"SUDAN'S MARRIED GOAT has, mercifully, gone to the heavenly farmyard, released from its suffering as a beast of burden.
The goat, known as Rose to close friends, became a web phenomenon when it was reported that she had been "married" to Sudanese man Charles Tombe. The wedding was enforced by elders after a drunken Tombe was found taking advantage of the poor animal. He was also made to pay a dowry to Rose's original owner. The elders hoped to shame Tombe, though did not spare Rose's feelings in doing so."
Found at From Alpha to OM3GA.
It immediately made me think about Woody Allen's 1972 movie "Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex"...and Gene Wilder's character who falls in love with a sheep named Daisy.
Here's a clip:
Monday, May 07, 2007
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