Tag: tis the season

made nice yule goat!

queerqueerspawn:

rixareth:

norsesuggestions:

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it would be so sad, if something was…

to happen to it……..

very tragic……….

The Gävle goat survived Christmas this year! Truly a Christmas miracle. A few of my favourite extracts from its Wikipedia article:

In 2001, the goat was burned down by a visitor from the United States. The court confiscated his cigarette lighter with the argument that he clearly was not able to handle it. He stated in court that he was no “goat burner”, and believed that he was taking part in a completely legal goat-burning tradition.

2005: Burnt by unknown vandals reportedly dressed as Santa and the gingerbread man, by shooting a flaming arrow at the goat. The hunt for the arsonist responsible for the goat-burning was featured on the weekly Swedish live broadcast “Most Wanted”.

2016: Destroyed by an arsonist equipped with petrol on its inauguration day, just hours after its 50th “birthday party”. Organizers said they would not rebuild the goat this year. It was replaced by a smaller “replica” built by local high school students. This goat was later hit by a car.

CORRECTION

Survived until Christmas, it won’t be taken down until January 2nd so. THERE’S STILL TIME.

dr-archeville:

dr-archeville:

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

eyetosky:

THROW OFF THE JANGLY YOKE OF OPPRESSION

“WE ARE THE FUTURE RUDOLPH, NOT THEM”

M: “What’s your name?”

R: “Rudolph.”

M: “What’s your real name, Rudolph?”

R: “… Red-Nose.”

M: “Quite a talent you have there, Red-Nose.”

a-true-janian-reply:

shredsandpatches:

phle-botomy:

topics apparent in traditional christmas carols that have Strangely Disappeared from modern canon:

  • the devil
  • the lord of this manor better give us booze or we’ll burn his house Down
  • alternatively, give us some cash
  • this plant is Red like the blood of Childbirth
  • i was wooed in the sheep field
  • what up, it’s the Devil again
  • goods or tuppence may be exchanged for a viewing of this wren we’ve killed
  • SWORD DANCE TUNES
  • we sing in thanks of the maidservant who let the mob into the laird’s home
  • dancing is a sin but do you think i’m gonna stop
  • unlikely
  • the apple crop better be good or next year it’ll grow fertilized with your blood
  • the winter is cruel but the laird is crueler
  • the church is also cruel
  • it’s lucky to give us money. in this case, the luck is not getting stabbed
  • really there are so many bangers

I feel like you might enjoy my grimdark Christmas mix…

Tis the season!

archiemcphee:

Happy Caturday! Christmas tree season is fast approaching. We know that for some of you it’s already here. Your cats are looking forward to it too, though perhaps not for the same reasons. They’re less interested in festive ambiance and presents than pawing at shiny ornaments, pulling off the garlands and lights, and climbing that tree like it’s their own sparkly, evergreen fort.

Bored Panda assembled an awesome collection of creatively pet-proofed Christmas trees. These photos are just the tip of the very merry iceberg.

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