Fainting Goats!!

Today I glanced thru the posts on one of my Yahoo groups and there was a post about "Fainting goats". A somewhat lenghty discussion has been taking place about the puctuality or lack of it when sending out fabric. I also recently read a post on another group about proper quilt swap etiquette. While many of us get behind during swaps and exchanges, the reasons are usually sad and family related. I know that things come up, we fall behind. Yes, life happens.I can deal with it. What I can't deal with is the discourtesy that takes place when you don't let your swap members know.

There are those rare instances when you get nothing back in return! It can be quite infuriating! Recently, I watched as two hosts made up the difference in squares & wishs because a swap member didn't pull their weight. We all know there are many folks that particpate in the "Heck thats life!" mentality, "Its all about me, not about you" syndrome. Listen, thats ok, there are groups out there JUST for YOU!!!You can have the right to feel that way, just please, stay out of my SWAP!

But thats not why I am writing this post.

It was nice to read about a swap delay reason that could make you laugh!!!

“The fainting goats are smaller sized goats. When they get scared,
they stiffen their legs up, and fall over”

Someone is babysitting goats!!!(It is a little more complicated but nonetheless fainting-goat related)

For REAL!!

Here is a pic of these adorable animals and for fun, I did say fun people!!
Some interesting facts.




This breed of goats has many names: Myotonic, Tennessee Fainting, Tennessee Meat, Texas Wooden Leg, Stiff, Nervous, and Scare goats. The names refer to a breed characteristic known as myotonia congenita, a condition in which the muscle cells experience prolonged contraction when the goat is startled. The transitory stiffness associated with these contractions can cause the goat to fall down. This is not a true faint, but a muscular phenomenon unrelated to the nervous system. The degree of stiffness varies from goat to goat, with some showing a consistently stiff response and others exhibiting stiffness only rarely.


Three things I learned:
1. Don't get on line (see previous post) with a fainting goat.
2. Practice, practice, practice fainting goat babysitting skills on the person or persons that annoy you at work. If you fail, not a big deal! If they faint, not a big deal!
3. Laugh!!! As often, and as much as possible!!!