# The cow said moo, and the goat said... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 19, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222 "2014-01-19T20:28:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222/21 "2014-01-20T03:40:37Z")
“Maaaaa” with an “ae” type of “a” (as in “cat”) rather than an “ah” sound (like in “ma.”) Never heard the “Naaaa” version. Some form of “Baaaaa” (once again, with the “ae” sound) is acceptable, though. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222/22 "2014-01-20T03:57:44Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > What does the fox say? Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchof Tchoff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tohof Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchof ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222/23 "2014-01-20T04:37:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Mah-nah-mah-nah, doot doot doo doo doo, > Mah-nah-mah-nah, doot doot doot doo… No, thats what ANIMAL says ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222/24 "2014-01-20T05:47:42Z")
> [@delphica](#): > > The all- time winner, though, for domesticated animals as represented in books for kids, is the dog – we’ve got books with arf, ruff, woof, and bow-wow. He should have said Dimaggio. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222/25 "2014-01-20T06:19:24Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > What does the fox say? I saw a photo of a serious-looking fox with the caption, “Actually, I don’t say any of those things.” ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222/26 "2014-01-20T07:29:57Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > What does the fox say? “Chaos reigns”. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222/27 "2014-01-20T09:09:30Z")
In Thailand, goats say “Meh!” (assuming that rhymes with English “day”) which is also the Thai word for _mother_. My kids wanted pet goats, but Mrs. Septimus vetoed: she doesn’t want to hear what sound like human babies calling their mother. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222/28 "2014-01-20T09:46:38Z")
I thought goats just screamed: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ9hdyb3Opo) ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222/29 "2014-01-20T13:50:21Z")
Get that squid _ **away** _ from me!!! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222/30 "2014-01-20T18:30:20Z")
The cow said “moo,” and the goat said “Are you mooin’ at me? Are YOU mooin’ at ME? I don’t see anybody else here…” ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222/31 "2014-01-20T18:33:29Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > The cow said “moo,” and the goat said “Are you mooin’ at me? Are YOU mooin’ at ME? I don’t see anybody else here…” It’s a moo point anyway… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cow-said-moo-and-the-goat-said/679222.md?page=1)