OT - they got me a goat!
Submitted: Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 12:22
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Al & Mrs Al (Vic)
Last weekend I celebrated my 40th birthday with a delayed party at my place [b/d was in July, but July is a crapola month to try an organise a big shindig] and I was very lucky to receive many fabulous gifts and sentiments from friends and family including many EO friends. The most unusual gift I received was a GOAT from the Bonz family. Actually the Goat doesn't live with me, it has been donated on my behalf to a poor rural Afghanstan family as part of TEAR Australia's gifts from "Arguably the World's Most Useful Gift Catalogue", I am thinking that I shall name it to make it more personal, not sure if I'll receive progress reports on my goat as you would when you sponser a
child.
I'm thinking of getting my brother a
toilet for his next birthday - only $70 and a real bargain! [I won't want progress reports on that !]
cheers Lyn - proud goat owner :)
Reply By: Mike Harding - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 12:30
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 12:30
That's just Bonz trying to get the witness out of the country :)
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 12:35
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 12:35
:) that could be true Mike
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 18:32
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 18:32
sssshhhhhh maybe we could call the goat Mokbel
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Follow Up By: Mad Dog - Vic - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 19:02
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 19:02
haha, there's no escape
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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 19:08
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 19:08
MILLICENT! YOU HUSSY!
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 18:36
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 18:36
Hahaha it looks mediterranian hahahahahah
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Reply By: Shaker - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 12:31
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 12:31
You could name it ...... Vincent van Goat!
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 12:36
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 12:36
Love it Shaker....
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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 12:41
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 12:41
Or...
John?
(Sorry Bonz :( I'll go and sit in the corner)
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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 14:45
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 14:45
As a start:
Stan
Getsme (as in - get’s me goat)
Target
Satan
Poppy
AK47
Grumpy Old Afghan Terrorist
Good Old Aussie Tucker
WotThe (as in – What the …k am I doing here!?)
Osama
Lunch
Santa (bit esoteric this one: Site Link
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 18:29
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 18:29
Mike ya dag its a girl goat, yannow boys dont give milk or have babies
so you'll have to rethink
and dont mention smuggling goats again in mixed company
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Follow Up By: MartyB - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 21:41
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 21:41
We used to have two goats.
Their names were Briggs & Straton.
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 21:45
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 21:45
I like Getsme..haha
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Reply By: Member - Andrew W (SA) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 14:01
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 14:01
I have a half a side of goat in the freezer waiting for a good goat curry day.
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 14:06
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 14:06
Thanks Andrew, I needed to hear that...hopefully my goat will have a long life as a milk producer...
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 19:02
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 19:02
LOL you better doublecheck the gender of the goat. Bonz does drive a Pootrol ya know :))) Bugga, it could be a red billy hahahahahahahaha
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 19:16
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 19:16
It was definitely a girl
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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 14:22
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 14:22
i love a good curry
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Follow Up By: Rock Crawler - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 19:08
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 19:08
why you so sure bonz , you in the goat rides club ? lol
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:15
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:15
Eric,
the information I received said that my goat would be highly valued as a milk producer, not sure billy goats produce milk....
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Follow Up By: Rock Crawler - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 22:28
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 22:28
they do produce somethng , but I wouldnt drink it lol
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Reply By: Trevor R (QLD) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 16:33
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 16:33
Still better than the cordless hammer drill my wife got !!!
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 09:23
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 09:23
Agreed! I'd struggle to name a hammer drill...
:)
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 10:15
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 10:15
I'd call it sledge, or Bobble
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Reply By: Member No 1- Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 18:14
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 18:14
youve heard the saying..."old goat"...bonz aint try to tell you something is he Lyn
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 21:51
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 21:51
better not be!
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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 09:30
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 09:30
and i thought swmbo was over the
hill when she hit 50....gee bonz
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 10:15
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 10:15
MN1 you are bold hahahahah
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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 10:51
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 10:51
bonz...i didnt give her the goat.....I wouldnt even try that on swmbo..let alone some one who is so
young and beautiful....geee you are a mongrel...hhehehehe
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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 18:31
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 18:31
hehehehe
What about calling HER Maaaaaamie
Like the song Maaaaaamie How I love her How I love her, my dear old Maaaamie or maybe thats a love song in Hardingland hahahahaha
I think Jemima would also be nice as a name
Ignore Member No 1 there was NO secondary meaning to this wondrous gift
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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 11:39
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 11:39
me bold...i am not half as bold as you Bonz...you are a hero...you must teach us all on how to use subtelty the way you do
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 14:34
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 14:34
It is an ancient art MN1, one of which is spoken in huched tones throughout the world. It is akin the Art of Eckythump but somehow more subdued, if that is possible, it is something that sweeps the path like the trade winds yet is gentle enough to caress the earths strata with its thought. I call of FOS, it is to which I ascribe.
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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 16:32
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 16:32
a confession eh Lyn
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:27
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:27
FOS is an artform....
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 18:37
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 18:37
It is a mantra
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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 20:15
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 20:15
awe crap.....hahahaha...pull the other leg...try lyns first
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 06:56
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 06:56
leave my legs out of it....
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Reply By: Willem - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 19:23
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 19:23
And as an aside, to name drop a few, there were some other Old Goats at the party, of EO fame and (mis)fortune?
JohnR(Vic)& Moses and Heather
Big Kidz Andrew and Jen and youngsters x 3
Member Crazie(Vic)and Kir
Bonz(Vic), Marie and youngsters x 3
Nowimnumberone and Tab and youngsters x 2
Member Bradley and Mrs B
Glenn(Vic) and
young James
Moggs and Mrs Moggs
Des Lexic and Mrs Lexic
Member Craig M(Vic)
Rock Crawler and Mrs RC and youngsters x 2 + Nick and Mrs and family
Willem, Judith and Jeddah the dog who only nipped a few little girls during the course of the 2 day event
It was a great gathering to celebrtate the coming of age of Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
We enjoyed every minute of it! Thanks
Now, who did I leave out?
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 21:33
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 21:33
Glad it was last week and not this week, have just spent several hours at the Hospital with parents, dad is in having an emergency op tonight,
My brother told me he was given a donkey a while ago and named him Gordon !
glad you enjoyed the event, get in training for Al's and Tab's in 2 years time.
Lyn
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Follow Up By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 09:39
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 09:39
The goat was a good suggestion actually, looked up sites doing the same sorts of things. Have a friend who is coming up 60 in a few weeks who, like me has been involved with farmer training. Will give him a give "training farmers" package which will keep him chuffed for ages.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 12:05
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 12:05
Yep I left Brendon and Mrs B and Littlies out.. Sorry Toony....how could I do that after all we had been through at Murray Sunset ....LOL
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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:14
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:14
Got to go along with the comments about it being a good shin dig. The only old goat I saw there was sleeping in the bedroom next to the one I was in.
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:16
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:16
I was in a bedroom next to the one you were in!!!!!!
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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:20
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:20
I DID SAY OLD AND HE WAS IN THE OTHER ROOM NEXT TO ME AND I AM SHOUTING LOL
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:23
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:23
I HEAR YOU :)
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:45
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 21:45
SHUT UP! YOU LOT!!!!!....lol
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Reply By: Member - Andrew W (SA) - Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 19:42
Saturday, Oct 14, 2006 at 19:42
If you'd like a portrait done for the mantlepiece, here's a few examples:
Billy
Billy the Kid
from my portfolio.
Cheers,
Andrew not really looking for a trip to Afghanistan.
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 09:12
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 09:12
Love the pics Andrew!
not sure I'd want to fund a trip to Afghanistan... :) apparently Afgan families put tassles on their goats because they are loved so much, so I will imagine a tassle on the kid.
Lyn
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 22:58
Sunday, Oct 15, 2006 at 22:58
someone trying to tell u something?
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Monday, Oct 16, 2006 at 07:35
Monday, Oct 16, 2006 at 07:35
yep, goats are highly prized ie precious...
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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Monday, Oct 16, 2006 at 07:40
Monday, Oct 16, 2006 at 07:40
And that is certainly true in the Caribbean too:
Site Link
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Monday, Oct 16, 2006 at 07:48
Monday, Oct 16, 2006 at 07:48
thanks Mike....lol
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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 20:17
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2006 at 20:17
geez lyn...you believe almost anything
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 06:56
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 06:56
Almost...
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