"Espresso or double-shot, latte or macchiato, cappuccino or capriccino? When ordering a simple coffee in the country where they make it best, you already face a surprisingly vast array of choices. Now, there is another, unusual option: it's called a capriccino, a new warm coffee beverage made with steamed goat’s milk (“capra” is goat in Italian) aimed at the needs – and desires — of an increasing lactose-intolerant population."
"A goat which blows raspberries has become a hit with visitors at a farm in Nottingham…. Staff said that the other goats at the farm have started to develop the quirk too."
Does anything say Friday better than a video of Italian goats grazing on "a virtually vertical dam wall" soundtracked to a modified version of the cartoon "Spider-Man" theme? I believe the answer is no. Enjoy!
"Goats can develop their own unique accents accent from their surroundings, a British study has suggested. Researchers found the animals develop their own speaking voice when they move away from their siblings and mingle with others. They found that a goats' 'accent' changed as they grew older and moved in different groups, disproving claims that their voices were entirely genetic."
Following up on that very important story from earlier, the stolen goat discovered in California during a DUI bust is reportedly doing well. As for his abductors, "It just sounds like they were on a drunken joyride, and the goat became their new buddy along the way,” says a spokesman for the Riverside County Animal Services Department. Well, sure. We've all been there.
Yes, on a very basic level this is a local news story about some goats in Virginia who enjoy hanging out on an IHOP billboard. And even at that basic level there's something enjoyable about it. But the nearly raw nature of the report-neither of the speakers are identified, there is no voice-over annoyance to disrupt the flow of the footage (in fact, save for a short question at the end, the reporter is not heard from at all)-makes for a much more compelling narrative which, as it unspools, reveals the identities and relationships of the interviewees in a way that echoes the short fiction of Barry Hannah or [...]
This goat wasn't kidding around! Hahaha, get it? Sigh. He had a good run, at least.
To California: "Authorities stopping a suspected drunk driver near Hemet earlier this week found an unusual passenger riding shotgun: a goat." Also: "The driver remained in the vehicle, while another man inside bolted down the street but fell." Also: Actually, you know what? Just go read it yourself.
