The Local reports that this past weekend, in Stockholm, Sweden, in response to reports of a gas leak, two fire trucks, two police cars, and an emergency gas leak team all rushed to the scene of an apartment building… to discover fermenting fish.
From the article:
“…In the beginning of fall, it’s not uncommon for Swedes to gather some friends and spend an evening together enjoying the smelly fish at what is called a surströmmingsskiva (fermented herring party).”
3 Less Fun Sounding Parties Than Fermented Herring Parties
1. New Orleans Ash-Wednesday-Bourbon-Street-Clean-Up-Party! Just bring all your friends to this event that begins immediately after Mardi Gras ends, and clean up gutters of beads, beer cans, and vomit-covered signs from protestors explaining who is going to hell.
This glum birthday dessert from a restaurant consists of nothing but a candle on an empty plate, which may still be considered too exciting for Swedish party-goers!
2. IKEA Furniture Assembly Party. Sure, this may sound fun in Sweden, home of IKEA, and fermenting herring parties, but elsewhere in the world, learning you are not smart enough to assemble shelves partially made of cardboard may be less fun.
3. Red herring parties. The invitation gives you a clue to where the party takes place, but the clue was really a red herring, so you have no idea where to go, and spend the night wandering the streets after countless more red herrings. And just like a movie from the Scream series, there were never clues that would have allowed solving the mystery in the first place, meaning that nobody arrived at the party. Which may not be a bad thing if the red herring party included fermenting red herring as part of its theme.
