Northern Norwegians Talking Of Secession

TROMSO, Norway, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A Facebook group of northern Norwegians unhappy about losing the Winter Olympics has ballooned into a new political party in less than two weeks.

"It's clear that folks along the coast of this country believe that enough's enough," Hakon Winther, one of those who started the ball rolling, told iTromso.no.

Membership in the Facebook group ballooned to 6,200 within days, inspiring leaders to call a meeting Tuesday to form a secessionist party.

Let's see... the Norwegian flag looks like this:



So maybe a Norwegian Confederate Flag would look like...this?




*whistles "Dixie."*