# HAL BRISTON! Give it back. All 14 Wooly Feet Of It. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078 "2006-07-18T23:28:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**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 18, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/1 "2006-07-18T23:28:20Z")
Yes, **Hal**! You _have to_. Give it back! [http://wcco.com/watercooler/local\_story\_198221252.html](http://wcco.com/watercooler/local_story_198221252.html) > [@](#): > > “I can’t figure out what someone would do with a 14-foot sheep,” Sather said. “It can’t go in your basement and if it’s in your back yard, your neighbor will notice. If it’s target practice, it only lasts once.” \ I can _guess_ what “somebody” wants with it, & it’s _highly_ unsanitary! \ Give it back, **Hal**! It’s too much of a baaaaa-d thing! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/2 "2006-07-18T23:56:58Z")
Isn’t it about time to let the Hal -Sheep thing go? That dead horse is kind of moth eaten at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/3 "2006-07-19T00:13:01Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Isn’t it about time to let the Hal -Sheep thing go? That dead horse is kind of moth eaten at this point. How can a dead horse be moth-eaten? Unless, of course, it was a woolen horse – which is just perverse. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/4 "2006-07-19T00:18:18Z")
That article is wasted without a pic. ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/5 "2006-07-19T00:20:06Z")
When they write\*\* Hal’s \*\* obituary. I want sheep prominently mentioned. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/6 "2006-07-19T00:21:38Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > That article is wasted without a pic. Agreed. I want to see me a sheep with 14 feet. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/7 "2006-07-19T00:29:41Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > That article is wasted without a pic. Hey, I found a [mugshot of the missing mutton.](http://www.amyuma.netfirms.com/images/serta/sheep1.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/8 "2006-07-19T00:30:15Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > Agreed. I want to see me a sheep with 14 feet. 😛 Depends on where the 14 feet is. \ ETF, thanks, but the link says: " Directly downloading images is not permitted on the Netfirms FREE plan. If you are the owner of this site, either ensure that this image is embedded in a web page, or upgrade to one of the Netfirms premium plans." :eek: ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/9 "2006-07-19T01:04:39Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Isn’t it about time to let the Hal -Sheep thing go? Good point. Let me consider that for a moment. … Nope. Not yet time. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/10 "2006-07-19T01:12:09Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Depends on where the 14 feet is. \ > > ETF, thanks, but the link says: > > " Directly downloading images is not permitted on the Netfirms FREE plan. If you are the owner of this site, either ensure that this image is embedded in a web page, or upgrade to one of the Netfirms premium plans." :eek: Copy the link URL and then paste it in the address bar-it’ll work then. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/11 "2006-07-19T01:14:41Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Copy the link URL and then paste it in the address bar-it’ll work then. Hey, thanks! Thanks, ETF. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/12 "2006-07-19T02:23:21Z")
All I’m going to add to this is that if it was me that made off with that sucker, I’d _so_ be filling it with helium and letting 'er soar. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/13 "2006-07-19T03:35:42Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Hey, I found a [mugshot of the missing mutton.](http://www.amyuma.netfirms.com/images/serta/sheep1.gif) Isn’t it against the rules to provide a direct link to a nude sheep? ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/14 "2006-07-19T05:54:18Z")
What makes ewe think it’s nude? ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/15 "2006-07-19T06:05:42Z")
Aside from the colour, that sheep looks like a take-off from [_A Close Shave_.](http://www.norskanimasjon.no/pub/var/news/storage/images/media/images/artikler/nickpark2_closeshave_16_9/4601-2-nor-NO/nickpark2_closeshave_16_9_large.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/16 "2006-07-19T11:58:48Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > All I’m going to add to this is that if it was me that made off with that sucker, I’d _so_ be filling it with helium and letting 'er soar. That’s . . . not helium, **Hal**. And I don’t think it’s gonna make it float. ---
**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 19, 2006, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/17 "2006-07-19T12:43:26Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > All I’m going to add to this is that if it was me that made off with that sucker, I’d _so_ be filling it with helium and letting 'er soar. Her _what_ is sore? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hal-briston-give-it-back-all-14-wooly-feet-of-it/365078/18 "2006-07-19T13:20:30Z")
> [@Rico](#): > > What makes ewe think it’s nude? Whether or not it is at a bar, it is not wearing BDewes.