The Swedish language contains a lot of old, useful sayings and proverbs where the meaning has somewhat been lost due to the languages natural evolution. For example the saying "Mota Olle i grind" actually means to stop a raging bull (elderly called "Olle") before it is to late. Nowadays most people however identify "Olle" as "mors lilla Olle", a small boy walking in the forest and eating blueberries.

Does this really make sense to you? Is it important to stop the young blue-lipped boy "Olle"? Of course not.

I suggest that we update the saying and and replace the word "Olle" with "Stolle". While having a similar spelling, a "Stolle" is something that modern Swedish inhabitants identify as a raving madman who is definitely worth stopping before it is too late. With this small subtle change the saying would make perfect sense, thus regaining it's former glory.

"Mota Stolle i grind " - sign the petition!