Gothamist: Short One Leg, But Goat is Long on Friends

Dave Hogarty

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:53:12 -0500

90% of grammatical errors occur when people re-work others' drafts. It's done quickly and without the narrative flow of when you're writing it yourself. I appreciate Jen throwing herself on her sword here, but every good post I write is at least 25% improved by Jen's editing. I'm more than happy to eat a few typos that crop up now and again. If you ever saw the raw feed, you might be horrified.

Nick S

Thu, 01 May 2008 18:53:45 -0500

Should have known Chung was behind this. Hogarty is usually pretty good with English and grammar and that kinda stuff that really doesn't seem to appeal to the Jens.

Outter Burrougher

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:52:42 -0500

anyway, great story. Growing up, my cousins had a three-legged dog. She was hit by a car as a puppy, shortly after they got her, and the Vet suggested putting her down. My aunt refused (because a few months earlier, their old dog had died after being hit by a car), and the dog was always perfectly fine running around on three legs like she didn't know she was supposed to have four.

Politburo

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:35:41 -0500

Funny, you get all offended by someone suggesting an animal should be killed and eaten, yet you have no qualms advocating murder and cannibalism.

Jen Chung

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:11:03 -0500

I love this story--it's very touching and sweet. And the typos are my fault--I didn't catch them when I made some changes to the post.

mdowning

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:02:53 -0500

Glad the goat escaped and is doing well--goats are a lot like dogs and are really intelligent, and killing them is, well, a little more like barbaric than it is what might be called "respectful of innocent life." jaja007 should be curried and served to poor (or rich, or middle class) families over any color rice, or put back into the vagina he or she is responsible for keeping clean. Just a humble opinion. Thanks for posting the sanctuary info, Dave.

alivefromnewyork

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:49:15 -0500

What about the last sentence? "Other animals wind up at other farm sanctuaries like Denny the goat." Who wrote this? The goat?

jaja007

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:38:33 -0500

That goat should have been curried and served to poor families over white rice..

Ronkonkoma Ondinnonk

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:34:30 -0500

Sadly, amsci's post is a fact.

amsci

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:06:16 -0500

These are difficult financial times, so proofreading has been outsourced to developing nations.

Politburo

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:48:53 -0500

"after he probably escaping a Brooklyn slaughterhouse." Seriously.. do any of you review before posting?

Peter

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:45:13 -0500

animal rights activist Jenny Brown, who lost a leg to childhoood and now runs an upstate animal sanctuary Childhood can be a difficult time, but it usually doesn't cause loss of limbs. Methinks there's a missing word.

nivek

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:33:38 -0500

The name Albi[e] only associates with one thing to me now...Albi the racist dragon. Damn you, Flight of the Conchords!!