Swedish Elk drink like fish

Elk in Sweden prepare for Christmas festivities

Elk in Sweden have been caught on a pre-Christmas bender to rival the best of British Saturday nights. While staff at John Lewis are painting their Christmas trees black, the elk of Sweden have been munching fermented apples by the barrel load. After one particularly heavy bender recently (a normal British Saturday on the 'toon) armed police had to be called in to protect the residents of one nursing home near the Swedish capital.

This unfortunate behaviour by "the elk" is not uncommon in for elk in the Autumn. One couple had a bike stolen by anti-social elk. Perhaps Sweden should liberalise it's drinking laws and start stamping down on anti-social drinking. Asbo's for elks - now there's a t-shirt if ever I saw one.

And black Christmas trees? Well it seems no matter how hard I try there's no avoiding John Lewis's super stylish black Christmas trees. But rather than buy a cheap/overpriced piece of plastic that's been flown around the world and will take thirty years to decompose in a land fill site, why not make your own? (Yeah I know, there's work involved).

Take one furry looking tree and some (water based) black paint. Spray green tree in (water based) black paint. Result, one black Christmas tree. That's my lot, enjoy.

(AP reported the Elk story).


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