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Discussion in 'Community' started by FatBurt, Nov 29, 2023.

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FatBurt Sex Scarecrow Vanquisher

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FatBurt said: ↑

That time has again returned to our hallowed forum

diggy said:

The Gävle Goat (known in Swedish as the Julbocken i Gävle or Gävlebocken) is a giant version of a traditional Swedish Yule Goat figure made of straw that is located at Slottstorget ("Castle Square") in central Gävle. It is erected each year by a local association called the Southern Merchants, and another version is erected by a group of students from the Natural Science Club of the School of Vasa. The Natural Science Club's goat holds the world record for the largest Yule Goat, but since 1994 the Southern Merchants' goats have been larger and had more publicity afforded them. Both goats have famously been the targets of frequent arson attacks and vandalism, so much so that over the years they have been guarded by the police, webcams, soldiers, volunteers and dogs; whilst the city officially discourages the attacks on the goats, those attacks have brought it recognition and tourism from around the world.
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"Sadder" Times for the Gävle Goat

History of the Goat

In 1967 the goat was left unmolested.

In 1968 the goat was again left unmolested.

In 1969 the goat was burned on New Year's Eve.

In 1970 the first goat burned six hours after it was erected. Two heavily intoxicated youths were tied to the crime. With contributions from several donors, the goat was rebuilt, this time of reeds.

In 1971 the local merchants who had previously built the goat abandoned the project, tired of seeing it burn each year. The science association at the Vasaskolan upper secondary school took over. Their little goat was broken to pieces.

In 1972 the goat collapsed due to sabotage.

In 1973 the goat's fate is unknown.

In 1974 the goat burned down.

In 1975 the goat's fate is unknown.

In 1976 a car crashed into the goat.

In 1977 the goat's fate is unknown.

In 1978 the goat was broken to pieces again.

In 1979 the goat was burned before it was even put together. A new one was built and treated with fire-proofing, but was later sabotaged and broken to pieces.

In 1980 the goat burned down on Christmas Eve.

In 1981 the goat was spared.

In 1982 the goat burned down on St. Lucia Day, 13 December.

In 1983 the goat's legs were broken off.

In 1984 the goat burned down on St. Lucia Eve.

In 1985 the 12.5-metre high goat first made the Guinness Book of World Records. Burned down in January.

In 1986 the local merchants took over building the goat again. From this date on, two goats are built each year, one by the merchants and one by Vasaskolan. The big goat was burned down the night before Christmas Eve.

In 1987 the goat was carefully treated with fire-proofing. It still burned down the week before Christmas.

In 1988 the goat was spared. Its survival was now included on British betting lists.

In 1989 the goat burned down before it was even built. A public collection was taken up and a new goat was built, which burned down in January. In March 1990 another goat was built for the premiere of the film "Black Jack".

In 1990 the goat was spared. Many volunteers guarded it.

In 1991 the goat was accompanied by an advertising sleigh - which turned out to be an unauthorised construction. It burned on Christmas Eve morning. It was rebuilt to be sent to Stockholm in a campaign to stop the closing of the I 14 regiment.

In 1992 the goat burned after eight days. The Vasaskolan goat burned the same night. It was built again, but burned again on 20 December. The starter of all three fires was arrested.

In 1993 the Vasaskolan goat made the Guinness Book of World Records, measuring 16 metres high. It was spared this year.

In 1994 the goat was spared.

In 1995 the goat burned down on Christmas Day morning. It was rebuilt for the town's 550th anniversary.

In 1996 the goat survived. For the first time it was monitored by a web camera.

In 1997 the goat survived with minimal damage by fireworks.

In 1998 the goat burned on 11 December, despite a snowstorm. It was built again.

In 1999 the goat burned a few hours after being built. A new one was in place for St. Lucia Day.

In 2000 the goat burned a few days before New Year's.

In 2001 the goat burned on 23 December. The starter of the fire, a 51-year-old man from USA, was arrested.

In 2002 the goat survived.

In 2003 the goat burned down two nights before St. Lucia Eve. A new goat was in place about a week later and it survived in one piece.

In 2004 the goat burned down on 21 December, three days before Christmas. The goat was not rebuilt.

In 2005 the goat burned down on 3 December. A new goat was in place on 8 december and managed to survive.

In 2006 the goat survived a pyromaniac attack on December 15th. It was minor burned on its right leg. After that the goat survived in one piece.

In 2007 The goat was impregnated with flame retardant chemicals and was not attacked by arsonists.

In 2008 was the goat not impregnated with flame retardant chemicals. The straw was delivered by Mackmyra Whiskey and the goat was burned down on 27 December.

In 2009 A person attempted to set the Southern Merchants' goat on fire the night of 7 December. An unsuccessful attempt was made to throw the Natural Science Club's goat into the river the weekend of 11 December. The culprit then tried, again without success, to set the goat on fire. Someone stole the Natural Science Club's goat using a truck on the night of 14 December. On the night of 23 December before 04:00 the South Merchant goat was set on fire and was burned to the frame, even though it had a thick layer of snow on its back. The goat had two online webcams which were put out of service by a DoS attack, instigated by computer hackers just before the burning.

In 2010 On the night of 2 December, arsonists made an unsuccessful attempt to burn the Natural Science Club's goat.On 17 December, a Swedish news site reported that one of the guards tasked with protecting the Southern Merchants' goat had been offered payment to leave his post so that the goat could be stolen via helicopter and transported to Stockholm. Both goats survived and were dismantled and returned to storage in early January 2011.

In 2011 The inauguration of the goat took place on 27 November. The fire-fighters of Gävle sprayed the goat with water to create a coating of ice in the hope of protecting it from arson. However mild weather melted the ice and the goat was burnt down in the early morning of 2 December.

In 2012 The inauguration of the goat took place on 2 December. It was burnt just ten days later in the hours before midnight of 12 December, one day before Lucia.

Knaves commemorating their evil-doing.

In 2013 As in 2006 and 2007, the straw used to build the goat has been soaked in anti-flammable liquid to prevent it from burning in the event of an arson attack. The inauguration ceremony took place on 1 December. On 21 December the goat was burned down.

In 2014 At least three attempts of arson were made, but the goat survived, and was dismantled on 29 December. It was sent to China, where it featured in the Year of the Goat celebrations in February 2015.

In 2015 the goat was erected on 26 November. The inauguration ceremoney was on 29 November. The goat was burned to the ground on 27 December.

In 2016 the goat burned down on November 27, hours after it’s 50th birthday party.

In 2017 the goat survived.

In 2018 The Gävlebocken twitter account recorded two incidents: an unspecified 'harassment' on 7 December, and an intrusion into the goat's enclosure on 31 December, from someone claiming to need to use the toilet.

I'm not down with using a Goat's enclosure as a toilet, but do not take this as kink shaming.

In 2019 the goat survived. This is for the first time it has survived three years in a row.

In 2020 even during covid or perhaps because of covid, the goat survived again. 4 years in a row.

In 2021 we had a victor in Darth Smurf as there was indeed a burning
The Natural Science Club goat was burned in the early hours of 12 December. This was not a winning attempt but a portent of things to come
During the same weekend, a drunk person was caught trying to jump the fences around the larger goat.
The larger goat burned in the early hours of 17 December. A 40-year-old man was arrested and later sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay SEK 109,000 in damages to the municipality.

In 2022 the flamable Norwegian icon survived The goat was inaugurated on 27 November. Due to a new city centre being built at Slottstorget square, the goat's traditional location, the goat was moved a few blocks north to Rådhusesplanaden and it can only be assumed that this new location caused confusion to would be arsonists.

As always this thread is for people to report any suspicious activity or even better someone may actually be lucky enough to witness history in the making when the goat is either beaten to death or set on fire.
Honest!

Inauguration is 3rd December so I expect everyone online with mulled wine watching the live stream and then spending all December on the Webcam watching for would be arsonists with Norwegian police on speed dial

but, should the worst happen, the thing all none of us wants, we may as well have a winner. So pick your date.

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The Goat Lives (without attack)
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The Goat survives an attack that doesn't include fire.

STAY VIGILANT

2015 edition: http://boards.theforce.net/threads/gävle-goat-watch-2015.50034605/
2016 edition: http://boards.theforce.net/threads/gävle-goat-watch-2016.50042674/
2017 edition: https://boards.theforce.net/threads/gavle-goat-watch-2017.50046861/
2018 edition: https://boards.theforce.net/threads/gävle-goat-watch-2018.50050516/
2019 edition: https://boards.theforce.net/threads/gavle-goat-watch-2019.50052445
2020 edition:https://boards.theforce.net/threads/gävle-goat-watch-2020.50055031/
2021 edition: https://boards.theforce.net/threads/gävle-goat-watch-2021.50056856/
2022 edition: https://boards.theforce.net/threads/the-real-goat-of-2022-is-now-up-gävlebocken-is-upon-us.50058451/

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Guess who back?

Yes our strawgoat returns

Yes this should have posted a couple of weeks back for sign ups but I forgot so yep, get the forks out and hopefully marshmallows as it’s arson season.

The Goat has to get it this year right?

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FatBurt, Nov 29, 2023

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IF I CAN'T BE HAPPY NO ONE CAN BE HAPPY

Ramza, Nov 29, 2023

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I want it to live

AutumnLight91, Nov 29, 2023

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VadersLaMent, Nov 29, 2023

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I heart burt.

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Diggy , Nov 29, 2023

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I'm taking the one open auxiliary slot.

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A Chorus of Disapproval , Nov 29, 2023

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eh, why not cheer on a little arson this year. This statement not admissible in a court of law, but this is not a revocation if the user wins

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Darth_Accipiter, Nov 29, 2023

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I'll pick the date of the 120th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight.

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Sarge , Nov 29, 2023

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Darth Smurf, Nov 29, 2023

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The countdown has begun

FatBurt, Nov 30, 2023

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The goat is up!

https://x.com/Gavlebocken/status/1730246415320826171?s=20

I'm being serious when I say I want it to live.

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JediYvette , Dec 3, 2023

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Darth_Accipiter Force Ghost

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webcam time

Darth_Accipiter, Dec 4, 2023

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AutumnLight91 Jedi Grand Master

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Here's the vid.
That's the livelink webcam footage.

AutumnLight91, Dec 4, 2023

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Every year I hint to @TCF-1138 that he could drive over to the goat on the right date and help me win this thing. At this point I have to conclude that he doesn’t actually want to commit arson for me.

EHT, Dec 4, 2023

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Every year I hint to @TCF-1138 that he could drive over to the goat on the right date and help me win this thing. At this point I have to conclude that he doesn’t actually want to commit arson for me.
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Sorry, it's nothing personal. I'm just really lazy.

TCF-1138 , Dec 4, 2023

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The Goat survives an attack that doesn't include fire. Autumnlight91

DarthTunick , Dec 4, 2023

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