# Do You Covet Your Neighbour’s Ox? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106 "2022-11-01T01:32:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106/21 "2022-11-01T12:39:09Z")
Unfortunately, my neighbor’s ox covets _me_! I’m about to apply for a restraining ordure. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106/22 "2022-11-01T12:49:11Z")
Are you convening a round of SALT talks? ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106/23 "2022-11-01T13:15:28Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > My neighbor took an ax to his ox. Now it’s an ex-ox. Not so. I am an animal doctor and so is the neighbor on the other side. We have cared for that big bovine for years and we saved it. Indeed both of us are proud of how we co-vet that ox. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106/24 "2022-11-02T09:32:29Z")
But what if I am in COVID detox? ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106/25 "2022-11-02T10:25:04Z")
And of course, it’s the best ox in the world. So you don’t eat it all at once! ---
**Author:** ![kwintenstraler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kwintenstraler/32/10698_2.png) [@kwintenstraler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwintenstraler)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106/26 "2022-11-02T19:26:40Z")
Hmmmmm Ox ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106/27 "2022-11-02T19:33:04Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > So is it o.k. to covet my neighbor’s sox? That’s only a sin if you’re a Cubs fan. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106/28 "2022-11-02T21:41:47Z")
You guys are making me crave a bagel with lox. My neighbors do not have any, so I’m not coveting, just craving. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106/29 "2022-11-03T00:04:41Z")
If you have never eaten roasted ox, have you ever really tasted meat? Yes. Yes you have. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106/30 "2022-11-03T01:01:07Z")
I don’t covet the ox – I covet the ass. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106/31 "2022-11-03T04:00:33Z")
I would never blot my Eschutcheoun with Covetus behaviour. It’s all about Truth, Temperence and Tolerance. Well, two out of three ain’t so bad. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106.md?page=1)