
United States President Lyndon B. Johnson owned an Amphibious car, the Amphicar, and used it to scare guests by driving them into his lake screaming about brake failure.
Austria changed a part of its National Anthem from "You are the home of great sons" to "You are the home of daughters and sons"
Iceland: "You continental fools think I'm small and powerless, but I'll show you the power of my volcanoes! Mwahahahaha!"
Sweden: "Argh! That giant ash cloud! This will ruin all the flight schedules for weeks!"
Norway: "Cancelled flights? Airplanes burn a lot of fuel... I hope this won't drop oil prices."
Denmark: "Ooh... That deep red sunset sure is beautiful. The colour of my flag."
Finland: "There's something in the air, or maybe not. Need another beer to be sure."