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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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Official Swedish Burning Yule Goat thread

webcam http://www.merjuligavle.se/merjuliga...ken.aspx?id=52

the Swedish are ****in wierd. anyway, apparently every year they build giant goats outa straw, and people try to burn them down.

more info http://epi.gavle.se/gk/t_sida.aspx?id=6782


anyone wana start a pool on when it burns down?
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 02:24 PM
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the Swedish are ****in wierd.
hey! i resemble that comment!!!!!
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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How do they "try" to burn it down?? how hard can it be? first thing i thought of was robin hood w/kevin costner- flaming arrows.
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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How do they "try" to burn it down?? how hard can it be? first thing i thought of was robin hood w/kevin costner- flaming arrows.
well... this year the put fire retardand on it, and the police guard it. but at the end of the day its still just a huge ball of fuel.

since 1966 only 10 of the goats have survived til christmas lol
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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why dont they build it out of something else.....


and this would only work with the swedish... everyone else in the world is smart enough to figure out ways to burn it down.....


I'm glad i'm italian... Moltov cocktail that *****... it wouldn't last a day
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No way man phosphorus grenade.... good luck putting that **** out.
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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why dont they build it out of something else.....
tradition.

ive got about a dozen little versions of that thing around my house for the holidays.
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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I wouldn't call it weird... you try living in a cold country with nothing to do but wonder what that beautiful faced blonde across the way looks like without all the layered clothing.
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Some info, pics and stats: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gävle_goat
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"2005 Burned by unknown vandals reportedly dressed as Santa and a gingerbread man reportedly by shooting a flaming arrow or molotov cocktail towards the goat at 21:00 on December 3.[10] Reconstructed on December 5."

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im sitting here thinking what us black folk ( or half, as i am ) would use to burn it down...



all i can think of is grease fire......
we dont burn **** down, we break the window and take **** out






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So wait, is it a game to try to burn it down or vandalism?

Seems more like vandalism that has been turned into a game?
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Originally Posted by jvick125
So wait, is it a game to try to burn it down or vandalism?

Seems more like vandalism that has been turned into a game?
its kinda both.... its always been vandalized, or people have always tried to burn it... but its technically arson. apperently in 2002 a US tourist got arrested for trying to do it and spent a month in the Sveeeedish slammer, probly eating salted cod and getting free medical care
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Originally Posted by rau
we dont burn **** down, we break the window and take **** out

LMAO. what do you do since goats don't have windows?



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