Re: Straw Goat
"In the 40 years since the tradition started, the giant goat of Gavle has often gone up in flames within days."
And yet they keep building them. There's tenacity for you.
"But this year the 13-metre (43ft) high goat has a coat of flame-resistant chemicals, and the authorities are determined it will see in the New Year. "
No problem. Shove arm in further than last year.
"No-one is going to get our goat this year," says a local spokeswoman with confidence.
Groan.
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In a hotel in the West Midlands, rotting.
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