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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.
Excellent!
Best wishes! I don’t think our HOA allows nukes, so I’d have to do the same.
Sionnsar left behind quite a collection of vinyl in both sizes - even some old inherited 78s. I shall either have to pack them and hope they aren’t damaged in our upcoming move or in storage while we sort the rest of 32 years of stuff we both accumulated. Mizuki-san gets to help with that....
78s!!!
Yowch.
We had a turntable a looooooooong time ago that would play those, but it didn’t like doing so.
Hey Ganag! the epople are in the new digs!
Hot chocolate chip cookies and a beverage of your choice to celebrate the event are in the library.
I’m still trying to replace the LP’s I had to sell. So far, I have five out of 200+. I don’t know where the 78’s went...
How are you doing these days?
*HUGS*
I saw they gave Gary some coffee.
It wasn’t the hideous brew of doom, was it?
Hey Y’all!
It’s faux-Turkey Day here today. (Thanksgiving is next week.)
Nice digs Darks.
Yes, it was, but I gave him the antidote, and he’s all right; it protects him from the salt, of course. He loves the coffee, too.
You’re brilliant, Darks, brilliant.
But, it’s diabolical!
No snail is meant to have such power!
Is he behind the Elk larcenies?
Who knows what nefarious evils dwell in the heart of Gary? Probably none. Just sayin’.
Thank you for hosting us Nick.
I didn’t know you needed permission to hijack the thread. If you ever decide to hijack one of mine (which never happens because I don’t like the Mods), feel free to hijack away! I’d be deeply honored.
Hey LOM!
Nice to see you!
The 78’s and 33’s have lasted longer than the 8 tracks.
I have some vinyl.
Earth, wind, and fire.
Chicago.
Cheryl Ladd.
Klattu.
*giggle*
Well, if the latest trolls were worth hijacking, we wouldn’t need permission.
But since the quality of the trolls has been less than flea spit, we’ve had to beg for threads for awhile.
It’s always polite to ask the thread originator if he’s okay with us occupying the thread.
This one was chosen due to our animal theme lately, that and “Octoberfest” and drunken elk.
Makes some bizarre form of sense.
November is coming, so we’ll need a thread then.
Downside: I have no idea when I am heading off to training, so I don’t know if I will be here or not.
*ugh! the old hurry up and wait routine*
Well, since most of my threads get pulled, you will probably not get to use one.
Good luck on the training!
Afternoon, all (Eastern Time). Off to choir practices, Sunday School, and all that. Ash loves Mondays because she gets her supper at 4:30 instead of 5:30.
Tom got a new t-shirt from ThinkGeek.com, and I got a book about the exploration of Australia. It’s nice when something comes in the mail besides bills and ads.
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