Drunken Swedish moose drowns after fermented apple binge

Yahoo! News ^ | 11/23/2006 | Agence France-Presse

[George W. Bush]

Drunken Swedish moose drowns after fermented apple binge

STOCKHOLM (AFP) — A moose that became inebriated after binging on fermented fallen apples in northern Sweden drowned when it fell through the ice of a frozen inlet, Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet reported on Thursday.

"The moose appears to have eaten too many fermented apples and become confused out on the ice," Luleaa police spokesman Erik Kummu told local media.

Emergency services were scrambled but they were unable to save the four-legged apple thief.

For several days prior to the moose's demise, local residents had contacted police after seeing the animal munch its way through rotting fruit, Aftonbladet said.

Drunk moose are relatively common in Sweden in late autumn as the animals eat fallen apples which ferment slightly on the ground.

[George W. Bush]

As the moose (big-spending Republicans) nibbles the fermented rotting apples (government pork), he gets quite tipsy. He then wanders onto the ice (campaign trail), in search of more free booze. But the ice (voters) won't support him and the ice (election) breaks, leaving the poor drunken moose to his self-inflicted watery fate.

An excellent allegory for the recent elections.

[Joe 6-pack]

Authorities stated that nobody's sister was bitten during the incident....

[Dr.Zoidberg]

George, put down that Granny Smith and step away from the orchard.

Hehehe =-)

[George W. Bush]

George, put down that Granny Smith and step away from the orchard.

I promise I'm on the wagon. Got me a ten-step program.

[Dang, you guys are quick.]

[George W. Bush]

A moose is seen feeding near a housing estate in Gothenburg. A moose that became inebriated after binging on fermented fallen apples in northern Sweden drowned when it fell through the ice of a frozen inlet, a Swedish tabloid has reported.

Picture of some other drunken moose.

[Danae]

A moose once bit my brother~~~

Actually I am sad to read this story. I will never forget the drunken birds falling about in the snow at my grandmothers house as a very little girl, they were eating the fermenting berries.....

Moose Prayers UP!

[Dr.Zoidberg]

You have to be quick around here.

As they say, the second mouse gets the cheese.

Wait a minute....

Um, nevermind.

[GoLightly]

ping

[beyond the sea]

I'm sorry to see the moose die. But he had a nice drunken "several days" there for a while ....... sort of a 'Bull Moose Party'.

[ozzymandus]

Your analogy leads me to think the moose wasn't the only one eating rotten apples.

[dennisw]

That's a moose, not a drunken moose

[Jeff Chandler]

I hate it when that happens.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet reported

Not that I like tabloid journalism, but that country is in serious need of celebrities if that's all they have to report.

[Sarajevo]

OMG! Where was MADAM (Mothers Against Drunks And Mooses)?
There should be a law against moosing while intoxicated.

[misanthrope]

I like apples with cheese and wine..........

[battlegearboat]

Now the moose is dead and the squirrel is in rehab.

[Rannug]

Do this mean that the moose was premarinated?

[Lurker]

That trick never works....

L

[battlegearboat]

He had been in and out of counseling and was distantly related to Ed Meese.

[ALASKA]

That moose's days of mixing concrete and signing complicated insurance forms are over............