# Can someone explain Moo I'm a Goat and Elf on a Shelf to me?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-moo-im-a-goat-and-elf-on-a-shelf-to-me/674419>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 21, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-moo-im-a-goat-and-elf-on-a-shelf-to-me/674419 "2013-11-21T12:23:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-moo-im-a-goat-and-elf-on-a-shelf-to-me/674419/21 "2013-11-22T22:44:16Z")

</div>

> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
>
> Looking around, I saw it used as a captain on a photo of a giraffe. So maybe it’s the equivalent of “I can has cheezburger”.

Sounds plausible.

But lolgiraffes will never catch on.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-moo-im-a-goat-and-elf-on-a-shelf-to-me/674419/22 "2013-11-23T00:02:12Z")

</div>

There’s now a version for our Jewish friends. [story here](http://nypost.com/2013/11/08/forget-elves-its-all-about-the-mensch-on-the-bench/).

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-moo-im-a-goat-and-elf-on-a-shelf-to-me/674419.md?page=1)