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Gävle, Sweden Gears Up to Defend their Goat

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday December 25 2018, @10:47PM   Printer-friendly
from the Pitches-and-forks-time-lads dept.

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It's that time of year again where the good folks of Gavle, Sweden build a gigantic goat and the bad folks of Gavle try to burn it down. For five decades, Gavle has built a Gavlebocken, a large scale Yule Goat made out of straw. For decades Santa will be putting coal in their stocking for trying to destroy the gigantic goat. In its 52nd year, technology and goat protection methods have improved including fireproofing and a live web cam. Only 15 out of 51 goats built were not destroyed in years past. Let's hope this one survives.

[The linked story has incorrect spelling of the name of the town in Sweden and goat — it should be Gävle and Gävlebocken, respectively. --martyb]

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by RandomFactor on Wednesday December 26 2018, @01:24AM (4 children)

    by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 26 2018, @01:24AM (#778455) Journal

    The city has...placed security guards around it

    There are people around the Gavle Goat all the time, taking pictures and selfies.

    The M15 White Phosphorous grenade is a bursting type grenade used for signaling, screening, and incendiary purposes. (5) Capabilities -- the average soldier can throw the grenade 30 meters. The grenade has a bursting radius of 17 meters.

    Grenades bad.

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  • (Score: 2) by coolgopher on Wednesday December 26 2018, @02:24AM (3 children)

    by coolgopher (1157) on Wednesday December 26 2018, @02:24AM (#778463)

    Try a classic like the #76 [wikipedia.org].

    • (Score: 2) by RandomFactor on Wednesday December 26 2018, @03:59AM (2 children)

      by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 26 2018, @03:59AM (#778479) Journal

      Speaking of classics, I think defense next year should include an alligator filled moat. That would be some awesome.

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      • (Score: 3, Funny) by coolgopher on Wednesday December 26 2018, @05:29AM (1 child)

        by coolgopher (1157) on Wednesday December 26 2018, @05:29AM (#778494)

        Not sure they alligators would agrees in with that in the freezing temperatures though. In principle I fully agree though!

        • (Score: 3, Funny) by RandomFactor on Wednesday December 26 2018, @05:24PM

          by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 26 2018, @05:24PM (#778616) Journal

          pfftpt, the burning goat should keep things warm :-p

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