Yule goat's five-year flame-free streak ends ignominiously
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After five arson-free Christmases, the goat succumbed in the early hours of 17 December and a man in his 40s was arrested, [1]Reuters reports , despite efforts by the city of Gävle to develop a [2]flame-retardant idol .
The goat was first erected in the town square in December 1966. It burned down on New Year's Eve thus beginning a glorious (and illegal) tradition. Gävlebocken has since been engulfed by flames at least 35 times.
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In 2005 arsonists dressed as Santa Claus and the Gingerbread Man burned the goat to the ground. They were never caught.
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It doesn't help that Gävlebocken's Twitter account posts pictures of the goat every day, saying things like "Looking good standing tall!" as if to challenge would-be firestarters.
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The annual assaults appear to have started from 12 December, when Gävlebocken reported "my heart feels heavy when I see that someone has attacked you." The following day, "drunk people" were said to have tried to "jump over my fences in the middle of the night."
On 15 December, the baiting continued:
Half way through and this goat is still standing and looking so good! 🌟
#gävlebocken#smashing [12]pic.twitter.com/2Sp7ovMYH9 — Gävlebocken (@Gavlebocken) [13]December 15, 2021
Only to be followed a couple of days later with:
Nooo, It's literally the worst feeling to go down in flames. 😭🥵 But the comeback is always stronger than the setback. And - I’ll be bock! [14]#gävlebocken [15]#alwaysremembermethisway [16]pic.twitter.com/sX9OphWhkc — Gävlebocken (@Gavlebocken) [17]December 17, 2021
Why not officially sanction the tradition of setting fire to the tradition rather than going to all the effort of hiring guards, round-the-clock surveillance, and buying "vast quantities of flame retardant"?
Set it up then tell the good people of Gävle, "Listen, on [enter date] we will blast this goddamn goat into the next life as a community."
It's served the people of Britain well enough for hundreds of years. No one really knows why we set off fireworks on 5 November but it's good fun and generally accepted that the guy on top of the bonfire is a bad egg. ®
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[1] https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/giant-swedish-yule-goat-torched-again-after-5-year-respite-2021-12-17/
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2007/01/03/fireproof_goat/
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[6] https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/10/bed_to_desk_workplace_accident/
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2016/05/16/radiohead_trumpton_rumpus/
[8] https://www.theregister.com/2007/08/29/burning_man_arrest/
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/02/lippstadt_lego_theft/
[10] https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/25/elon_musk_bust_iphone/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/23/uber_eats_cannabis_orders/
[12] https://t.co/2Sp7ovMYH9
[13] https://twitter.com/Gavlebocken/status/1471182248485474309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[14] https://twitter.com/hashtag/g%C3%A4vlebocken?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[15] https://twitter.com/hashtag/alwaysremembermethisway?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[16] https://t.co/sX9OphWhkc
[17] https://twitter.com/Gavlebocken/status/1471676229740814343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[18] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Re: The Point of November 5th
Looks like [dear]leader is on notice and 2022 may be the reckoning for him at the hands of the 1922 Committee. The problem is who they'll put up in his place
Re: The Point of November 5th
Liz Truss is in the running, apparantly. I KNOOOWWW!!!
Re: The Point of November 5th
If Liz Truss becomes PM we'll probably end up at war with France by February.
Still, at least that means we'll get Bastille day off as a bank holiday this year.
> No one really knows why we set off fireworks on 5 November but it's good fun and generally accepted that the guy on top of the bonfire is a bad egg. ®
To be fair he was honest about his intentions in going to Parliament, unlike pretty much everyone before or since...
To be even fairer, Guy Fawkes has at leaat left us with something to look forward to each year.
That's more than you can say for the majority of those who have worked in or under the houses of parliament.
Oh, I dunno.
For causing the agitprop shitheads to have an aneurysm and go off on one to this day every time she gets mentioned, Margaret Thatcher is the gift that keeps on giving.
Always gives me the giggles, watching some self-appointed "right on" Guardian of The Truth have a full-bore, spittle-flecked meltdown, highly reminiscent of a certain WWII leader's infamous rants.
A dare... futility results
It is just like putting a Big Red Button in a public square with a note saying "Please do not push the button" .
Just make that button explode already. Darwin awards are available for the fortunate who have not yet procreated.
> arsonists dressed as Santa Claus and the Gingerbread Man burned the goat to the ground. They were never caught.
Looks like he was right when he said "You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!"
Official sanction
Wouldn't an official burning date just challenge pranksters to get in first ?
Well
Well, an large number of Nov 5th bonfires get anonymously lit, well before the 5th!
Re: Well
Please remember to check bonfires for hedgehogs before lighting them (or just build it just before setting it alight) or if big only set fire one side and keep an eye out for them escaping.
While we may think it is a bonfire it looks like a cosy bed for the winter for a hedgehog.
And!
And, there'd be many more pre-lit fires if it were not for the fact that, in this country, a bonfire prepared some days before, becomes almost impossible to set afire, even at the appropriate time.
Re: And!
And not only that, but due to fly tipping, it grows in size exponentially.
Say it with me children!
BURNING MAN! Now go have some fun!
Re: Say it with me children!
Burning Goat! Sounds like a pretty good piece of Playa art, in fact.
The "heart feels heavy when I see that someone has attacked you" tweet referred to another much smaller nearby goat - there are two.
The Point of November 5th
The whole point is to remind our elected representatives that if they don't behave themselves...
IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN
[And if you think our elected representatives currently seem to have forgotten the message, it is your responsibility as a voter to REMIND THEM]