The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation.
No shit.
I'm really not sure if this is a mock site or if there are really people out there with this much free time to obsess on their hands. Either way, it's ridiculously funny.
My favorite part is "Suspicious Goats in Central Florida."
And now of course I want a goat for Christmas as well. A demonic, flesh-eating goat. With big red eyes and a supernatural intelligence, not to mention the capability to take care of my garbage.
Without that icky goat smell, please.
It's 10 miles away! I'll grab the goat, run it through the car wash (did you want that "new car" smell) and get it shipped.
Posted by: Tammi at November 8, 2004 11:33 AMThey've even got their own Cafepress Shop.
What I want to know, if there a Childhood Clown Trauma Foundation?
I'd buy myself one of their t-shirts, definitely.
Posted by: Fi at November 8, 2004 02:45 PMI think I'll get a couple of their tee-shirts for my son, and retell of the time when the little bubshkin went to do like he'd seen in the dairy cartoon, only to a billy goat, at the petting zoo. He and the goat were rescued before the goat trauma stage, but he stlill has a right to appear in public proclaiming "I Survived Goat Trauma" and I think he'd do it.
Posted by: triticale at November 8, 2004 09:56 PMInstead of "No shit", shouldn't you have said "I kid you not"?
Posted by: salomeh at November 9, 2004 08:00 AMSalomeh- You're quite right, I should have. But this is why I'm happy I have such clever commenters. :)
Posted by: LeeAnn at November 9, 2004 08:15 AMIf you've got that icky goat smell, you aren't using the rutabagas correctly. You DO have rutabagas, right?
Posted by: Blogeois at November 9, 2004 11:23 AMOf course. All the best people have rutabagas this year.
Posted by: LeeAnn at November 9, 2004 12:20 PMSo far, we have discovered several things. First, these creatures do not appear to be under some form of mind control. No such device was found on the animal, nor did it behave in a more traditional petting-zoo-goat fashion when removed from the containment facility.
Second, the goat is a real animal, not an automaton or other such false goat. It has the same requirements for air, water, and nourishment possessed by "normal" goats. It appears to be able to make it's own decisions and not require programming of any kind.
Finally, the animal is not under the influence of any known drug. That does not rule out the possibility of a new, unknown substance, however.
I suspect it's intentional. But these days, who can tell?
Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 9, 2004 06:33 PMMay I suggest a Chrysler goat. It's got that rich Corinthian leather going for it, and it doesn't smell anything like that little "dee plane" guy.
Posted by: Jim - PRS at November 9, 2004 07:27 PM