[marvin]

If it's in Gävle, it would be a logical guess that it was vandalized due to the local population's decades-long tradition of vandalizing monuments.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4vle_goat

[daviis01]

Destroyed 27 times in 48 years. That makes the recreation seem like a bad idea.

[Rovanion]

It's an absolutely fantastic idea, best publicity that town gets all year. The whole country is engaged in the burning of that thing.