Tuesday, September 19, 2006

The Goat Bride

A goat - unnamed, so I shall call her Edith - has been obliged to marry one Mr Tombe in Sudan. Mr Tombe has also had to pay a dowry of $50 to Mr Alifi. Apparently, Mr Tombe was found in flagrante with Edith and the village elders decided marriage was the only option. This is not quite what I had in mind when I spoke of respecting the non-human wilderness. Edith, however, professes herself "over the moon" and says Mr Tombe is a "very gentle lover".

4 comments:

  1. Gives a poignant new meaning to the phrase 'the wife and kids', doesn't it?
    M.K. Jeeves

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  2. Arf, arf, MKJ. Hello got the rights to wedding after bidding war with What Goat?

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  3. We made that illegal over here in Tennessee.
    Finally.
    hee.

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  4. Welcome, newscoma, and I'm glad to hear it. I note from your excellent blog that your town of Dresden, Tennessee, has now got Sushi. Hot damn indeed.

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