Posted on 05/16/2008 11:12:18 PM PDT by doug from upland
Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat
A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he was caught having sex with the animal.
The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders.
They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars ($50) to Mr Alifi.
"We have given him the goat, and as far as we know they are still together," Mr Alifi said.
Mr Alifi, of Hai Malakal in Upper Nile State, told the Juba Post newspaper that he heard a loud noise around midnight on 13 February and immediately rushed outside to find Mr Tombe with his goat.
"When I asked him: 'What are you doing there?', he fell off the back of the goat, so I captured and tied him up."
Mr Alifi then called elders to decide how to deal with the case.
"They said I should not take him to the police, but rather let him pay a dowry for my goat because he used it as his wife," Mr Alifi told the newspaper.
HAPPILY EVERY AFTER. Gavin Newsom and Tony Villar would be fighting each other to be the first to do one of these marriages. Goats deserve equal treatment under the law.
No, the next logical steps will be polygamy and incest.
Ifing you were married to a goat...in California...would the goat be entitled to 50 percent of the house and property? Or are there some special rules in effect?
I hope he can provide his new bride with plenty of tin cans.
Finally a case where third world justice works!
Jacque...
Thank you for saying YES
Craig
Maybe Jacque is a goat? One can hope.
Great graphic. I just wrote the song and may use it as background.
Wonder if the man has learned the “baa baa” language. Also, does the goat ever get tops?
Be some dang ugly ‘kids’.
get it? Kids. goat. deep.
I assume this guy is a butt man.
I understand his sister in law is a horse. And all she does is nag,nag,nag.
This Just In:
“During the wedding reception the Bride flipped the bouquet with her teeth over her shoulder to her waiting single friends and relatives. An all out stampede ensued killing 2 kids and injuring 14 others as the Bride herself ended up eating the glorious flower arrangement.”
I wonder if Maria shoud be worried. I hear Arnold has been looking doey-eyed at livestock lately.
nah, the next, most logical, most equalizing step will be to eliminate the act of state-recognized marriage altogether.
me thinks this incident isn’t the 1st time a mooselimb has had
this type of relationship with a goat.
And I’ve seen some of these guys wives and to call them goats would oft times be a step up from reality.
Exactly my thoughts as well... Beastiality is doubtful, since marriage is also a contract, and an animal can't give consent. However, on the other hand, while a minor child can't give consent, the parents of that minor child can. And unfortunately, as we've seen all too often, there are some really sick parents out there.
Mark
Since this is SF, you're probably right, BUT there IS another possibility: A parent who can't spell...
My brother is married (to a girl) named "Jacque," procounced "Jackie" - I guess that either her parents couldn't spell, or they were too poor to afford the second 'e.' This caused some problems with their printer when they had their wedding invitations done. "Jacque and Jeff."
Mark
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