# Buying a realistic full body goat costume **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 26, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391 "2011-07-26T15:18:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MetroGnome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@MetroGnome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetroGnome)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/21 "2011-07-26T18:54:46Z")
I don’t have any ideas for the top half of the costume, but I think a pair of [Weta Legs](http://coilhouse.net/2010/04/inventorsculptor-kim-grahams-weta-legs/) would do wonders for the lower half. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/22 "2011-07-26T19:28:09Z")
You do know there are a lot of different breeds of goats. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/23 "2011-07-26T19:59:30Z")
Your friend should check out the [Regretsy forums](http://forums.regretsy.com/). Etsy used to have a feature where you describe what you want and people bid on making it, but they have discontinued that. The (mostly) ladies on Regretsy are Etsy crafters. Someone there will know someone who can make you a goat costume. ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/24 "2011-07-26T19:59:35Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > You do know there are a lot of different breeds of goats. I am aware, my friend is trying to go for the generic goat look, nothing fancy, just a costume that would convey a general sense of goatness to an average bystander. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/25 "2011-07-26T21:41:51Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Well, he could purchase full goat skins from where? You guessed it: [http://www.goatskins.com/](http://www.goatskins.com/) They have full hides with hair for $17 each or $140 for 10. Supplies are limited so he better hurry. He can also pick up a drum if he’s into that. You need tanned goat skins not ones for making drums, those are more like rawhide. My guess is a competent taxidermist would be your best bet. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/26 "2011-07-26T22:59:12Z")
Is he a furry? There’s a lot of furs out there who costume, and a number who makes costumes on commission. Styles can range from realistic to toony. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/27 "2011-07-27T00:29:22Z")
Why does your friend(heh) need it? We’re dying of curiosity here. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/28 "2011-07-27T00:58:32Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Why does your friend(heh) need it? We’re dying of curiosity here. He’s probably just kidding around, so don’t let him get your goat. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/29 "2011-07-27T01:33:51Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Does it need to inflate? Does it need to be flame-retardant? ---
**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:** [July 27, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/30 "2011-07-27T03:25:25Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Does it need to be flame-retardant? Does it need special orificial modifications? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/31 "2011-07-27T04:12:32Z")
From all the various posts, the devil is in the details. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/32 "2011-07-27T04:27:42Z")
I dunno, what is real enough? [You can buy this](http://www.partywiththis.com/Billy-Goat-Mascot-Costume-p-21201.html). There are a surprisingly [large number of goat costumes on ebay](http://www.partywiththis.com/Billy-Goat-Mascot-Costume-p-21201.html). ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/33 "2011-07-28T03:09:01Z")
I like that goat costume. The only thing is the creepy half smile, kind of like the one Thel (mom in Family Circus) generally displays at the antics of her melon-heads. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/34 "2011-07-28T11:44:49Z")
Furries… ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/35 "2011-07-28T12:07:19Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Furries… Not furries. My friend doesn’t want to look like some cartoon goat. He wants a costume made out of real goat skin with real goat hair and a real goat skull as a sort of helmet. Imagine what a goat-themed member of the band Lordi would look like, thats what my friend is going for. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/36 "2011-07-28T12:13:13Z")
I must ask. Are we the first people you thought to turn to when your friend said " I need a goat costume"? I don’t know whether to be honored or disturbed. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/37 "2011-07-28T13:13:42Z")
> [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](#): > > Not furries. My friend doesn’t want to look like some cartoon goat. He wants a costume made out of real goat skin with real goat hair and a real goat skull as a sort of helmet. Sounds like something out of Time Bandits. ---
**Author:** ![TerpBE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@TerpBE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TerpBE)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/38 "2011-07-28T14:04:21Z")
Be careful crossing bridges. You’re likely to attract as many trolls with your costume as with this thread. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/39 "2011-07-28T14:37:41Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > I must ask. Are we the first people you thought to turn to when your friend said " I need a goat costume"? > > I don’t know whether to be honored or disturbed. You know, Cecil never specified exactly \*which \*Ignorance should be fought… ETA: …for a friend. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyodyne\_Propulsion\_Systems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/82dd89/32.png) [@Yoyodyne\_Propulsion\_Systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yoyodyne_Propulsion_Systems)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391/40 "2011-07-29T20:59:19Z")
The only way the original post could have been better is if it included the phrase “he needs it immediately” Eventually, we need to see photos of the outfit, if you please… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-realistic-full-body-goat-costume/590391.md?page=3)