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Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 06:16 AM Sep 2013

A gang of angry drunken elk barred a man from entering his home in Stockholm (animal gangsta)

A gang of angry drunken elk barred a man from entering his home in suburban Stockholm on Tuesday, leaving the frightened homeowner no choice but to call police for help. "Five drunken elk were threatening a resident who was barred from entering his own home," says an incident report on the website of the Stockholm police department.

The author of the report confirmed that the homeowner, who lives on the island of Ingarö in Stockholm's eastern suburbs, was justified in calling the police for help. "I'm not surprised that he called the police when he was faced with a gang of five drunken elk," police spokesman Albin Näverberg said.

"They can be really dangerous. They become fearless. Instead of backing away when a person approaches, they move toward you. They may even take a run at you." The incident involved four adult elk and one calf, Näverberg explained, all of whom were intoxicated after having eaten fermented apples that had fallen from the homeowner's apple tree.

"Police who arrived on the scene reported that the animals had been warned that the police were on their way and wisely decided to leave the address," the report read. "The elk will have to find somewhere else to get intoxicated." The homeowner was instructed by officers to clear his yard of fermented apples in order to avoid any future incidents with drunken elk gangs.
http://www.thelocal.se/49908/20130828/

Nature's thug life.

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A gang of angry drunken elk barred a man from entering his home in Stockholm (animal gangsta) (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Sep 2013 OP
LOL B Calm Sep 2013 #1
False flag op ... GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #2
Lol! Nt xchrom Sep 2013 #3
Were the four adult elk charged with intoxicating a minor? undeterred Sep 2013 #4
Read the article: They bailed before the cops arrived. DetlefK Sep 2013 #6
They herd the cops were coming. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #21
That pic made me think of Thidwick's antlers. trusty elf Sep 2013 #5
thidwick!! Voice for Peace Sep 2013 #10
We read all of the Dr. Seuss books when we were growing up. trusty elf Sep 2013 #18
Did you look at all the elk pictures? PADemD Sep 2013 #7
Wonder why the OP didn't post: "Swede shocked by backyard elk 'threesome' FSogol Sep 2013 #22
Where's Lisbeth Sander when you need her? lapislzi Sep 2013 #8
Our pet border collie madokie Sep 2013 #9
Elks? You're sure they weren't Rotarians? tclambert Sep 2013 #11
Whole thread is DUzy . . . n/t annabanana Sep 2013 #12
FYI In Sweden they call moose elk Botany Sep 2013 #13
Great start for my day IADEMO2004 Sep 2013 #15
another drunken elk pic trusty elf Sep 2013 #14
Nice rack. OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #16
That's actually a Red Deer kurtzapril4 Sep 2013 #17
Go home, Moose, your're drunk.... Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2013 #19
The animal revolution moves forward KinMd Sep 2013 #20
 

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)
10. thidwick!!
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 06:50 AM
Sep 2013

you're one of the few people I've encountered who
knows about Thidwick. I think of him often, the
moment he realized it was that time of year.. and
just walked away.

trusty elf

(7,403 posts)
18. We read all of the Dr. Seuss books when we were growing up.
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 10:31 AM
Sep 2013

I used to love his whimsical tales. I'm surprised that there are people who haven't read them.

FSogol

(45,586 posts)
22. Wonder why the OP didn't post: "Swede shocked by backyard elk 'threesome'
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 01:11 PM
Sep 2013

Um, quasi-NSFW*

http://www.thelocal.se/gallery/2186/3/


* Depending on your company's elk porn policy.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
9. Our pet border collie
Tue Sep 3, 2013, 06:44 AM
Sep 2013

loves apples and pears. She runs the birds and squirrels away from them as soon as she exits the back door.
Maybe that explains why sometimes she would act like she's ten foot tall and bullet proof when it came to other dogs. Surely she wasn't drunk from eating the apples and pears on those occasions. Who knows.
I remember when I was a kid and the neighbors pigs got in some fermented ground corn and were exhibiting drunkenness. They scared us kids so we stayed away from them.

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