgium
There's already a town called Hell. It freezes over roughly every winter. FYI.
Killickthere
Nordor
iwantacoolnametoocatsandstuff
are there huge volcanos? there needs to be to be Mordor
Claystead
No, the Western region is all hills and forests, the Eastern region is all frozen tundra.
EdwardFork
We did it!
Lvl41Scyther
CirclejerqueDuSoleil
I'mma dabba do!
CardboardEmpress
@OP - just posted in a Norwegian Fb group, for more exposure.
Drankrur
The battle with Gokk is a hard one, every single vote counts!
Contra3IsTheHardestGameEver
Mordor? Damn you have gone with Angmar, is way more fitting.
votfgz
... Forochel ...
redletterservices
The link is in Norwegian! I think I just agreed to let them sacrifice my great Uncle Eilertson!
Drankrur
Sauron accepts your sacrifice!
commoncomment
Region McRegionface
mcooPandaDriver
Crangis McBasketball would be a good name.
TheDoomTrain
Ahhh what a good show.
tundrasaurus
Yep- Can't simply walk into there.
ronnyhugo
Have to use a bike! I get that reference! :D
Herebychoice
Why not call it Nordor
graehall
As a Finn, I have nothing to offer because you damn Norwegians have awesome fjords!
Radix865
But imagine the signs in Lapland saying "<- Mordor 80".
ValhallaBackYall
Odinsburg comes to mind.
Eiriktrollet
Except burgbdoesn't sound Norwegian at all
nostalgium
"Burg" in Norwegian would be "Borg", meaning "Keep" or "Castle". We have a number of "-borg" cities. Sounds plenty Norwegian. =P
Eiriktrollet
Borg høres norsk ut ja! Men ikke burg! Bor ved Sarpsborg, så kan alt om det der xP
TheVikingWay
Guys. You realize this is not an official poll, right? Also, Gokk is fucking hilarious.
TheMortiestMortyfromC137
Former Norway resident.... I agree with mordor...
TheMortiestMortyfromC137
Purely because one does not simply walk into Lord of or that area of norway
Eiriktrollet
Hvorfor ikke nå lenger?
TheHeathLedger
Swedish and I do too
norwad
current Norway resident... me too
sunyudai
I misread that as "former Norway President" and was more amused.
geonerd
Former Norway resident - as long as they get rid of the confusion I have between Vadsø and Vårdø, I'm good. I can manage K'sand/sund tho.
TheMortiestMortyfromC137
I had trouble remembering those last two when I was a kid.
notBobMarley
♫baby come back♫
TheMortiestMortyfromC137
Wish I could
Craazyy1
Why though? The only thing it has in common is mountains?
TheMortiestMortyfromC137
One does not simply walk into that area
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Craazyy1
"isn't much vegetation" is just plain lies? Also, Mordor is pretty fucking close to "everywhere else". It's right by Gondor.
sweatybuttcrack
I just voted for Mordor, I hope it helps.
Cilverlit
HAHAHA! as a fellow Norwegian i think this is AWESOME!! :D (Mordor is currently at 54% and in the lead)
Drankrur
Thanks, may the sweat in your buttcrack flow like the great river.
Emjayen
Whether they'll honor this poll at all is another story, but, voted also:
LurlineLumpkin
Gokk is winning now. :(
sweatybuttcrack
It's only a newspaper poll, but the public will have their say. I wonder if anyone has told 4chan?
RobocoprahWinfrey
Frosty McFrostyface
Name4What
Ooo then you can say "Stay low, Stay frosty"
Draevan13
Fjordy McFjorface?
FunctioningWorkaholic
Better!
dnmonti
I'd vote it
Zetor
No Skyrim?
TheRealFireFrenzy
SKY'S RIM BELONGS TO THE NORDS(WEGIAN)
Cereaza
Skyrim is for the Nord(wegians)
TheosophicBlues
Skyrim: Scandinavia the Game
giveusalol
http://imgur.com/9Z9nPHP
SidneyHarbor
I'd love to see Bethesda sue Norway for stealing their copyrighted name... for a game largely based on Norse culture & mythology.
Eiriktrollet
Ends up with Norway suing bethesda :)
Drankrur
That is actually a very good idea. In particular since the areas look much like Skyrim.
FrankyBabes
Mordor is doing very well!
reijigin
ikr I was just there and all I could think was THIS IS SKYRIMMMM
RyanMcFlyin
#TeamMordor FTW!
mike4dictator
#teamfolders
pokegamer
#teamtuba
DontPeekAtMyBio
#teamzombie
lexiecon
It really needs to be Mørdør
Bastoid
Norway here. I'm going for Gokk. It's essentially our equivalent of Nowheresville, and damn fitting it is.
Semlohwerd
Mordor has the potential to make it a tourist spot.
FartedWhileMakingUpName
I had no idea what it meant but voted for it because it sounds funny :P
Bastoid
Fair enough :) Made you this translation though: https://pastebin.com/w0ci4kq3
FartedWhileMakingUpName
"Farawayistan" lol
Bastoid
You know you are nowhere in particular when you've ended up in Farawayistan :)
Craazyy1
it's super fucking dismissive and rude to just call an entire region "the boonies", especially a region with actual cities and a major uni?
Craazyy1
Like sure, I guess Finnmark could be called Gokk, but fuck calling finnmark AND troms that
aPrideofLions
Gok Wan
throbinwoo
And people who dwell in Gokk will be referred to as "Gokksuckers"
Bastoid
I made a translation of the etymology for the word "Gokk", for anyone who cares: https://pastebin.com/w0ci4kq3
happxest
tromsø er jo ikke gokk?
Bastoid
Nei, det er jo strengt tatt ikke det. Tromsø bare ligger i Gokk :) Dog, nydelig by :)
JumpingJahosafat
Hey! Lakselv is up there! That place has got it going on!!
Bastoid
Unfortunately, the nightclub is no more. It's now a part of the hotel. RIP Papagaya
Lolzen
Hele finnmark e nu egentlig i gokk..eneste grunn til å bli hær e snøscooter sesongen :P
pinkevilgirl
Langt Pokker I Vold funker også.
Bastoid
Jeg tenkte også på Langtvekkistan, men det kan kanskje være litt lite politisk korrekt.
chonas
A better translation for Americans would be BFE.
Bastoid
Maybe, but Nowheresville is slightly less offensive to most.
iwantacoolnametoocatsandstuff
oh we don't get offended by bad words, just weird things like if the moon landing was real or not
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InboxMeYourMaineCoons
You're thinking of gagh.
Harepus1
I'll rather vote for "This part is for sale to the highest bidder". That part of Norway is useless.
jaysushowaya
Worked for an iron one mine based up there... Can confirm, it was useless.
osteopoppolulu
Bet you like tje money from fish and oil thooooooo
osteopoppolulu
Gokk fylke, det kling bra. Eg vil no først som sist foreslå 'vikingland', så kan resten kalles 'søringland' hæhæ
Bastoid
Eller hva med Nord for Sinsenkrysset? Det klinger jo bra, eller hva? :)
jexsam
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Bastoid
Personlig stemte jeg for Gokk, og det har de fleste jeg kjenner nordfra gjort og :)
thearchaeologist
Norge her, Norge her? ??? når fikk landet en Imgur bruker???
oifaen
Ssssshhh
Eiriktrollet
Det er maaaaange av oss, bror!
DobbelV
You rang? Gokk er forsåvidt et mer passende Norsk navn enn alternativene
Knast
Det er stadig sånne "Kommentér hvor i verden du er"-poster, og det ender alltid med tre-fire som sier samme sted og ingenting mer.
ripostestatistics
Det finnes dusinvis av oss
IndescribableUsername
Fetbe dusinvuset ovat actessè!
Cilverlit
Heia norge <3
thearchaeologist
dusinvis sier jeg, dusinvis!!!
Thorit
titusenvis
zinkral
det var kanskje litt for mange
Bastoid
Konfidensiellt! Ønsker du å vite mer, så ta det opp med Kongen i statsråd.
thearchaeologist
forteller du meg at kongen sitter på imgur, framfor å styre landet med en jernhånd?
tripxz
han har jo tid til begge deler
Bastoid
Jeg kan verken bekrefte eller avkrefte dette.
dragonlord666
Vi burde prøve oss på et Imgurkupp!
Sweddishiggy
Har ni inte tillräckliga problem med ryssen? Jag har sett en dokumentär om det, invadert tror jag den hette.
Bastoid
Nja, partysvensker er vel også ett issue.
fruust
Är inte alla på imgur norskar?
AvJeo
Noen av oss er faktiskt svorskar ;)
fruust
Halvblod!
Bastoid
Uruk-hai?
Oleur
Det var en, og en, og en..... mange!
Bastoid
Unfortunately in Norwegian, but run it through a translator for description of the word "gokk" https://ordfryd.blogspot.no/2016/06/gokk.html
FelixTheAnimator
Once translated into English that was an excellent explanation. Yes, it should be Gokk.
Bastoid
I made a more precise translation here :) https://pastebin.com/w0ci4kq3
MarekS
Name it Finntroms or Finnmark and give it to us Finns! Then we name it something like Vittulanpiennar, Kuolonkulliylänkö etc.
Bastoid
What would "Where the fuck are all the people and what's up with all the mosquitos?" in Finnish be?
PokemonNumber351
Missä vitussa kaikki porukat on ja miks helvetissä näitä hyttysiä on niin vitusti, I guess. Someone post a better one.
Bastoid
That's a great name for that area! "Missävitussakaikkiporukatonjamikshelvetissänäitähyttysiäonniinvitusti", it just rolls off the tongue! =D