Word: thor
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...Norwegian ethnologist Thor Heyerdahl sails from Peru to Polynesia on the wooden raft Kon-Tiki to support his theory that pre-Incan peoples reached South Pacific islands by sea and colonized them...
Having effectively curtailed the more traditional modes of criminal misbehavior (murder, mayhem, what have you), New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani now tops his most-wanted list with jaywalkers, squeegee men and a Norwegian guy who thinks he's a fly. Last week THOR ALEX KAPPFJELL, 32, raised the mayor's ire following a Big Apple airborne binge in which he parachuted from the Empire State and Chrysler buildings. After jumping from the latter, the dreadless Norseman hailed a cab and disappeared. (No word on whether he wore his seat belt.) Giuliani referred to the flights of fancy as "irresponsible...
With ropes, Butterfly hoists up supplies hiked in by an eight-member support crew, who identify themselves by such econames as Spruce and Thor. She detached herself from a safety line after a few days and climbs barefoot through the tree for exercise. She hasn't had a bath since December, but she makes do by swabbing herself down. It has been cold lately, and windy, so at night she wraps herself tight in a sleeping bag, leaving only a small hole for breathing. Beneath an electric blue tarpaulin draped around the branches, she cooks vegan meals on a single...
...gratifying as this growth is to RV dealers, what really gladdens the heart of the biggest manufacturers, Fleetwood Enterprises (RV sales: $1.4 billion, up 6% in its latest year) and Thor Industries ($602 million, up 7%), is the rental market. Winnebagos may be stand-up comics' vehicular whipping boys, but company executives can laugh too, having enjoyed six consecutive years of growth. Members of the Recreation Vehicle Rental Association, which represents about 250 companies, are anticipating a remarkable 29% increase in RV rentals this year and are expanding their fleets accordingly...
...often vague. The ecospiritualists may pay homage to Gaia or indulge in tribal drumming rituals, but for many, Gaia is simply a metaphor, and drumming a way to unwind. Even ancient religions, as rendered by their excavators, lose some theological bite. The Asatru Webmaster admits his beloved Thor is just a symbol...