For those of you intrigued by my friend Amanda's comment about a hilarious story regarding a British military goat, here is a working link to this humorous story.
A British regiment that kept the goat as it's mascot "had no choice" but to demote the goat from his ceremonial rank of lance corporal all the way down to fusilier (which is British for private). Apparently the goat was so out of control during the parade held in honor of the Queen's birthday that he shamed his entire regiment. The goat "was trying to headbutt the waist and nether regions of the drummers," and was generally just zig zagging all over the place. Am I the only one who thinks this goat must have made the day of everyone watching what was no doubt an incredibly boring parade? How can a goat trying to headbut a drummer's "nether regions" ruin an event? Come on, Britain -- that's comedy gold! And yet, poor Billy lost his rank for his insubordination.
While I'm sure the goat doesn't care about any of this -- keep in mind this is an animal that thinks an aluminum can makes a good meal -- I bet the soldiers in his regiment are happy. That's because everyone with a lower rank than lance corporal had to salute the goat before his incredible insubordination. And you know that every time they saluted that damn goat they died a little inside In fact, I bet this was all a set up. The drummers probably got poor Billy wasted just so he would end up embarrassing himself.
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i know- just once I wish a goat would headbutt someone in the crotch in honor of My birthday. stupid queen gets to have all the fun- at least she would if she wasn't so stiff upper lippy. it seemed to me that the goat was probably antsy because he needed a cigarette, as he is given two a day "both of which he eats." regardless of current rank, that was definitely the fanciest goat i've ever seen- way nicer than the one that tried to eat my shorts at a petting zoo some 16 years ago.
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