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LiberalCheckmater t1_ivdjdxa wrote

Reply to comment by user-name-1985 in Norway plans sanctuary for ‘spy’ whale Hvaldimir who came in from cold by lilmammamia

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GamerViking t1_ivdjmxy wrote

Hval meaning whale, and dimir being russian suffix

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Latexi95 t1_ivdwsqk wrote

So Whaledimir. It kinda works in English also. :)

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GamerViking t1_ivdx65v wrote

Yes, it's a pun on Vladimir, if that wasn't obvious ;)

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user-name-1985 t1_ivdjn3n wrote

I'm pretty sure hval is Norweigan for whale. And Hvaldimir is a semi-anagram of Vladimir.

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