OK, so I had to go to an online English-to-Swedish translator for the title, but it was worth it. That’s Swedish for “That’s a fact, Jack,” which I can only assume Bill Murray knew how to say when he had his recent run-in with Swedish authorities.
Bill Murray could face a drunken driving charge after cruising through downtown Stockholm in a golf cart and refusing to take a breath test, citing U.S. law.
Police officers spotted the “Caddyshack” star early Monday in the slow-moving vehicle and noticed he smelled of alcohol when they pulled him over, said Detective-Inspector Christer Holmlund of the Stockholm police.
Now we all know that drunk driving is no laughing matter, but Bill Murray after a few beers in a golf cart? That’s funny. It’s even funnier when you find out that he commandeered the golf cart from the course where he was watching the Scandanavian Masters.
The golf cart had been on display for a week outside the downtown hotel where Murray and other VIPs attending the Scandinavian Masters golf tournament, were staying, tournament head Fredrik Nilsmark said.
Murray apparently drove the golf cart to the trendy Cafe Opera nightclub, less than a mile away, and was pulled over on his way back to the hotel.
Nilsmark said the vehicle wasn’t intended for guests but added: “I don’t hold any grudge against Bill Murray for borrowing our cart for a while.”
I don’t know if this is quite the “Cinderella story” that Carl Spackler told us about or if Murray was on the way to finally avenge that stupid gopher, but it certainly ranks as something only he could get away with. He admitted he had been drinking and will likely face a fine after the blood test comes back early next month.