Norwegian village has a "Monty Python" moment

[Don_t_Panic]

Just thought this was funny:

The Norwegian village of Ørje replaces the crossing signs at one of their street crossings with a “Silly Walk” variety.

– The idea was to have fun over a rather normal thing, like crossing a street, says Reidar Johannes Søby.

He was inspired by a Monty Python-poster at work, and thought it would be fun to make a real sign encouraging people to cross the street John Cleese-style.

The national road authorities are apparently about to spoil the fun, though:

Although the community seems to love the funny signs, the authorities are skeptical.

– One shall not put up signs that may be confused with public signs. In our opinion, signs like these have no business appearing in public transport areas, a spokesperson for the road authorities explains to nrk.no

The road authorities concluded today that they will have the signs removed.

A larger picture of one the controversial signs.

[Amateur_Barbarian]

I kept waiting for Lil’ Steven to saunter across.

[Roderick_Femm]

Unfortunately the sign has just the faintest flavor of goose-stepping about it. However, the briefcase saves it.

As for those road authorities, just a bunch of dour Lutherans, I’ll be bound.

[carnut]

Ørje sounds like a good place to live.

[wolfman]

@carnut

Ørje sounds like a good place to live.

Until you get bitten by a møøse.

[Mr.Me]

@wolfman

Until you get bitten by a møøse.

I was once bitten by a møøse. No, realli!

[Ranger_Jeff]

I bet you can get a nice parrot there.

[horsetech]

Parrøt.

[Encinitas]

Norwegian Blue, lovely plumage.

[Ken001]

What? The møøse?

The majestik møøse is not blue. This I know.

A Møøse once bit Mr Me und my sister… No realli! He was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: “The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist”, “Fillings of Passion”, “The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink”…