Stockholm syndrome

April 1, 2013 7:32 AM

This is what happens when you scream in Sweden at night.
posted by EXISTENZ IS PAUSED (25 comments total)

That's the weekly Tuesday scream at Lappis, the student housing area by Stockholm University's main campus.
posted by Bektashi at 7:40 AM on April 1, 2013 [4 favorites]

I figured it's the Prince Wilheim scream.
posted by prinado at 8:22 AM on April 1, 2013

My first thought was "college town". Glad to see I was right.
posted by boo_radley at 8:27 AM on April 1, 2013

1. Swedes=werewolves, obviously.
2. That would be a great time to murder someone.
posted by Sys Rq at 8:30 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

Wilhelm!
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 8:46 AM on April 1, 2013

That's...pretty awesome.
posted by notsnot at 8:57 AM on April 1, 2013

previously?
posted by scottatdrake at 8:58 AM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]

Are we starting a screaming Swedes meme to replace the screaming sheep? Not sure how I'd feel about that.
posted by jeffburdges at 9:04 AM on April 1, 2013

We used to do that in my college dorm in Canada, too. Particularly during exam weeks, people would open their windows at 10pm and scream into the courtyard.
posted by jacquilynne at 9:26 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

Are we starting a screaming Swedes meme to replace the screaming sheep?

Oh, god, Sheep In The Big City flashback....
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 9:56 AM on April 1, 2013

> That's the weekly Tuesday scream at Lappis, the student housing area by Stockholm University's main campus.

The same thing happens in the Flogsta neighbourhood in Uppsala. I think it used to be every night there, but I'm not sure anymore.
posted by bjrn at 10:03 AM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

Tell me, Clarice- have the Swedes stopped screaming?
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 10:28 AM on April 1, 2013 [15 favorites]

Oh, god, Sheep In The Big City flashback....

Great Scott! That brings back memories. Easily bleats more recent cartoons.
posted by Talkie Toaster at 12:12 PM on April 1, 2013

So, it's a bad place to be mugged.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 12:30 PM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

That's the weekly Tuesday scream at Lappis, the student housing area by Stockholm University's main campus.

So what happens if someone screams on Thursday?
posted by homunculus at 12:48 PM on April 1, 2013

We screamed every night during finals week at Georgia Tech, and streaked friend's finals, but all that seems pretty typical I think. Doing so every Tuesday sounds hardcore.
posted by jeffburdges at 12:58 PM on April 1, 2013

This thing is more entertaining when you think it's what happens in any neighborhood in Stockholm.
posted by Skygazer at 1:18 PM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

Never catch some sensible Finns doing that shit.
posted by Purposeful Grimace at 1:24 PM on April 1, 2013 [2 favorites]

Wow, I think I've heard that piece before ... is it by György Ligeti?
posted by Twang at 3:09 PM on April 1, 2013 [3 favorites]

What's the meaning of Stonehenge?
Ylvis is Norwegian, but the Swedes love em' too.
posted by jeffburdges at 3:18 PM on April 1, 2013 [1 favorite]

Used to happen in my Uni in Wales as well, but typically during the run up to exams.
posted by arcticseal at 6:18 PM on April 1, 2013

I hear dumb people.
posted by illuminatus at 7:36 PM on April 1, 2013

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! *waits patiently*
posted by jph at 7:16 AM on April 2, 2013 [1 favorite]

The same thing happens in the Flogsta neighbourhood in Uppsala. I think it used to be every night there, but I'm not sure anymore.

Yeah, in Lund, too. I don't remember it being particular to a certain day of the week.
posted by ~ at 10:33 AM on April 2, 2013

It was a tradition at UCLA the first night of finals. We called it Midnight Yell.
posted by halonine at 2:36 PM on April 2, 2013