Posted on 06/24/2006 12:54:14 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
NICOSIA (Reuters) - The six-year-old mascot for a British army battalion has been demoted in disgrace for acting the goat during a parade in full view of dignitaries.
Billy Goat has been a mascot of the First Battalion, the Royal Welsh regiment, since he was six months old and had the official rank of lance-corporal before his frisky antics during a parade marking Queen Elizabeth's official birthday earlier this month.
The army said he had been demoted to fusilier (private) as a result of his behavior.
"The goat major had a hard time keeping him in line, he was bouncing around all over the place," military spokesman Captain Crispian Coates told Reuters Saturday.
Doubly embarrassing was Billy's refusal to obey commands in front of diplomats and army top brass, Coates said.
"This is his first overseas tour. He has certainly not made a good start for himself."
Billy Goat, the regimental mascot of the First Battalion, the Royal Welsh regiment parades before the six nations Rugby union match between Wales and Italy at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, south Wales, in this March 11, 2006 file photo. Billy, the six-year-old mascot has been demoted in disgrace for acting the goat during a parade in full view of dignitaries. (Phil Noble/Files/Reuters)
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darn.
feeeling his oats, perhaps?
Sounds to me like those Brits are clearly deficient in their training program at Goat Boot Camo.
Billly was a BAAAAAAAAAD goat!
Sheesh
Camo = Camp
"Goat boot Camp?"- From now on, all the animal mascots are to be stuffed and mounted. The Royal Master of Taxidermy is to be put in charge of the program.
Billy, here is your target:
His name is Robert Mugabe. He can be found in Zimbabwe. Intelligence shows that his groin and colon are vulnerable. Do your thing and your rank will be reinstated.
Naaaaahhh....
Goat major, ya learn something every day here.
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Photograph by Greg O’Beirne, taken May 1999.
Billy goats are about the nastiest critter known to man. They really can do unspeakable things. (((SHUDDER)))
Goat Major? The British Army has a rank called "Goat Major"?
I am SO glad we kicked George and his boys out of here, all those years ago...
I think that imposing the rank of Goat Major was listed as one of the grievances in the Declaration of Independence.
What an undignified spectacle - thank goodness here in America we didn't settle on some half-ass mascot!
It was about time to get rid of tha old goat anyway.
It was about time to get rid of that old goat anyway.
It didn't Pan out so they shipped him off to Camp Goatmo.
If anyone...even.
"Goat Major? The British Army has a rank called "Goat Major"?"
Well, duh. I mean, who manages the goat in US army regiments??
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