# Adopt a Sheep **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 25, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452 "2007-03-25T20:10:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/1 "2007-03-25T20:10:01Z")
[Aussie sheep.](http://adoptasheep.blogspot.com/) > [@](#): > > You can adopt an Australian Purebred Merino Sheep for only $35. Your “donation” will provide essential hay and grain for 100 days, as the farm family battle the worst drought in 1000 years. Your sheep will love you for it. I knew that there was a drought Down Under, but I had no idea it was that baaaaad. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/2 "2007-03-25T20:47:37Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] [Aussie sheep.](http://adoptasheep.blogspot.com/)I knew that there was a drought Down Under, but I had no idea it was that baaaaad. [/QUOTE] This sounds really interesting. What a cool gift it would be for a kid. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/3 "2007-03-25T20:54:51Z")
My over/under here is post #7.Place your bets. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/4 "2007-03-25T21:13:42Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] My over/under here is post #7.Place your bets. [/QUOTE] I don’t understand this. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/5 "2007-03-25T21:15:09Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] I don’t understand this. [/QUOTE] Wait for it. I’m sure a certain Doper will make an appearance in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/6 "2007-03-25T21:15:17Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] My over/under here is post #7.Place your bets. [/QUOTE] I’ll take #9. It’s the only reason I’m here. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/7 "2007-03-25T21:16:31Z")
Well, I was _going_ to, but now I’m not, just to spite you… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/8 "2007-03-25T21:19:09Z")
I’m kinda shocked it wasn’t post 2 or 3. ---
**Author:** ![Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alive_At_Both_Ends)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/9 "2007-03-25T21:23:06Z")
It probably won’t happen at all now, what with everyone talking about it. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/10 "2007-03-25T21:28:40Z")
[QUOTE=gardentraveler] I’m kinda shocked it wasn’t post 2 or 3. [/QUOTE] I almost did a Sally Struther’s esque OP with the spokesperson being the appropriate individual for the thread, but thought better of it since I wasn’t sure I’d be able to pull it off. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/11 "2007-03-25T21:42:16Z")
Now I feel like I’m in a recently-discovered Beckett play, _Waiting for B\_\_\_\__… ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/12 "2007-03-25T21:44:01Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Well, I was _going_ to, but now I’m not, just to spite you… 😃 [/QUOTE] Hehe. Over wins! Revised O/U… post #19. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/13 "2007-03-25T21:47:27Z")
Is this a donation or an investment? If I gave 35 dollars to help that sheep, do I get a percentage of the profit when they sell it or slaughter it or milk it or whatever the fuck they’re gonna do with it? ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/14 "2007-03-25T21:49:20Z")
This scheme would certainly be appropriate for **Hal Briston**. God I’m funny. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/15 "2007-03-25T21:57:32Z")
[QUOTE=Mbossa] God I’m funny. [/QUOTE] Funny? Perhaps. Quick on the uptake? Not so much. (See posts #3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12.) ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/16 "2007-03-25T22:05:33Z")
[QUOTE=tomndebb] Funny? Perhaps. Quick on the uptake? Not so much. (See posts #3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12.) [/QUOTE] Dammit! I only read posts #1, #2, #4, and #13 and assumed that they would be representative of the entire thread! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/17 "2007-03-25T22:17:08Z")
[QUOTE=Mbossa] Dammit! I only read posts #1, #2, #4, and #13 and assumed that they would be representative of the entire thread! :smack: [/QUOTE] You’d better be careful. You’re going to get sarcasm poisoning… ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/18 "2007-03-25T22:21:09Z")
> [@LunaV](#): > > This sounds really interesting. What a cool gift it would be for a kid. No, no, no! Goats have kids. Sheep have lambs. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/19 "2007-03-25T22:27:16Z")
[QUOTE=Mbossa] This scheme would certainly be appropriate for **Hal Briston**. God I’m funny. [/QUOTE] Under wins. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452/20 "2007-03-26T03:02:11Z")
I’d stop teasing **Hal** so baaaadly over a bleated-to-death joke, if I were ewe. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopt-a-sheep/397452.md?page=2)