the stinking enigma 11,477 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 It was richard burton's finest hour in my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LightBulb 290 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 9 hours ago, mollag said: Much like mutton, best in a curry IMHO. They have been there for 40 years plus, they commute using the tram lines, I have seen them as far down as Minorca, raiding gardens for munchies. Could they be a local tourist attraction, much like the monkeys on Jibralta ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Howard 128 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 The photos are totally out of context. How do we know some person isn't chasing them towards the camera? It's not normal herd behaviour for these goats. They're trying to make a storm in a teacup. Been driving past the goats there for years and never had any problems. The main problem on the road is stupid drivers going too fast and not paying attention to what's in front of them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hissingsid 3,675 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Yes this is Daphnes claim to fame, persecuting the goats, and making wrong assumptions. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Howard 128 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Well she can sod off. If she wants to make an issue out of these goats and push for their murder, I will stand against her at the next election. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mollag 368 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Of course we have the old chestnut of the Bulgan farmer who got 3 months for shagging a goat, his best mate got 2 months for acting the goat, --- Eye, thangyew 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P.K. 5,090 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 In my experience you smell wild goats long before you see them. Like an open sewer in Dehli during the summer.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hissingsid 3,675 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Lived on the Island all my life, often used that road, seen the notice but never a goat. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mollag 368 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 They graze the fields the other side of the tram tracks from the road, lots of them hiding in plain sight, there are always some in sight when I pass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slinkydevil 4,916 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/14/2018 at 8:13 PM, Non-Believer said: invading gardens up Lonan way and being aggressive towards people it encountered. It was reported as being covered in ticks and parasites IIRC. That's no way to talk about Daphne Caine. She's lovely. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Howard 128 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 She's a spazzer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hissingsid 3,675 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 She is a headline chaser, at least Moorehouse had a relative that lost his lunch , that gives his seagull crusade some clout !!!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
asitis 5,788 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 4 hours ago, hissingsid said: She is a headline chaser, at least Moorehouse had a relative that lost his lunch , that gives his seagull crusade some clout !!!!! Jesus H the pinnacle of manx politics !!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monasqueen 980 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 If you take the MER tram north out of Laxey, you can see goats in the fields on both sides of the track. The ones that you don't get to see are those that are grazing down the cliff side. The main traffic problem will be at dawn/dusk, when they are most likely to be repositioning. Their numbers have been increasing over the last few years, as has the number of wallabies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2bees 1,870 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Years and years I've been looking for the wild goats the sign promises - not one, ever, have I seen. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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