GAVLE GOAT UPDATE
One of these years they'll figure out that they need to make that thing out of concrete.
(Thanks to Lairbo and Dr. Doug)
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December 23, 2009
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key question: Would you rather have a discoloured straw creature with detracted grand stature or no straw billy at all? That seems like a no brainer to me. Sweden: land of pyrotechnic maniacs.
Posted by: MOTW | December 23, 2009 at 09:49 AM
Dave had that entry already written, I'll bet, just waiting to press the "post" button.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | December 23, 2009 at 09:50 AM
YAY for them!! WTFGOATBBQ!!!
Now all is good with the world...
Posted by: Siouxie | December 23, 2009 at 09:51 AM
I love the smell of burning bocken in the morning... smell like... Christmas...
Posted by: Lairbo | December 23, 2009 at 09:51 AM
make that "smells" like Christmas...
Posted by: Lairbo | December 23, 2009 at 09:52 AM
Darn, I was sure it was safe this year. I have it on good authority that he was on the case.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | December 23, 2009 at 10:13 AM
I guess we can Gavle that to a close.
Posted by: bonmot | December 23, 2009 at 10:37 AM
i like yuletide arsonists as a band name...
Posted by: queensbee | December 23, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Gotta love the goatcam for the after-shots.
Posted by: SSpeshulEd | December 23, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Dammit. I turned my attention away from the webcam for one lousy minute, and...
Posted by: Layzeeboy | December 23, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Bocken, bocken Burning bright
In the winter Swedish night...
Anyone? Bueller? Insom?
Posted by: Lairbo | December 23, 2009 at 11:54 AM
It wouldn't be Christmas without a burnt goat.
Posted by: NotSoShyJan | December 23, 2009 at 12:02 PM
If they used a small goat instead of the giant one it wouldn't be as attractive to pyros.
Just kidding.
Posted by: Ralph | December 23, 2009 at 02:27 PM
Oh,... that's WTFBBQ.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | December 23, 2009 at 03:41 PM
They also have several web cameras used to guard the goat. This year their approach was to set the cameras out of order by DDOS attack. By doing this the cameras couldn't update the picture for about 15 minutes (normally 3-4 seconds) letting the goat burners act without being discovered.
Finally I say, somebody did it with a modern touch.
Posted by: The Swedish goat burners association | December 23, 2009 at 03:49 PM
What they need is a frozen coyote to keep watch.
Posted by: BA | December 23, 2009 at 08:54 PM
I received one last, pathetic twitter message from our Beloved Goat about 3 am this morning. He shall be missed.
The text from two days ago was priceless: "See all that snow on my back? That THAT, arsonists!"
Apparently, they did.
p.s. And they "kneecapped" his little brother goat about a week ago, and left him, broken, down by the river.
"Smithers? Release the hounds."
Posted by: PirateBoy's Goat | December 23, 2009 at 09:51 PM