Conversation in the dining room tonight:
Chorus: Honey, we haven't really done a very good job at keeping the cats from clawing the couches.
WH: Yeah, we've kinda given up the goat on that one.
Chorus: I beg your pardon?
WH: What? We've given up the goat.
Chorus: The goat?? I think you mean ghost.
WH: No, goat. Goats are more tangible than ghosts. It's a family expression.
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We do have fun together, him and I.
Pitchin' In
12 years ago
4 comments:
:)
wonderful. Now I know what happens when somebody 'gets my goat' -- it's because I've 'given up the goat'...
Cute!
We have a lot of family sayings too, but none include goats. Must be a western thing....:)
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