Skip to comments.
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
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-92 last
To: lavrenti
81
posted on
12/24/2004 9:36:09 PM PST
by
NYC GOP Chick
(www.Hillary-Watch.org)
To: Central Scrutiniser
Who the hell eats such foul things???
82
posted on
12/24/2004 9:36:49 PM PST
by
NYC GOP Chick
(www.Hillary-Watch.org)
To: NYC GOP Chick
An ewe is a baby goat or sheep.
An elephant in my pants references one of the funnier Groucho Marx/Marx Brothers routines.
83
posted on
12/24/2004 9:39:24 PM PST
by
lavrenti
(Think of who is pithy, yet so attractive to women.)
To: NYC GOP Chick
Well, those into fowl things do!
84
posted on
12/24/2004 9:40:18 PM PST
by
lavrenti
(Think of who is pithy, yet so attractive to women.)
To: lavrenti
85
posted on
12/24/2004 9:40:33 PM PST
by
NYC GOP Chick
(www.Hillary-Watch.org)
To: lavrenti
86
posted on
12/24/2004 9:40:51 PM PST
by
NYC GOP Chick
(www.Hillary-Watch.org)
To: NYC GOP Chick
I was once at a party out in the country where we barbequed or deep fried all manner of critters. Breaded and deep fried quail was interesting.
87
posted on
12/24/2004 9:44:20 PM PST
by
lavrenti
(Think of who is pithy, yet so attractive to women.)
To: NYC GOP Chick
Its a Filipino food, and its damned disgusting. But, I once perused the "Bug cart" off of Soi 4 in Bangkok, crickets, fried meal worms and the like, not too bad actually.
88
posted on
12/24/2004 9:45:10 PM PST
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I'll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed)
To: cyborg
Yes, goat milk is much better than cows milk. It is easier digested as it is naturally homogenized. The fat particles do not separate from the milk, and they are smaller than Cow ones.
It makes grate yogurt also!
89
posted on
12/25/2004 12:36:38 AM PST
by
Syncro
To: NYC GOP Chick; lavrenti
When I was on safari, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I'll never know...
90
posted on
12/25/2004 12:39:40 AM PST
by
Petronski
(Don't ask me about my pneumonia...it's making me very cranky.)
To: NoControllingLegalAuthority
LOL
Fun, huh?
When we had a heard of 15 milk goats only one had horns.
She would always try to butt you while you were busy doing other things, like milking another goat.
The horns are useful though, I would pick her up by the horns and hook her on the top rail of the wooden fence until she settled down.
Oh and the Billy Goat (Buck) when it hits adult hood and smells a doe in heat (which they can do from over a mile away ) they go wild and make a neat guttural sound and start STINKING like all getout.
Yea, they get feisty too.
The only reason we kept any bucks was for breeding purposes and the ones that weren't good stock we would put in a pit with some good coals in the morning, and then eat it at nite.
Yummy!
91
posted on
12/25/2004 12:48:22 AM PST
by
Syncro
To: NYC GOP Chick
Well I did. The article has very little information, chick.
92
posted on
12/25/2004 7:14:24 AM PST
by
groanup
(RATs are afraid of the light so spread a little sunshine.)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-92 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson