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Goat Got Your Laugh?

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I have a friend who sent me this link on my Facebook wall.  This particular friend and I only share things to get a laugh out of each other.  I don’t know about her but I find it a pleasant game.  After all, it’s never our goal to make each other cry.  So, I knew going in that it was going to be silly.  That, and the title.  The words Taylor Swift and goat in one sentence hinted at jovial amusement.

Oh shucks! Sometime between me preparing this post and it posting the video has been removed. Let me sum up – it had a goat hollering in a panicked, human tone. So creepy it makes you laugh type of thing – trust me.

But then I started thinking.  Is this really what a goat sounds like?  Now, I know I’m a Wyoming girl so most of you might think I should be an expert on this.  I’m not.  My ancestors had the good sense to move away from the goats and into town.  At least, the important ancestors.

I may live in a small town but I live in a town – without for the most part farm animals.  Including goats.  In the spirit of full disclosure, my mom’s cousins lived on a ranch.  So yes, I have been to a ranch.  And yes, I’ve even seen a lamb being born.  May I just say, gross! That is a memory I wish I could forget.

The point of all this rambling is, I don’t know much about goats.  From what I hear, they are a bit wily a la Three Billy Goats Gruff.  But I admit that may not be an accurate portrayal.

So I ask my question again, is this video for real?  Is this how goats really sound?  First, take away the song.  Next suppose one is just wandering in a happy meadow having a Hills Are Alive With Music moment.  Then a goat sneaks up behind said person – because as we just discussed goats are a wily bunch.  And suddenly, that unearthly, freaky, devilish sound comes out.

Let’s just say, it would scare the patootsies out of me.  And as I’ve said before, I prefer my patootsies inside – not out.

I couldn’t wait for an answer.  I googled it myself and found this.

What have we learned here class?  I don’t know about you but I learned that if I live my entire life without an association of a goat – I’d be okay with that.   Oh, and also the hidden little talent that goats make decent back-up singers.

So, You Had a Bad Day

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I don’t believe in bad days.  True, there are some days when bad stuff happens – like a domino effect – that seem to overtake the day.  I attribute those bad days to low coping skills.  Nothing more, nothing less.

So, I had a bad, domino-effect, day.  The only thing I wanted to do all evening is hibernate in my little corner and pray my ship would come in.  Sooner rather than later.

What did I need for a fix-up, band-aid, balm?  A good laugh.

First, I watched Big Bang Theory.  I chuckled when the novice fisherman Howard – all decked out in his new fishing gear – finds out he looks silly.  “I wish I would have known that before I posted all those pictures of Facebook,” he replied.  This elicited a giggle.

Then my niece, Bubba, posted pictures on Facebook (the Facebook postings are just a coincidence – or are they?).  She finally posted pictures from our vacation to Yellowstone this summer.  There’s me on a horse – his name is WINSTON.

Photo by bossy trail guide lady

Photo by bossy trail guide lady

And there was the random foot hanging off the motorcycle.  I remembered our initial reaction to it.  Obviously, we thought it picture worthy because we have a picture of it.  To borrow the teen way of expressing humor – haha!

Photo by Bubba

Photo by Bubba

But then she posted her picture of her attending an Ugly Sweater Dance.  She was very excited about this dance.  When we went to our annual Day-After-Thanksgiving movie (pretty original name, eh?) she proudly sported a red sweatshirt with two huge Christmas bears (I can’t quite remember but I think the bears may have been necking).  It was a thrift store buy and she loves it!  She wears it even without an Ugly Sweater theme.  Her new thing is Christmas sweaters.

That made me LOL.

(sigh) Okay, I can wait for my ship to come in.  At least until Monday.

Facebook Games I Play

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So, I was in a good mood last night.  I wanted to keep the good juice flowing and decided to play a little Facebook game.  My Facebook posts are kind of hit and miss since I only have 100 followers friends.  Sometimes I post games that look more like Solitaire.  But, last night I decided to try and play anyway.

I posted: I will buy a shake to the first person who can make me laugh out loud. Starting… NOW!

 Then I started placing wagers with myself which one of my bestest fb buddies, if any, would respond.  To my surprise, my bait worked and I had one rise to the challenge.

 J-Girl posted this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IuRzJRrRpQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

True, it’s more cute than funny.  However, Buttermilk bears a certain hyperactive resemblance to my nephew.  Still, I wasn’t going to be so easily swayed.  But after the second knock over I let out a snort.  Dangme.  That snuck up on me.  I blame it on the fact I was already in a good mood. 

 I considered not fessing up.  After all, how would anyone know?

 J-Girl wasn’t finished.  She sent me this next: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9-sEbqDvU  Okay, this is just funny but I was determined not to laugh.  Then Marcel the Shell walked her dog. 

 I finally decided to do the honorable thing and confess I already laughed.  J-Girl said she had more lined up so I think I should have held out a little longer. 

 I also had another person post: Do you like blue?

 Was this another joke coming my way?  Such a simple question but I didn’t know how to respond.  So I asked, blue? The color blue? Yeah.  And I waited for the punch line.  I’m still waiting.  Perhaps she meant to ask, do you feel blue?  To which, I would have said, Nope.  Just feeling like laughing.  See, I like to laugh.

 Today I kept thinking of Marcel the Shell.  Before there was such an easy mass outlet known as Youtube, how did people express their creativity?  Unseen projects in the basement?  That gives it a different vibe, doesn’t it?  Youtube postings reach cult followings.  Secretive basement projects sometimes only reach unwilling, captive audiences.  Funny how much of a difference one little video-sharing website can make.

 I wonder what else J-Girl had to share?  Maybe I’ll have to play again tonight.

 

Anyone Wanna Poke-a?

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P O K E

FYI:

Do NOT start a poke war with somone who

has OCD tendencies

and who

owns a smart phone.

It is futile.  You will NOT win.

I try to ignore the message.  I try to forget about it.  But I can’t.  I MUST poke back.  I MUST keep the left side clear of notifications. 

Just so you know.

Resistence is useless.

Facebook Stalking Anyone?

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I’m not sure how I feel about Facebook yet.  Oh yeah, I’m a daily user and peruser but I have mixed feelings about it.  On one hand, it’s been fun to reconnect with old friends.  On the other, it can make me feel kinda creepy in a stalkerish sort of way.  And this isn’t the 80’s anymore.  It’s no longer cool – or romantic – to stalk anyone.  Sorry, John Cusack, your boom-box stunt would now get you arrested and a restraining order slapped on you.  Ah, the 80’s.

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Usurpation in Facebook

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Have you converted to the new timeline in Facebook yet?  If not, do you have a Brady Bunch listing of smart phone friends on the left?  If so, have you noticed the order of friends changes slightly?  If so, do you ever wonder what happens when you log off Facebook?  Ever think that maybe they play some kind of King of the Hill game to determine who is the first friend when you log back on?  Have you ever logged off with one friend in the top spot and then log back on and that friend is now two slots to the right?  Ever speculate if it’s all part of a coup among all the gravatars?  Ever conjecture if there are tiny little uprisings when you’re logged off?  Yeah, me neither.

Unfriended on Facebook

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I joined the Facebook crowd just over a year ago.  By chance, I happened to read an article on Facebook etiquette right before logging on for the first time.  It mentioned the polite thing to do with friend requests.  For example, if you really don’t want to be connected to a someone, first accept the request then a couple of days later, unfriend that person.

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