Wiki Wednesday

Time to learn something!

1. Go to Wikipedia.
2. Click on "Random article" in the left-hand sidebar box.
3. Post it!

Here's what I got:

Jóannes Dan Eidesgaard (born April 19, 1951), is the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands. He has held the position since 3 February 2004, shortly after his political party, Føroya Javnaðarflokkurin, became the leading party of the new coalition government which was formed after parliamentary elections.

It's no surprise that I've never heard of him; I've never heard of the Faroe Islands either. Further Wiki-ing leads to this:

The Faroe Islands or simply Faroes (Faroese: Føroyar, meaning "Sheep Islands", Danish: Færøerne) are a group of islands in Northern Europe, between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half of the way from Iceland to Norway. They have been an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark since 1948. The Faroese have, over the years, taken control of most matters except defence (they have a small organized native military in Mjørkadalur, including a small police force and coast guard) and foreign affairs, which are the responsibility of Denmark.

Aha. Any of you ever been there? Didn't think so.

Comments

[scott]

Sing sings about the "stones of Faroe" in Why Should I Cry For You.

[Karan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Catalan_language_television_channels

List of Catalan language television channels

Catalan language television channels include the following:

1 National channels
2 Local channels
2.1 Alghero
2.2 Alt Camp, Conca de Barberà and Tarragonès
2.3 Alt Empordà
2.4 Alt Pirineu
2.5 Andorra
2.6 Baix Camp and Priorat
2.7 Baix Empordà
2.8 Baix Llobregat
2.9 Bages, Berguedà and Solsonès
2.10 Barcelonès
2.11 Garrotxa and Ripollès
2.12 Gironès and Pla de l'Estany
2.13 Horta, Safor and Vall d'Albaida
2.14 Mallorca
2.15 Segrià
2.16 Selva
2.17 Terres de l'Ebre
2.18 Terres de Ponent
2.19 Vallès Occidental
3 Satellite channels
4 ADSL and cable channels

I won't be bookmarking this one...