Comments on: Goats enjoy living in their own tower http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 16:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Alan Heckman http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517383 Alan Heckman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517383 Even though I am late to the comment party, I feel compelled to tell the world about another, previously not famous goat tower, which was made by me in the mid 1990s, age thirteen, in collaboration with my 11 year-old brother. We built it in the middle of my grandfather's field for the pleasure of his goats. It was made of cheap side-cuts from the local saw mill, which still had the bark on the curved side. It featured several platforms and two corrugated steel shade roofs. It wasn't 31 feet high and it didn't spiral elegantly, but the top platform was about 12 feet off the ground and very stable, which now that I think about it seems pretty damned good for 2 boys visiting their grandparents on summer vacation. The goats took to it right away. There were several adventurous kids who quickly explored the entire thing and the older, fatter goats appreciated our shady areas. The day after we put it up, one of the kids jumped off of the top platform onto a corrugated steel sheet about 6 feet below. The incredibly load sound that resulted caused the herd to bolt in all directions, far more quickly then we knew they could move. My grandpa, who is now 92, still laughs when he tells the story of the "goat explosion." Even though I am late to the comment party, I feel compelled to tell the world about another, previously not famous goat tower, which was made by me in the mid 1990s, age thirteen, in collaboration with my 11 year-old brother. We built it in the middle of my grandfather’s field for the pleasure of his goats. It was made of cheap side-cuts from the local saw mill, which still had the bark on the curved side. It featured several platforms and two corrugated steel shade roofs. It wasn’t 31 feet high and it didn’t spiral elegantly, but the top platform was about 12 feet off the ground and very stable, which now that I think about it seems pretty damned good for 2 boys visiting their grandparents on summer vacation.

The goats took to it right away. There were several adventurous kids who quickly explored the entire thing and the older, fatter goats appreciated our shady areas. The day after we put it up, one of the kids jumped off of the top platform onto a corrugated steel sheet about 6 feet below. The incredibly load sound that resulted caused the herd to bolt in all directions, far more quickly then we knew they could move. My grandpa, who is now 92, still laughs when he tells the story of the “goat explosion.”

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517128 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517128 stupid goats! Think that'll get to the Moooon? stupid goats! Think that’ll get to the Moooon?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517384 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517384 In (roughly) 2002, there was a bar on Beale Street in Memphis that had a goat tower. Seriously. Smack dab on Beale Street. So, you could sit there and listen to blues on an outdoor patio, sweltering in the Memphis humidity while watching the goats scamper up and down the goat tower. The goats must have been hammered, too, because, as this was a bar, you saw a LOT of people sneaking them beers. Flicker photos of this bar, Silky O'Sullivans, in Memphis: http://www.flickr.com/photos/novus_photo/3561043109/in/photostream/. In (roughly) 2002, there was a bar on Beale Street in Memphis that had a goat tower. Seriously. Smack dab on Beale Street. So, you could sit there and listen to blues on an outdoor patio, sweltering in the Memphis humidity while watching the goats scamper up and down the goat tower. The goats must have been hammered, too, because, as this was a bar, you saw a LOT of people sneaking them beers.

Flicker photos of this bar, Silky O’Sullivans, in Memphis: http://www.flickr.com/photos/novus_photo/3561043109/in/photostream/.

]]> By: possiblyj http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517129 possiblyj Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517129 "Currently there are only three Goat Towers in the world…" Says who? We've got one at Silky O Sullivan's in Memphis. http://www.flickr.com/photos/novus_photo/tags/silkyosullivans/ “Currently there are only three Goat Towers in the world…”

Says who?

We’ve got one at Silky O Sullivan’s in Memphis.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/novus_photo/tags/silkyosullivans/

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517132 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517132 http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Pneumatic_Goat_Launcher http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Pneumatic_Goat_Launcher

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517134 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517134 and of course http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-goat_sexual_intercourse and of course
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-goat_sexual_intercourse

]]> By: hassan-i-sabbah http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517394 hassan-i-sabbah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517394 http://www.puckfair.ie/ Great irish/goat related he haw! http://www.puckfair.ie/
Great irish/goat related he haw!

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517139 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517139 Godwin goat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnpdwn1mR6c Godwin goat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnpdwn1mR6c

]]> By: pepguy http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517651 pepguy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517651 You may now become a fan of goat towers on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=87887433401&ref=nf#/pages/Goat-Towers/100138448576?ref=mf You may now become a fan of goat towers on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=87887433401&ref=nf#/pages/Goat-Towers/100138448576?ref=mf

]]> By: Marchhare http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517399 Marchhare Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517399 I've had Goats Du Roam wine; it was quite good. I got the pun on the French region, but had no idea about this further cool fact about it. I’ve had Goats Du Roam wine; it was quite good. I got the pun on the French region, but had no idea about this further cool fact about it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517144 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517144 Whilst visiting Greece , and Morocco, in different years, I saw goats standing high up in trees. Very surprised I was..... Whilst visiting Greece , and Morocco, in different years, I saw goats standing high up in trees. Very surprised I was…..

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517145 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517145 really not that bad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AqbQMRZtlQ really not that bad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AqbQMRZtlQ

]]> By: Kieran O'Neill http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517146 Kieran O'Neill Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517146 @22 SomeGuy: Extra trivia: "Goats Do Roam" (one of Fairview's wine ranges) is a not-so-subtle play on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4tes_du_Rh%C3%B4ne_AOC">Côtes du Rhône</a> wine region in France. <i>That</i> little trick has generated some interesting <a href="http://www.decanter.com/news/47909.html">IP-infringement cases</a>, but I believe Fairview has generally come out ahead. @22 SomeGuy:

Extra trivia: “Goats Do Roam” (one of Fairview’s wine ranges) is a not-so-subtle play on the Côtes du Rhône wine region in France.

That little trick has generated some interesting IP-infringement cases, but I believe Fairview has generally come out ahead.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-519706 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-519706 <a href="http://cuteanimals.todaysbigthing.com/2009/06/10">Bring Your Baby Goat To Work Day</a> Bring Your Baby Goat To Work Day

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517148 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517148 the only good cut on Goat's Head Soup http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckPDxGb2bbk the only good cut on Goat’s Head Soup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckPDxGb2bbk

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517153 SamSam Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517153 Cute. Goats certainly do love climbing -- the less accessible and more perilous the better. Climbing through mountains in Southern Italy and North Africa I'd often see frolicking goats at the very tops of olive trees. Which were atop tall pointy boulders. At the very tops of mountains. Preposterous creatures. Cute. Goats certainly do love climbing — the less accessible and more perilous the better. Climbing through mountains in Southern Italy and North Africa I’d often see frolicking goats at the very tops of olive trees. Which were atop tall pointy boulders. At the very tops of mountains.

Preposterous creatures.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517409 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517409 Any relation to "Le boeuf sur le toit"? Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Boeuf_sur_le_Toit Any relation to “Le boeuf sur le toit”? Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Boeuf_sur_le_Toit

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517161 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517161 think about this when you climb next http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XafAdkZIYKA&feature=related think about this when you climb next

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XafAdkZIYKA&feature=related

]]> By: Architexas http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517173 Architexas Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517173 @17 - yes, goats do like to climb on small cars... jerks scratched my paint. Next time it happens: CABRITO! @17 – yes, goats do like to climb on small cars… jerks scratched my paint. Next time it happens: CABRITO!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517690 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517690 I have never seen a goat as happy as a goat who has something to climb up, and somewhere to hang out once he's climbed up it. Goats + climbing up things go together like cats + cardboard boxes. I have never seen a goat as happy as a goat who has something to climb up, and somewhere to hang out once he’s climbed up it. Goats + climbing up things go together like cats + cardboard boxes.

]]> By: jennylens http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517182 jennylens Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517182 "Mountain goat": does that ring a bell? Goats are designed to climb rocks and hills and mountains. Their hoofs, and weight distribution, is ideal for rocky, hilly terrains. In fact, because of that, mankind has been able to survive in mountainous areas. Animals well adapted to certain terrains difficult for humans help human survival. Are we so removed from nature we are surprised goats love their tower? Gee, any of you ever see "Heidi" with Shirley Temple? She and her grandfather raised and herded goats (and lived off their milk, cheese, meat, etc). Goats LOVE climbing. Why is this a surprise to peeps? “Mountain goat”: does that ring a bell? Goats are designed to climb rocks and hills and mountains. Their hoofs, and weight distribution, is ideal for rocky, hilly terrains. In fact, because of that, mankind has been able to survive in mountainous areas. Animals well adapted to certain terrains difficult for humans help human survival.

Are we so removed from nature we are surprised goats love their tower?

Gee, any of you ever see “Heidi” with Shirley Temple? She and her grandfather raised and herded goats (and lived off their milk, cheese, meat, etc). Goats LOVE climbing. Why is this a surprise to peeps?

]]> By: Susan Oliver http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517200 Susan Oliver Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517200 <i>The roof is supported by wheels that ride on a circular steel rail along the upper edge of the tower wall. "I cut a door into the roof and plan to use a garage door opener to rotate the roof and use it as an observation tower. I might even bring a telescope up there to look at stars," says Johnson.</i> Want! The roof is supported by wheels that ride on a circular steel rail along the upper edge of the tower wall. “I cut a door into the roof and plan to use a garage door opener to rotate the roof and use it as an observation tower. I might even bring a telescope up there to look at stars,” says Johnson.

Want!

]]> By: apoxia http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517205 apoxia Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517205 Totally agree #13. I'm pretty sure NZ building law would repair a handrail, goat tower or people tower. Totally agree #13. I’m pretty sure NZ building law would repair a handrail, goat tower or people tower.

]]> By: Ian70 http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517215 Ian70 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517215 This should be included in a first-person shooter game: Sniper Goats! Maybe they play Capture The Flag... This should be included in a first-person shooter game: Sniper Goats!
Maybe they play Capture The Flag…

]]> By: Snig http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517219 Snig Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517219 We also ate at the Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant, mentioned above by Bucket. The Goats on the Roof meme started as a practical joke played on the owner, but was such a business draw that they made it a feature. We also ate at the Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant, mentioned above by Bucket. The Goats on the Roof meme started as a practical joke played on the owner, but was such a business draw that they made it a feature.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517222 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517222 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxludDN_si4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxludDN_si4

]]> By: ill lich http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517224 ill lich Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517224 #34 TAKUAN You're way off. . . "Star Star" (a.k.a. "Starf@*ker") is a way better tune, just ask Steve McQueen. #34 TAKUAN

You’re way off. . . “Star Star” (a.k.a. “Starf@*ker”) is a way better tune, just ask Steve McQueen.

]]> By: jfrancis http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-516969 jfrancis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-516969 This is actually the advance guard of the Mole Men invasion breaching the surface This is actually the advance guard of the Mole Men invasion breaching the surface

]]> By: spiregrain http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-516973 spiregrain Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-516973 "The estate has 750 Saanen goats and some of these are allowed access to the tower." I wonder what the criteria is? How does a goat earn this right? “The estate has 750 Saanen goats and some of these are allowed access to the tower.”

I wonder what the criteria is? How does a goat earn this right?

]]> By: adonai http://boingboing.net/2009/06/12/goats-enjoy-living-i.html#comment-517230 adonai Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-517230 I read that in my RSS feed as "Goatse njoy living in their own tower". I think I've been on the internet for too long... I read that in my RSS feed as “Goatse njoy living in their own tower”.

I think I’ve been on the internet for too long…

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