# Aussies search for ugly sheep **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 15, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828 "2006-08-15T14:44:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Praetor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@Praetor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Praetor)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/1 "2006-08-15T14:44:58Z")
[Hal searches for the pretty ones.](http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/ugly.sheep.reut/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![lokij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@lokij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lokij)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/2 "2006-08-15T19:34:59Z")
[QUOTE=Praetor] [Hal searches for the pretty ones.](http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/ugly.sheep.reut/index.html) [/QUOTE] Hey,… ugly sheep need love too. But they gotta pay. ---
**Author:** ![mischievous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mischievous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mischievous)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/3 "2006-08-16T00:48:01Z")
That’s farking BRILLIANT! What a great way to quickly assemble a bunch of mutations in genes that affect wool production! I’m going to go suggest a “Ugliest Baby” contest to one of my colleges who works on facial development. I think that will go over well. Maybe we can get the hospital to sponsor it. mischievous ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/4 "2006-08-16T00:54:15Z")
Just what is the Hal-sheep connection? I’m still new around here, but I’ve already heard it mentioned three times since I became a regular member. What’s up with that? Is it supposed to be a not-so-subtle allusion to Hal having sex with sheep, or something? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/5 "2006-08-16T01:19:33Z")
Now, if they were searching for [ugly dogs](http://samugliestdog.com/) . . . ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/6 "2006-08-16T01:30:35Z")
Hal once left his computer unattended while logged in and a “colleague” took the opportunity to start a thread in his name that associated him with sheep in an unfortunate manner. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/7 "2006-08-16T13:35:00Z")
Ah…wonderful. We’ve reached the point where newer members are asking about it. I wonder how long until this makes it to the ATMB sticky of SDMB terms? That’ll just make my day complete. ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/8 "2006-08-16T13:49:23Z")
[Baa-Ram-Ewe.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=333640&highlight=) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/9 "2006-08-16T13:53:16Z")
[QUOTE=Eve] Now, if they were searching for [ugly dogs](http://samugliestdog.com/) . . . [/QUOTE] I’m worried that the relationship between him and his owner “enormored” so many people to them. Neither sheep nor dogs “enormor” any part of me. Hal’s MMV. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/10 "2006-08-16T14:58:32Z")
I guess they are looking for virgin wool. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/11 "2006-08-16T15:52:56Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Ah…wonderful. We’ve reached the point where newer members are asking about it. I wonder how long until this makes it to the ATMB sticky of SDMB terms? That’ll just make my day complete. [/QUOTE] Face it Hal. You and your _ovis_ are destined for memedom. It’s only a matter of time before “Hal” becomes the “Fido” of the sheep world. If it really bothers you that much, you need to start seeding false rumours as to the origins of the meme. That way, when the next century arrives, etymologists will have a hard time tracking down its true origin. ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/12 "2006-08-16T16:18:03Z")
[QUOTE=Eve] Now, if they were searching for [ugly dogs](http://samugliestdog.com/) . . . [/QUOTE] Sweet Jesus, how could anyone allow such a thing to live!?!? I’d think it would be \*painful \* to be that ugly! ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/13 "2006-08-16T16:27:35Z")
“Dave what are you doing?..Dave” ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/14 "2006-08-16T17:16:53Z")
They’re searching for the antichrist son of Satan. You know Satan can’t resist sheep. Then again they may just be looking for terrorist cells traveling with the sheep. How do they spot bearded scruffy terrorists from sheep in a herd, without close scrutiny? ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/15 "2006-08-16T17:21:44Z")
With all that wool, I suppose the military is recruting them as shock troops. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/16 "2006-08-16T19:05:58Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] I’m worried that the relationship between him and his owner “enormored” so many people to them. Neither sheep nor dogs “enormor” any part of me. Hal’s MMV. [/QUOTE] A sheepish heart enormors the littlest parts of us. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/17 "2006-08-16T19:31:14Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Ah…wonderful. We’ve reached the point where newer members are asking about it. I wonder how long until this makes it to the ATMB sticky of SDMB terms? That’ll just make my day complete. [/QUOTE] Complete…? How can it be complete without mint jelly? 😃 (Just teasin’. Someday you should post a thread about how you got even with your colleague. After the statute of limitations expires, of course.) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-search-for-ugly-sheep/368828/18 "2006-08-16T23:01:10Z")
[QUOTE=Count Blucher] Someday you should post a thread about how you got even with your colleague. After the statute of limitations expires, of course. [/QUOTE] Unfortunately, my “best served cold” plans were thwarted when he was laid off about two months later. No idea where he is or what he’s doing now. All I can do is hope is someplace really humiliating. A thread on what I _should have done_, however…