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General Category => Everything Else => Topic started by: jc on November 26, 2015, 07:36:54 PM
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It's that time again, I'm on for 17th.
You may keep guard here:-
http://www.visitgavle.se/sv/gavlebocken
Cheers
jc
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What exactly is Gavle?
I would read the site but it's in Swedish and there is not translate on the safari browser.
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Gävle's a town in southern Sweden. Spelling goes something like 'Yeevle' or 'Yaeaevle' in Swedish.
I'll go for 11th.
All Consuming Fire... ;)
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Hello Amanda,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gävle_goat
and the site has a little flag icon at the top; what's your date.
Cheers
jc
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Bollocks, I called the 11th on FB but Rusco got in before me here ;)
Well, it looks like I have two chances of winning this year - I'll go for the 20th then and do my little 'burn baby (goat) burn' dance in the moshpit at the Melkweg instead of the Forum then :D
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I remember this stuff from last year and still don't quite understand it... ;)
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Aha! I'm for the 5th December. It's lasted too long over the past few years and it's time someone in that there town had a proper Saturday night out and did the (in)decent thing. Burn baby burn indeed! :D
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I think NMA should try and get a gig in Gävle next December - that way we can all make sure the bloody thing gets burned! (after the gig though, wouldn't want to end up in the cop shop and miss it) :D
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I'll have 12/12/15. While the band will play, up goes the hay :D
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Has anyone ever won in this? What were the rewards? ::)
Danny, nhoo you should not worry, I'll share the 11th with you mate. I'm not in FB and didn't know the topic's popular there too.
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I would read the site but it's in Swedish and there is not translate on the safari browser.
It must have been the select language button that caused confusion! :P
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6 December for me!
Ta.
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So I read it and all it says is a something about the goal during advent. So why are people guessing dates?
The select language button I did press yesterday. It did not work. It worked today but explains little.
Why are people picking dates? It said nothing about that on the link. In fact the links posted were of the letter "G' ad about a place in Sweden with mention of the goat on the first day of advent.
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9th for me.
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Already done our little office sweepstake on it.
Gone for the 25th Year :)
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So I read it and all it says is a something about the goal during advent. So why are people guessing dates?
The select language button I did press yesterday. It did not work. It worked today but explains little.
Why are people picking dates? It said nothing about that on the link. In fact the links posted were of the letter "G' ad about a place in Sweden with mention of the goat on the first day of advent.
Google is your friend!
This took me 2 seconds to find!
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/25/sweden-s-burning-christmas-goat.html
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So it's when he burns then?
It's clearly betting on illegal activity but what the hell.
I will guess the the fourth of December simply because four was my fave number as a school-aged child.
What does the winner get if there is one? :)
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What does the winner get if there is one? :)
KUDOS
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Or someone could make them a special thread to celebrate the victory.
However going to Sweden and burning the goat so that you win would be considered cheating.
though it is amusing. ;D
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13th for me :)
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So it's when he burns then?
Yep! Exactly the same as when you asked the same question at the same time last year! :p
http://board.newmodelarmy.org/index.php?topic=8431.0
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So it's when he burns then?
Yep! Exactly the same as when you asked the same question at the same time last year! :p
http://board.newmodelarmy.org/index.php?topic=8431.0
I looked at all three pages and did not see me ask a question. I see me thank Shush for giving an answer.
Unless I deleted it ( not uncommon) or have gone mad.
You have a great memory. Especially when it comes to what I have said.
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I do remember that very same question last year too but was too polite to embarrass a lady.
Cheers
jc
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I do remember that very same question last year too but was too polite to embarrass a lady.
Cheers
jc
I already embarrass myself quite a bit. You are welcome to join in. :D
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I didn't guess last year, so I'm going for the 28th this time
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Put my name down for the 18th. The last Friday before Xmas day!
Is the "mini goat" in residence in the nearby park again this year?
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I didn't guess last year, so I'm going for the 28th this time
Tomorrow Pol ?
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No December the 28th lol
Ps just made your vanilla custard e liquid shush its med/low strength nicotine 10mg n its 70/30 % vg/pg mix , should be good , might give you a bottle of irn bru flavour as well, its our other national vape lol
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I do like my custard old bean :) A pudding is a dead loss without it. You bring the custard, I'll bring the Spotted Dick
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Best get that checked out at the clinic lol
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I still have no idea what this is about so I'll put in a random date and say... the 19th??? :-[
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They burn a wicker goat or something ray is all I know
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27th, it's already 2 years since I won, so it's time again
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Goat news on Aftonbladet:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/senastenytt/ttnyheter/inrikes/article21850206.ab
Written in Swedish. Tried to Google translate it but didn't succeed with a telly...
Headline says: "So will the Gävle goat live over the Christmas? " The photo/video link is from earlier years.
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Here's the translation:
"Christmas tradition. The security situation is enhanced around the Castle Square in Gävle.
On Sunday inaugurated Gävle Goat, which over the years affected by fires, greasers and hackers.
Everything is rigged and ready before its traditional inauguration of the world's largest Christmas goat Advent.
- The goat was installed last Thursday and Friday finputsades hen, says the goat's spokesperson Annelie Hyden, president of Bock Committee.
Gavle Goat live a precarious life and have in most years since the birth in 1966 burned or vandalized.
Safety is a constant headache, but preparations despite a dangerous gap in the arrangements which the Committee is aware of: Bending The straw is no longer flame retardant. The flame retardant used previously attracted moisture that weighed down the straw.
- It did not look so nice, says Annelie Hyden.
To buck anyway to survive Christmas guarded by the security guards and cameras monitored around the clock. At the same time move the taxi stand at Södermalmstorg to Castle Square for more people to move around the area and bending friends are encouraged to keep watch.
- The goat would love to have company and we believe it is safest if it gets there, says Annelie Hyden."
Some typos in it, right? ;D Hehe... It didn't work either in Finnish. Well yea, "bock" is a goat (and once mistyped as "buck" in the original post) but what a heck they said about greasers and hackers?
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I'll go for 20 December.
I think most people have sussed it by now. Often the goat gets burned at some point, sometimes it survives until it's taken down in the new year. Yes it's illegal and no the organisers (officially at any rate) don't like the the "tradition" of burning it down.
For quite a few years there's been a sweepstake on the noticeboard - sometimes duplicated on FB now, where you can have a different guess. Yes people have guessed correctly quite a few times. the prize is some singed/un-singed straw - winner to arrange own travel expenses and collection.
Nobody has chosen survival yet, which is also an option of course.
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I'll go for the survival slot,lets hope he makes it this year.
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After the first few days of not so high octane thrills and spills, the goat still stands and most people remain in the running for glory. However there have been a couple of early casualties with both Maggi D and Viv predicting that singed straw would have been blowing through the streets of Gavle before now.
Apparently the goat is very wet after a lot of rain.
H
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Can I have 20th ?
:)
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Can I have 20th ?
:)
No, already gone (it was my pick). Plenty of others to choose from though.
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21st then please.
:)
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Well, I'm involved now and even though I deplore acts of vandalism I'm sticking by the 19th...
So I'm now heavily invested in the collapse of a big wet goat a week next Saturday...
Yet another statement that this Forum has led me to and I never thought I'd say...
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its usually a Friday or sat. High spirits and that....incidentally a certain golfer who's name rhymes with "goods" used to live in the hotel behind.
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Any update?
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Judging on the camera feed Jack posted in the first post of the thread it's still standing... good job Rusco took the 11th off me on here, so I'm still in contention with the 20th ;)
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Judging on the camera feed Jack posted in the first post of the thread it's still standing... good job Rusco took the 11th off me on here, so I'm still in contention with the 20th ;)
I've just realised that you picked 20th before me Danny, sorry. I'll change mine to 24th then for a cruel yet spectacular christmas eve burning!
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Judging on the camera feed Jack posted in the first post of the thread it's still standing... good job Rusco took the 11th off me on here, so I'm still in contention with the 20th ;)
I've just realised that you picked 20th before me Danny, sorry. I'll change mine to 24th then for a cruel yet spectacular christmas eve burning!
Whatever a date it burn or collapse would be fun after the safe years.
PS. Me not in FB mates... ;)
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Folks...I heard from news this morning that it's happened. It's burned. :o
I'm still not quite sure did it happen yesterday or today? A guy in his twenties set it on fire.
So it was 26th or 27th.
Here is an official tweet by Gavle Goat:
Gävlebocken @Gavlebocken 4 t4 tuntia sitten
Sorry to leave you far too early this year!Thank you for this amazing time with you my friends. See you next year on my 50th birthday party!
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I came here to announce the 'good news', but I see you beat me to it! Bye bye goat, and congratulations to whoever picked the 27th or 26th (did anyone?)... and to the arsonist of course ;)
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(http://gfx2.aftonbladet-cdn.se/image/22001414/485/normal/abda05583405d/julbocken.jpg)
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Congrats to the winner lol even if I had the 28th lol close but no ecig
Cool pic Danny if you can call a fireball goat cool 😎
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I believe the winner this year is Pim, well done Sir.
Same again next year :)
Cheers
jc
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Like a phoenix from its ashes it will rise again next year. 8)
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Now this is a clear proof about how pagan the NMA fans are. Feasting a burning goat every year. Lol.
;)
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Until next year, my friends...
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27th, it's already 2 years since I won, so it's time again
Well lucky me :D
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27th, it's already 2 years since I won, so it's time again
Well lucky me :D
It's you who burns it, isn't it? C'mon admit it! ;D
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27th, it's already 2 years since I won, so it's time again
Well lucky me :D
It's a fix !
;D
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Honestly it wasn't me ;D