# goatse

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goatse/177180
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 24, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goatse/177180 "2003-05-24T04:31:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![captainQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goatse/177180/1 "2003-05-24T04:31:59Z")

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okay,I’m probably ruining what little reputation I have by asking this Question. Does anybody here know how the guy in the goatse picture stretched his anus so far out?

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### Author: ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goatse/177180/2 "2003-05-24T04:43:17Z")

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There is a website that supposedly has an interview with him.

Not going to link to it, of course, but a quick search on “plp56” may turn it up.

Now pardon me while I go boil my eyes.

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### Author: ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goatse/177180/3 "2003-05-24T05:12:24Z")

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I’ve seen the picture; I’m over it.

What I want to know is, why is it called “goatse”???

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### Author: ![Alereon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alereon)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2003, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goatse/177180/4 "2003-05-24T05:25:18Z")

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Because the original domain it appeared on, when combined with the two-letter-domain of Christmas Island, it forms the word “goatsex.” “Goatsex” evokes nasty images, which is quite fitting.

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### Author: ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goatse/177180/5 "2003-05-24T05:27:35Z")

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because the original URL was goatse.cx which can be pronounced goat sex but most newbies don’t notice that until it’s too late.

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### Author: ![the\_duke\_69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@the\_duke\_69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_duke_69)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goatse/177180/6 "2003-05-24T06:42:39Z")

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there is a whole thing on it on stile project. He used a series of difrent sized “Toys”.