Ólafur Waage
@olafurw.com
He / Him - Icelander in Norway
https://linktr.ee/olafurw
https://linktr.ee/olafurw
There are 3 types of Instagram story posters:
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January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
There are 3 types of Instagram story posters:
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Never in my entire life have I pasted text, seen that it pasted it with formatting and been happy with the result.
January 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Never in my entire life have I pasted text, seen that it pasted it with formatting and been happy with the result.
Here's an actual news headline from today but I simplified it a bit.
<Company CEO> says relentless negativity around <Product
they spent a lot of money on and are forcing onto their customers> is hurting society and has "done a lot of damage"
<Company CEO> says relentless negativity around <Product
they spent a lot of money on and are forcing onto their customers> is hurting society and has "done a lot of damage"
January 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Here's an actual news headline from today but I simplified it a bit.
<Company CEO> says relentless negativity around <Product
they spent a lot of money on and are forcing onto their customers> is hurting society and has "done a lot of damage"
<Company CEO> says relentless negativity around <Product
they spent a lot of money on and are forcing onto their customers> is hurting society and has "done a lot of damage"
When I was a kid, I was told "you can't have caramel, it's just sugar"
So one day I poured sugar on top of a baking sheet and put it in the oven.
It did not work.
So one day I poured sugar on top of a baking sheet and put it in the oven.
It did not work.
January 11, 2026 at 9:04 AM
When I was a kid, I was told "you can't have caramel, it's just sugar"
So one day I poured sugar on top of a baking sheet and put it in the oven.
It did not work.
So one day I poured sugar on top of a baking sheet and put it in the oven.
It did not work.
Linkin Park's first album was released in 2000. If it was as old then as it is now then it would have released in 1974.
Fun fact, the debut album from Kiss was released in 1974.
Fun fact, the debut album from Kiss was released in 1974.
January 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Linkin Park's first album was released in 2000. If it was as old then as it is now then it would have released in 1974.
Fun fact, the debut album from Kiss was released in 1974.
Fun fact, the debut album from Kiss was released in 1974.
HAH, remember the video I made about the Icelandic word Gjaldskylda. Well it just got picked as the "Icelandic word of the Year" due to all of the drama surrounding it in 2025
(ps. it wasn't because of my video, I just highlighted the silly situation)
(ps. it wasn't because of my video, I just highlighted the silly situation)
January 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
HAH, remember the video I made about the Icelandic word Gjaldskylda. Well it just got picked as the "Icelandic word of the Year" due to all of the drama surrounding it in 2025
(ps. it wasn't because of my video, I just highlighted the silly situation)
(ps. it wasn't because of my video, I just highlighted the silly situation)
I'll be doing some standup every week at Salt in Oslo with Pernille Haaland and other lovely comedians. Come say hi.
www.ticketmaster.no/artist/engli...
www.ticketmaster.no/artist/engli...
January 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I'll be doing some standup every week at Salt in Oslo with Pernille Haaland and other lovely comedians. Come say hi.
www.ticketmaster.no/artist/engli...
www.ticketmaster.no/artist/engli...
I've been getting to know more and more actual comedians in the past few months and talking with them about comedy has been very interesting.
Normal people hearing a joke: [laugh]
Comedians: "Ahh good one, but what if you did it this way"
They've heard it all, making them laugh is impossible :D
Normal people hearing a joke: [laugh]
Comedians: "Ahh good one, but what if you did it this way"
They've heard it all, making them laugh is impossible :D
January 7, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I've been getting to know more and more actual comedians in the past few months and talking with them about comedy has been very interesting.
Normal people hearing a joke: [laugh]
Comedians: "Ahh good one, but what if you did it this way"
They've heard it all, making them laugh is impossible :D
Normal people hearing a joke: [laugh]
Comedians: "Ahh good one, but what if you did it this way"
They've heard it all, making them laugh is impossible :D
I'm glad the windows calculator doesn't save the history because I've honestly typed some really dumb shit into it.
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I'm glad the windows calculator doesn't save the history because I've honestly typed some really dumb shit into it.
How I expected the A24 Robin Hood trailer to go.
[haunting sound]
[1 piano note]
"We're men"
[1 more piano note]
"We're men in tights"
[three bass thuds]
"We roam around the forest..."
[1 piano note]
"...looking for fights"
[one bass thud]
[haunting sound]
[1 piano note]
"We're men"
[1 more piano note]
"We're men in tights"
[three bass thuds]
"We roam around the forest..."
[1 piano note]
"...looking for fights"
[one bass thud]
January 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
How I expected the A24 Robin Hood trailer to go.
[haunting sound]
[1 piano note]
"We're men"
[1 more piano note]
"We're men in tights"
[three bass thuds]
"We roam around the forest..."
[1 piano note]
"...looking for fights"
[one bass thud]
[haunting sound]
[1 piano note]
"We're men"
[1 more piano note]
"We're men in tights"
[three bass thuds]
"We roam around the forest..."
[1 piano note]
"...looking for fights"
[one bass thud]
It's incredible what kind of photos you can take in a moving car.
Also ally.
Also ally.
January 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
It's incredible what kind of photos you can take in a moving car.
Also ally.
Also ally.
Coding Trance Music from Scratch (Again )
YouTube video by Switch Angel
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
If Mario was made by Capcom
"Press Start to begin New Game"
"You have pressed start, a new game will be started, you will be placed in world 1-1 and should move left, press B to close this information screen"
"Information screen closed, game will begin, hold B to begin"
"Before starting, please..."
"Press Start to begin New Game"
"You have pressed start, a new game will be started, you will be placed in world 1-1 and should move left, press B to close this information screen"
"Information screen closed, game will begin, hold B to begin"
"Before starting, please..."
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
If Mario was made by Capcom
"Press Start to begin New Game"
"You have pressed start, a new game will be started, you will be placed in world 1-1 and should move left, press B to close this information screen"
"Information screen closed, game will begin, hold B to begin"
"Before starting, please..."
"Press Start to begin New Game"
"You have pressed start, a new game will be started, you will be placed in world 1-1 and should move left, press B to close this information screen"
"Information screen closed, game will begin, hold B to begin"
"Before starting, please..."
(looks over my last few posts and reposts)
Don't run away. I swear my timeline isn't always like this.
Don't run away. I swear my timeline isn't always like this.
January 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
(looks over my last few posts and reposts)
Don't run away. I swear my timeline isn't always like this.
Don't run away. I swear my timeline isn't always like this.
Reposted by Ólafur Waage
Ha! And in French, “bite” is penis. Unfortunately they’re all over the UK. With your deli and my bite, we have a pleonasm 🙌
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Ha! And in French, “bite” is penis. Unfortunately they’re all over the UK. With your deli and my bite, we have a pleonasm 🙌
"Why don't I see people do midlife crisis purchases anymore?"
-"Because crisis is constant"
"Oh..."
-"And purchases cost money, which we don't have"
"Ok, fair"
-"Because crisis is constant"
"Oh..."
-"And purchases cost money, which we don't have"
"Ok, fair"
January 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
"Why don't I see people do midlife crisis purchases anymore?"
-"Because crisis is constant"
"Oh..."
-"And purchases cost money, which we don't have"
"Ok, fair"
-"Because crisis is constant"
"Oh..."
-"And purchases cost money, which we don't have"
"Ok, fair"
(for non Icelanders, the last word is also slang for Penis)
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
(for non Icelanders, the last word is also slang for Penis)
Deli is slang for penis in Icelandic.
January 5, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Deli is slang for penis in Icelandic.
Lol, apparently I use ChatGPT so little that they're emailing me to teach me how it works.
January 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Lol, apparently I use ChatGPT so little that they're emailing me to teach me how it works.
Profile descriptions? Nobody reads those.
Mine is 3 words, yet the top 2 most asked questions I get are answered by those 3 words in my profile.
(where are you from and where do you live)
Mine is 3 words, yet the top 2 most asked questions I get are answered by those 3 words in my profile.
(where are you from and where do you live)
January 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Profile descriptions? Nobody reads those.
Mine is 3 words, yet the top 2 most asked questions I get are answered by those 3 words in my profile.
(where are you from and where do you live)
Mine is 3 words, yet the top 2 most asked questions I get are answered by those 3 words in my profile.
(where are you from and where do you live)
What I strive to post every day.
File under "objectively correct but please never say this again"
January 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
What I strive to post every day.
"What does it mean to be an honorary something"
-"It's when you're not the thing but you're accepted into the group anyway"
"Do you have an example?"
-"Sure, 5 is an honorary even number"
"Damn, you're right"
-"It's when you're not the thing but you're accepted into the group anyway"
"Do you have an example?"
-"Sure, 5 is an honorary even number"
"Damn, you're right"
January 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
"What does it mean to be an honorary something"
-"It's when you're not the thing but you're accepted into the group anyway"
"Do you have an example?"
-"Sure, 5 is an honorary even number"
"Damn, you're right"
-"It's when you're not the thing but you're accepted into the group anyway"
"Do you have an example?"
-"Sure, 5 is an honorary even number"
"Damn, you're right"
Many Movies and TV shows are so unrealistic after visiting LA a few times.
"There's a bomb with a 30 minute timer, we must get to Glendale before it explodes"
Glendale? Nah, ya'll are super dead. Three times over.
"There's a bomb with a 30 minute timer, we must get to Glendale before it explodes"
Glendale? Nah, ya'll are super dead. Three times over.
January 1, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Many Movies and TV shows are so unrealistic after visiting LA a few times.
"There's a bomb with a 30 minute timer, we must get to Glendale before it explodes"
Glendale? Nah, ya'll are super dead. Three times over.
"There's a bomb with a 30 minute timer, we must get to Glendale before it explodes"
Glendale? Nah, ya'll are super dead. Three times over.
Happy birthday to every horse and to every single account you have ever made.
January 1, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Happy birthday to every horse and to every single account you have ever made.