April 13, 2007
Sick of the ever increasing amount of dog poop on the roads and parks, a bunch of preschoolers in Malmo, Sweden, have begun a neighborhood protest against it. On Wednesday, the young protestors marched on the streets in an attempt to force dog owners to scoop the poop.
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December 17, 2006
Residents of Fjuckby, a village in Sweden, are appealing to authorities to have the name of their community be changed for obvious reasons. They said their community has become an international laughing stock as globalization has led to rude English-language associations. According to a report by The Local newspaper, villagers are facing a double embarrassment as the Swedish word "juck" means the same thing in English.
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November 13, 2006
Children in a Swedish school are still terrified after a drunk elk terrorized them during school hours. The elk has been wondering around the southern Sweden school for days. School officials contacted police who may have to shoot the 1,000-pound animal. Officials said the elk probably ate fermented apples and became inebriated.
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November 12, 2006
A 90-year-old Swedish man faces a fine for buying sexual favor, which is illegal in Sweden. According to a police official, the elderly man was identified among customers who last year had visited a brothel.
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November 4, 2006
If your last name is Jones, you missed out on the biggest gala ever held in your honor yesterday. Over 1,200 Joneses gathered Friday in Cardiff to break the world record for the largest assembly of people with the same name. Gaggles of Joneses flocked to the Wales Millennium Centre for the event, dubbed "Jones, Jones, Jones".
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