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John's walk in the woods near his parents' North Carolina home: their goats mate and he gets lost (December 2011)

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In December 2011 John walked from his parents' home in North Carolina, slipped on leaves, watched their goats mate, got lost and found his way back by his own skid marks; in 2015 he cited the resulting video as proof of his goat knowledge.

About: Sydney Green, Mike Green, North Carolina

date event what video
2011-12-28 (happened 2011-12-27) told John tells of his walk from Mom and Dad's house yesterday (27 December 2011): slipping on leaves, watching the goats mate, getting lost and finding his way home by his skid marks. Goats Mating 00:00:00
2011-12-30 mentioned Hank jokes that he spends many afternoons watching videos about goat sex. (playful) How to Tip Properly 00:00:25
2015-08-25 mentioned John recalls that he made the internet's number one goat-mating video and has seen goats mate. (playful) → refers to Goats Mating Question Tuesday: The Goat Edition 00:01:48

What is said about it

4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2011-12-28 · Goats Mating — John woke at Mom and Dad's house, admired the view of Western North Carolina from the porch and went for a walk. — 00:00:00
  • 2011-12-28 · Goats Mating — John: Mom and Dad raise goats and turn their milk into fancy soap and cheese; goats must have babies to produce milk. — 00:01:06
  • 2011-12-28 · Goats Mating — John watched a long courtship (beard-rubbing, tail-wagging), hid so as not to discourage the goats, and after misplaced humping saw them mate; he was glad Henry didn't see. — 00:01:27
  • 2011-12-28 · Goats Mating — John: Lost in thought, John got very lost in the woods; following water downhill, he found his trail by the skid marks from his fall, 'another life saved by dead leaves'. — 00:02:07