To Tickle?.. that is the question.

While on hold with a Medical clinic a Swedish woman was tickled by her partner...

"So what"!?

Well the story doesn't end there. Apparently the clinic answered the phone in the middle of the tickle incident unbeknown to the couple. What did the medical staff hear?.. A lot of screaming and shouting of the word "stop". Now assuming the worst, the medical staff quite rightly called the police.
After a while there was a very loud knock at the door. Upon answering, the partner was promptly told to sit down with his hands on his knees and stay there until the two policemen that had marched in could find out what was going on.
After explanations and conversations back and forth with both the couple and the medical clinic satisfied the police they left.

I personally think it was a great initiative of the medical staff because in such situations it is much better to assume the worst and be proven wrong than ignoring it all.

The whole story also got me to thinking that maybe I shouldn't tickle my girlfriend so much.. because I know how she feels about it, but hey.. it's fun.. so I guess having the police charging in is a risk I have to take.

The article can be read ...here... (in Swedish) in the newspaper Aftonbladet.

Ice breakers

No... I'm not talking about when you are trying to get a conversation started with a stranger...
... I'm living up in the frozen north remember...

Anyway... some poor sod went for an evening walk on the ice-covered waterway that runs through central Stockholm when, all of a sudden, along comes one of those Ice breaker boats smashing the ice as its goes (of course) leaving the poor guy stranded on a piece of ice without the ability to move.

Now after what seems to be hours of screaming and shouting he is finally heard and a big rescue operation gets underway to save the guy. To make a long story short he is saved and they all live happily ever after.

But there then of course comes the question...who was it that said an evening walk was healthy for you?
I bet this guy will think twice before taking another one.

P.s. Somewhere about  --here-- I would of put a picture of the incident but then i realised that there might be some copywrite infringement thingy.. or something...

You never know.. one of my loyal readers might report me...
But of course I know who you are... both of you... and I might get even. ;)

Anyway if you want to see a photo, or read the article, it can be found ...here... at the newspaper Aftonbladet

Euro 2012

Reading the papers you would think Sweden qualifying for the tournament is going to be a piece of cake. I agree Sweden did get a good group and stand a good chance....

But still, I don't think either Holland or Hungary are going to be easy matches and even though we should easily beat Finland I predict that to be an ugly match of which there is a risk Sweden takes too lightly creating the possibility of an upset.

It will be interesting to see if we see Zlatan in this qualifying round or if he waits until the tournament to make himself available.

All this then leaves me with three questions...

1. Do you think this is an easy group for Sweden?

2. Does Sweden need Zlatan?

3. Do you care?



Lastly... even if the Kiwi's loose every one of their matches at the World Cup... at least they are there... where is Sweden???