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Open Water => Miscellaneous Discussion => Topic started by: Lindorm on June 20, 2011, 12:15:26 PM

Title: The SÄPO Jog
Post by: Lindorm on June 20, 2011, 12:15:26 PM
Last year, Crown Princess and heir designate Victoria of Sweden married in Stockholm. A part of the wedding procession that recieved a bit of comment was the four Men In  Black (actually, three men and a woman) who jogged along the horse carriage of the royal couple all through the whole festive parade, dressed in black suits and sunglasses.

In commemoration of this, and the one-year anniversary of the wedding, some Swedish running enthusiasts set up an event today: The SÄPO (Security Police) jog, a collective jog following the rout of the wedding parade, with all the runners dressed in black suits and ties, with sunglasses, earphones and water pistols.  ;D

Looks quite funny in the pictures...

http://www.dn.se/blogg/epstein/2011/06/19/sapojoggen-en-ny-klassiker/ (http://www.dn.se/blogg/epstein/2011/06/19/sapojoggen-en-ny-klassiker/)

Click on the pictures in the link above to enlarge them.

Title: Re: The SÄPO Jog
Post by: pieces o nine on June 21, 2011, 05:59:28 AM
What a fun event!    :D
Title: Re: The SÄPO Jog
Post by: Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith on June 21, 2011, 03:22:31 PM
LOL!

I love a nation that permits itself to not take itself too seriously. 

Toast-worthy, I'd think.

:)