# Norwegian village has a "Monty Python" moment **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-village-has-a-monty-python-moment/684726 "2014-03-28T00:25:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-village-has-a-monty-python-moment/684726/1 "2014-03-28T00:25:15Z")
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.](http://www.nrk.no/ostfold/cross-the-street-_silly-walk_-style-1.11634113) > [@](#): > > – 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.](http://gfx.nrk.no//7f0CY9O58G_To7c6Qys4jwGZo1a6SPVoFR97v_PKPIpQ) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-village-has-a-monty-python-moment/684726/2 "2014-03-28T00:32:24Z")
I kept waiting for Lil’ Steven to saunter across. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-village-has-a-monty-python-moment/684726/3 "2014-03-28T03:51:49Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-village-has-a-monty-python-moment/684726/4 "2014-03-28T04:24:04Z")
Ørje sounds like a good place to live. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-village-has-a-monty-python-moment/684726/5 "2014-03-28T04:26:30Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Ørje sounds like a good place to live. Until you get bitten by a møøse. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-village-has-a-monty-python-moment/684726/6 "2014-03-28T05:27:06Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Until you get bitten by a møøse. I was once bitten by a møøse. No, realli! ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-village-has-a-monty-python-moment/684726/7 "2014-03-28T05:44:28Z")
I bet you can get a nice parrot there. ---
**Author:** ![horsetech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@horsetech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horsetech)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-village-has-a-monty-python-moment/684726/8 "2014-03-28T06:58:31Z")
Parrøt. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-village-has-a-monty-python-moment/684726/9 "2014-03-28T07:35:35Z")
Norwegian Blue, lovely plumage. ---
**Author:** ![Ken001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-village-has-a-monty-python-moment/684726/10 "2014-03-28T09:06:29Z")
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”…