# That was no goat...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-no-goat/372391>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 12, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-no-goat/372391 "2006-09-12T12:29:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-no-goat/372391/1 "2006-09-12T12:29:40Z")

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[…that was my wife.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4748292.stm)

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-no-goat/372391/2 "2006-09-12T12:43:15Z")

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$50 for hot, steamy goat lovin’? How much is the calamari?

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-no-goat/372391/3 "2006-09-12T12:58:40Z")

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“Do you, Mr. Tombe, take this goat to be your lawfully wedded beast?”  
“I do.”  
“And do you … uh … goat … take Mr. Tombe to be your lawfully wedded husband?”  
“_ **Mehh-eh-eh-eh-eh!** _”  
“Very well. I now pronounce you man and beast. You may lick the bride.”