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Give a Goat for Christmas
Reuters, via Yahoo ^
| 12.24.2004
Posted on 12/24/2004 5:37:01 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick
LONDON (Reuters) - Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? Think goat!
You will pay 24 pounds ($46) for a goat or 10 pounds for a brood of chickens, tell a friend or relative that this is their Christmas present, and it will be sent to a Third World family to provide milk, meat, manure and offspring for trade.
People have bought 31,000 goats and 500,000 chickens under the scheme set up by the international aid agency Oxfam, not to mention 650,000 tree seedlings to provide wood and shade and prevent soil erosion. Other aid agencies have similar projects.
"Not only do people like the idea of giving something so unusual at Christmas, but you can also see how a goat, chicken, bike or midwife will make a difference to a person struggling against poverty," Oxfam manager Douglas Graham said.
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: christmas
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To: NYC GOP Chick
ROFL. One problem. Where do I put a goat at when I live in an apartment?!
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posted on
12/24/2004 6:53:00 PM PST
by
Dan from Michigan
("BZZZZZT You are fined one credit for violation of the Verbal Morality Statute")
To: cyborg
Was he from Jamaica?Eluthera
To: patton
In a jar? sell them on e-bay.Hell no. That's where I got 'em.
Besided, no one wants to meet the reserve.
43
posted on
12/24/2004 6:53:44 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" -- harpseal)
To: King Prout
44
posted on
12/24/2004 6:56:03 PM PST
by
Do not dub me shapka broham
(Why did it take me so long to come up with a new tag-line, huh?! What's up with that?)
To: radiohead
Ah ha I see...just like Sidney Poitier :-)
45
posted on
12/24/2004 6:56:21 PM PST
by
cyborg
(http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
To: patton
There was a thread this morning, postulating that Jesus was a redhead. Jesus was an Irishman!
I knew it!!!!!!
46
posted on
12/24/2004 6:56:44 PM PST
by
Dan from Michigan
("BZZZZZT You are fined one credit for violation of the Verbal Morality Statute")
To: Lazamataz
I have two left eyes.
I am glad to see that you have overcome the disability of your leftist vision.
To: Dan from Michigan
That's between you and the goat!
48
posted on
12/24/2004 6:59:24 PM PST
by
NYC GOP Chick
(www.Hillary-Watch.org)
To: Dan from Michigan; Irish_Thatcherite; cyborg
49
posted on
12/24/2004 6:59:29 PM PST
by
Do not dub me shapka broham
(Why did it take me so long to come up with a new tag-line, huh?! What's up with that?)
To: Dan from Michigan
Scots, actually.
Padraic, Lochiel MacEdward na sliabh dun na cloinn MacEdward
50
posted on
12/24/2004 6:59:48 PM PST
by
patton
(Changing culture is like moving a cemetary. You don't get much help from the residents.)
To: NYC GOP Chick
Not enough room for the goat. It would be maaa-aaaa-aaa-ad.
51
posted on
12/24/2004 7:03:47 PM PST
by
Dan from Michigan
("BZZZZZT You are fined one credit for violation of the Verbal Morality Statute")
To: NYC GOP Chick
Did I wander into a Scott Peterson thread?
(Apologies to the goat for that comment.)
52
posted on
12/24/2004 7:07:22 PM PST
by
LisaMalia
(A special Merry CHRISTmas and thank you to our troops!)
To: redheadtoo
I am glad to see that you have overcome the disability of your leftist vision.Well, actually, having two left eyes has made me need to see everything just a little to the right to compensate.
It's why I'm a conservative.
53
posted on
12/24/2004 7:07:51 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" -- harpseal)
To: LisaMalia
Yes, you do need to apologize to the goat for that!
54
posted on
12/24/2004 7:08:16 PM PST
by
NYC GOP Chick
(www.Hillary-Watch.org)
To: Dan from Michigan
ROFL. One problem. Where do I put a goat at when I live in an apartment?!Silly question.
On your goat rack, of course.
55
posted on
12/24/2004 7:08:47 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" -- harpseal)
To: NYC GOP Chick; cyborg
Ye know girls...while I think this is a lovely, really lovely idea.
I'd be tremendously PISSED OFF if someone I loved gave me that for Christmas, when I'd bought them a Cartier watch.....are ye hearing me?
56
posted on
12/24/2004 7:10:07 PM PST
by
Happygal
(liberalism - a narrow tribal outlook largely founded on class prejudice)
To: Happygal
I'm hearing ya! So, is someone in trouble?
57
posted on
12/24/2004 7:11:19 PM PST
by
NYC GOP Chick
(www.Hillary-Watch.org)
To: Lazamataz
You wanna hear weird? I have two left eyes.I'll see your eye thingy and raise you a toe thingy. My second toe is longer than my big toe. But that's not the weird part.....to be continued.....
58
posted on
12/24/2004 7:15:01 PM PST
by
LisaMalia
(A special Merry CHRISTmas and thank you to our troops!)
To: NYC GOP Chick
Um...not quite yet! There are a few hours to go! *L*
59
posted on
12/24/2004 7:18:54 PM PST
by
Happygal
(liberalism - a narrow tribal outlook largely founded on class prejudice)
To: LisaMalia
But that's not the weird part...Yeah - it is!!!
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