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Old 05-22-2016, 07:02 PM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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There once was a writer named Tom
who needed some cash in his palm
The book that he wrote
while dressed as a goat
Was only read by his mom.
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Old 05-23-2016, 01:21 AM
 
Location: Sydney, Australia
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This sounds like something from The Onion.
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Old 05-23-2016, 04:46 AM
 
Location: Oklahoma
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I don't know why this has been subjected to such ridicule. Experiencing the world through an animals eyes would be quite interesting IMO.
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Old 05-23-2016, 05:26 AM
 
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So a goat was a more familiar alternative. And you designed a suit that enabled you to walk on all fours in a goatlike way. How much did the suit cost?

The front legs were like 1,500 pounds [$2,190] and my back legs, cost, I dunno, like 1,000 pounds [$1,460]


Did you learn anything about goat behavior?

I was trying to forget myself. I wasn't trying to learn about them.
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Don't you just get the feeling that this was just a cover, or he got caught being with the goats.
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Old 05-23-2016, 06:38 AM
 
Location: Richmond VA
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And since it was on NPR, every library in the country is going to get slammed with requests.
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Old 05-23-2016, 08:05 AM
 
Location: New York Area
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A man lived among goats for a few days, Walking on all fours with the herd and then wrote a book. He even made a friend with one of them in the group it seems. As bizarre as it seems it had a few interesting spots.


An Interview With Thomas Thwaites, Who Spent 3 Days Being A Goat With A Herd On The Alps : Goats and Soda : NPR
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He can also write a book about being an ass.
Under new Administration identity rules theoretically I could consider myself to be an ass or a goat trapped inside a human body, and act as such.
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Old 05-23-2016, 09:02 AM
 
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This begs the question: Now that he identifies as a goat is he allowed to just use the outdoors (wherever he may be at the time) as his restroom.
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Old 05-23-2016, 09:03 AM
 
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Under new Administration identity rules theoretically I could consider myself to be an ass or a goat trapped inside a human body, and act as such.
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I want to be a stink bug, that way I won't have to bother taking showers anymore.
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Old 05-23-2016, 10:44 AM
 
Location: California side of the Sierras
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I don't know why this has been subjected to such ridicule. Experiencing the world through an animals eyes would be quite interesting IMO.
Maybe it's because he lived among them for 3 days. Dian Fossey spent 18 years living with gorillas.
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Old 05-23-2016, 10:45 AM
 
Location: New Jersey
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I want to be a stink bug, that way I won't have to bother taking showers anymore.
You could become a dolphin, and not worry about showers either. They are magnificent creatures.
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