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Drunken Elk Hides Kids' Swing Set in a Tree
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Posted on 09/25/2011 1:58:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway

An elk drunk from eating fermented apples in southern Sweden ended its binge by making off with a family's swing set and hiding it in the woods. Hunter in hand-to-hoof battle with angry elk (12 Sep 11) Drunken elk rescued from Swede's apple tree (7 Sep 11) 'Leffe the moose man' promises elk intimacy (6 Sep 11) A homeowner from Storebro in northern Kalmar County arrived home on Wednesday night to find his garden littered with bits of apple and other signs that an elk had been partying in his back yard, the local Östran and Barometern newspapers reported.

The concerned homeowner also discovered that the children's swing set which normally sat in the yard was missing.

The man immediately called police, who contacted a local hunter to track down the inebriated elk who was thought to possibly be injured.

Drunken elk are common in Sweden during the autumn season when fermenting apples are plentiful, both on the ground and hanging from the branches of trees which many Swedes have in their yards.

While police and the hunter failed to meet up with the prank-playing elk, they did eventually find the family's swing set, propped up in a tree deep in the woods about 500 metres from their home.


TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: elk; elktoberfest; sweden; sweduhn; undeadthread
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To: Darksheare; Dead Corpse
"Many archaic names are vanishing these days."

My Uncle Cleophus would agree.

301 posted on 10/11/2011 6:03:40 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Dick Cheney - "I was born an American; a blessing surely among life's greatest.")
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To: fanfan

The bear isn’t mine, he’s been hanging around and making a nuisance of himself.
And the biggest item I have to get his attention with is a crowbar.


302 posted on 10/11/2011 6:08:10 PM PDT by Darksheare (You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
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To: Darksheare; Dead Corpse; NicknamedBob

So stop feeding it.

Why else would it hang around? Unless you and the Missus look yummy...in which case you’ll need more than a crowbar!


303 posted on 10/11/2011 6:46:51 PM PDT by fanfan (Why did they bury Barry's past?)
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To: fanfan

We have drops for our cats and dog, but they’re pretty expensive for a non-resident cat, and you never know if he’ll be around in 30 days.


304 posted on 10/11/2011 7:15:17 PM PDT by Tax-chick (A poor excuse for a pirate. Arrrr, you get what you pay for!)
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To: fanfan; NicknamedBob; Darksheare; Cyber Liberty; Monkey Face; ColdOne; ThomasThomas; Anoreth; ...

305 posted on 10/12/2011 4:16:49 AM PDT by Tax-chick (A poor excuse for a pirate. Arrrr, you get what you pay for!)
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To: fanfan; Dead Corpse; NicknamedBob

That’s just it, we aren’t feeding it.

But there is this nice cornfield right behind the barn.


306 posted on 10/12/2011 5:22:03 AM PDT by Darksheare (You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
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Demoncat
307 posted on 10/12/2011 6:12:28 AM PDT by Darksheare (You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
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To: Dead Corpse

Congratualtions!

You’re outnumbered!!


308 posted on 10/12/2011 6:23:38 AM PDT by Monkey Face (It's OK to stumble, as long as you fall forward. <Unknown>)
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To: Tax-chick; fanfan; NicknamedBob; Darksheare; Monkey Face

Howdy.


309 posted on 10/12/2011 8:53:07 AM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: Monkey Face

The Package Bunneh arrived while I was out this morning. The children were disappointed when I opened the box and there was no printer inside, although I don’t know why - we have two perfectly good printers!

Joann is going to stop by in a little while, and she will go Wooga wooga wooga or the Yankee equivalent. We’ll send you a receipt for the value, in case you get income that would otherwise be taxed.

Oh, and FReepmail me your “ground” address again - I keep forgetting to write it down - so I can send muffins. And whatever food it was you didn’t like.


310 posted on 10/12/2011 9:54:20 AM PDT by Tax-chick (It's raining on my catz.)
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To: ColdOne; Monkey Face

Afternoon. I came home from my prayer group to find Frank sleeping in the high chair. Tom had the Andrew Wilkow radio show on.

Now they’re having lunch, and then I’ll try putting Frank in bed. I’ve already been to Walmart, so we don’t really have to go out this afternoon. We could do the thrift store tomorrow. (Or later today, if Frank’s nap is a failure.)


311 posted on 10/12/2011 9:58:47 AM PDT by Tax-chick (It's raining on my catz.)
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To: Tax-chick
I used to listen to Andrew when he had a terrestrial radio show here.

That reminds me of the Conservative Punk website; I wonder what happened to that.

312 posted on 10/12/2011 10:59:47 AM PDT by OddLane (If Lionel Hutz and Guy Smiley had a lovechild together, his name would be "Mitt Romney." -KAJ)
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To: Darksheare

Don’t look at me. I’m not hiding them from you...


313 posted on 10/12/2011 12:09:27 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.)
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To: Dead Corpse

Congrats on the new apprentice.
May she grow strong and one day strike me down and assume my position as Dark Lord *unsure pause* uh.. she will be vying for that position when it comes time, right?


314 posted on 10/12/2011 12:27:16 PM PDT by Darksheare (You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
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To: Monkey Face
Yeah, Pete and I tried to even things out but they snuck another one in on us. ;-)

For those interested...


315 posted on 10/12/2011 12:40:29 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.)
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To: Darksheare
Dunno... She was *meowing* last night, so I assume she inherited the female/feline Bast gene.

It could be she may allow humanity to continue to exist out of nothing more than a desire to maintain a chew-toy supply.

316 posted on 10/12/2011 12:48:22 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.)
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To: Dead Corpse

Meowing?
Hmm, need to ponder that one some.


317 posted on 10/12/2011 1:07:13 PM PDT by Darksheare (You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
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To: Dead Corpse; Darksheare

Awwwwwwww.

Vlad used to make a variety of feline communications, but that was when he was a little older.


318 posted on 10/12/2011 2:22:28 PM PDT by Tax-chick (It's raining on my catz.)
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To: Dead Corpse

You and Zon do good work! What a beauty!

Next time, you and Pete will even the odds.


319 posted on 10/12/2011 2:35:50 PM PDT by Monkey Face (It's OK to stumble, as long as you fall forward. <Unknown>)
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To: Tax-chick; sionnsar; abigailsmybaby; A CA Guy; airborne; Allegra; Aloysius88; Americanwolf; ...
Music and "Hey, where is everyone" ping.
320 posted on 10/12/2011 2:46:23 PM PDT by Darksheare (You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
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