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Butthead the pigmy goat mysteriously returns
6:33am Saturday 28th July 2007
Comments (68)A pigmy goat missing for almost a month has been returned to his owners after being found in a field more than ten miles from home.
The diminutive Butthead, the three feet tall star attraction at Lincolnsfield's Farmyard Funworld, was reported stolen at the end of June when his horrified keepers found him missing from his fenced enclosure.
Hertfordshire police mounted an investigation but the beast's owners believed they would never see him again, fearing him lost to professional thieves or even the cooking pot.
However, Butthead, aged ten, was returned fit and well on Sunday after the owner of the land, in Harefield, recognised him from a previous article in the Watford Observer.
Centre manager Francis McLennan said: "The woman who brought him back to us had seen him there for a few days and had been feeding him. But then she saw the article and got in contact with us.
"At first I thought it was a joke because I really never thought I'd see him again. Everybody is delighted he's back.
Mystery still surrounds the disappearance but Mr McLennan is convinced thieves are to blame.
He added: "Somebody must have taken him and then released him for whatever reason. He couldn't have got to that field on his own. He would have had to cross two motorways and get over the fence.
"Somebody either took him for breeding or to eat him - but he's a tough old goat and really wouldn't have tasted very nice at all.
"He seems to be fine and his girls the farm's female goats are pleased to have him back. They've been making a lot of noise together."
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Mrs Periwinkle, Hertfordshire says...
3:02pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Sir Phlatuants, Upper Tree says...
3:52pm Mon 30 Jul 07
He is obviously a tool of the devil and I shan't be associated with Bee-elzebub, Lucifer, Satan or any of their ilk, I can tell you.
Bye, Bye.
Awful Teddy, Heaving on Trent says...
4:04pm Mon 30 Jul 07
It could easily be enticed into the fine fibre industry (if it took a bit more care of itself!)
Maybe it's cheese couldbe a major export?
Flopp E Dacks, Breaky Bottom says...
4:18pm Mon 30 Jul 07
We should all be alarmed, a goat without a goat-herd doesn't make sense.
Megan, Hertfordshire says...
4:21pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Goaty, Thames says...
4:28pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Hmmm?
Mrs Periwinkle, Hertfordshire says...
4:31pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Mrs Periwinkle, Hertfordshire says...
4:33pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Prunella F. Tick, Leighton Buzzard says...
5:08pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Mr Crackinsac, says...
5:09pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Shirley Titswobble, Dirty Boulevarde says...
5:13pm Mon 30 Jul 07
You left your viagra here last night. I'll drop it around later.
S.T. ****
Dr. Haneef-O'Grady, Guantanamo Bay (East) says...
5:22pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Can we please stay on topic? This is all about a "pigmy goat" called Buttface which was stolen from the Lincolnsfeld Fun Park.
If you can't deal with that, then maybe you should be typing somewhere else!!!!
Goaty, Thames says...
5:26pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Mrs Periwinkle, Hertfordshire says...
5:30pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Prunella F. Tick, OBE, Leighton Buzzard says...
5:32pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Butthead, in a field says...
5:37pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Prnella B. Phlat-Major, Wales upon Wales says...
5:50pm Mon 30 Jul 07
How can you people treat this as if it is a nonsense?
What do you all do for a living (not you, Shirley Titswobble, we all know of and disapprove your chosen profession!)?
This is all about a goat, and it seems to me that you want to somehow make out that it has something to do with the Prime Minister of Australia, or something.
Really! Grow up!
Lots of love, all.
Cardinal Sinn, Hades says...
5:57pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Nostrildingus, Tunnel beneath Tokyo says...
6:01pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Randy Old Coot, says...
6:02pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Goaty, Thames says...
6:05pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Curse it.
Dr. Haneef-O'Grady, Christmas Island (for now) says...
6:18pm Mon 30 Jul 07
With the internet we can all chat with one another as if we were real people.
When I'm done with a particularly tricky day of the stuff we do here, I like nothing better than to sit back and play the banjo. But, on the odd occasion that the banjo isn't working, I also like nothing more than tuning in to the Comet to make sure that all is well with the world.
Well, that was pleasant, wasn't it?
I do hope we can chat like this more often.
Maybe I will call again soon, if it is not a problem.
Yes, that would be nice.
Betty Biginbotum, says...
6:22pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Butthead, under the fence says...
6:22pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Buttface, run amuck says...
6:22pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Buttface, buck wild says...
6:25pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Ed Itor, right here right now says...
6:31pm Mon 30 Jul 07
I'm trying to run a serious paper here and all you clowns want to do is criticise our stories. You make me sick!
I mean, we have a goat which went missing and then turned up again, we report it as news, and you poke fun at us.
Well, just as well we don't report real news. I mean, you people would have a field day wouldn't you?
Look, why is this goat's right to a bit of publicity any less than, say, Danii Minogue? Or Posh, or someone famous?
It's so easy to just run along on your treadmills and type your silly notes into your Black-Pods and make our humble clockwork paper seem piddly, but just you wait. There will come a time that you need us and you won't even know.
And I'm not going to tell you when it is. So ha. And you think I'm mad!
Mr Bopolina, says...
6:36pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Please show some consideration and read all the comments before posting your remarks.
Didn't you see Butthead has some rehabilitation issues to work through vis-a-vis his escape?
Mr Bopolina
Goat Liaison Officer
Ps stupid old bag!
PPs BAaaaaaaaaaaaa
Rupert Murdoch, everywhere says...
6:45pm Mon 30 Jul 07
I don't normally do this, but I am so enchanted by your homely down-to-earth chit chat that I thought I would buy this newspaper and any others in the area and make them all crap.
Just kidding, I would never do that.
Mrs Periwinkle, Hertfordshire says...
6:50pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Maybe we could have a threesome?
Prunella F. Tick, Gossip-pon-yackkery says...
6:58pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Goaty, Thames says...
7:10pm Mon 30 Jul 07
In the meantime, perhaps Ms Tick and Mrs Periwinkle would care to join me for a sherry?
Betty Biginbotum, says...
7:12pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Goodbye.
Buttface, three sheets to the wind says...
9:05pm Mon 30 Jul 07
Mrs Periwinkle, Hertfordshire says...
2:11am Tue 31 Jul 07
Lord Scroettimm, Pompous Hill says...
2:15am Tue 31 Jul 07
I could go a goat vindaloo.
Dr Hot Pants, Only gay in the village says...
2:39am Tue 31 Jul 07
I think you should consider moderating the comments to your stories.
By the way, you sound a bit cranky. Perhaps you need your prostrate checked.
Pop around sometime.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Hotpants
Face Like A Bashed Crab, The seaside says...
3:03am Tue 31 Jul 07
How would you like to be called buttface?
And it would all day long - "Buttface!", "Buttface!", "Buttface!"
Goaty, Thames says...
3:06am Tue 31 Jul 07
Felicity Tightstockings, Putney says...
3:12am Tue 31 Jul 07
I would like to apply for the "Hot Job" as a Legal Secretary in Putney.
I am a good typist, and my other skills include being extremely pleasant.
It is very rare to stumble upon a job such as this, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
Felicity Tightstockings
Gordon Brown, Visiting King George says...
3:14am Tue 31 Jul 07
Gordon Brown, Visitng King George says...
3:18am Tue 31 Jul 07
Hi Rupert!
X
Mr Bopolina, says...
3:27am Tue 31 Jul 07
I've never heard such rubbish in all my years as a Goat Liaison Officer.
Have you ever stopped to think about the psychological ramifications?
Buttfeatures would be scarred for life, if he knew you had said that.
How dare you.
Mr Bopolina,
Goat Liaison Officer
Mrs Bopolina, says...
3:40am Tue 31 Jul 07
Please excuse Mr Bopolina, he hasn't had his medication today.
Blessings,
Mrs Bopolina
Mrs Periwinkle, Hertfordshire says...
3:48am Tue 31 Jul 07
Mr Periwinkle has just pulled into the driveway and he's got that look on his face.
Major Thwack, says...
4:07am Tue 31 Jul 07
Until he gives a full explanation as to his whereabouts for the past month, how can we feel safe?
Mr Crackinsac, says...
4:12am Tue 31 Jul 07
Shouldn't we give him the benefit of the doubt?
PS I think you have me confused with someone else Miss Titswobble.
Major Thwack, says...
4:27am Tue 31 Jul 07
ak!
Have you had your head up your whatsit for the past few years?
The world has changed, and us whities need to be more cautious.
ps Would you like to join me for a game of backgammon Miss Titswobble?
Flopp E Dacks, Breaky Bottom says...
4:33am Tue 31 Jul 07
Mr Crackinsac, you're just a silly old lefty.
ps Miss Titswobble, do you like fine dining?
Old Goat, Not long for this world says...
5:39am Tue 31 Jul 07
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
A!!!!
Nanny Goat, Green Hills says...
6:29am Tue 31 Jul 07
I'm afraid your reporter has misrepresented the true meaning of this story.
As a nanny goat, I'm tired of being exploited. If the media would only humanise nanny goats, the world might be a better place
Mr Crackinsac, says...
6:39am Tue 31 Jul 07
As for you Major Thwack, have you considered the possibility that Miss Titswobble detests backgammon?
Shirley Titswobble, Dirty Boulevarde says...
6:42am Tue 31 Jul 07
Would you like to go for a coffee one day?
I think we have a lot in common.
Your friend,
ST
Mr Bopolina, says...
6:47am Tue 31 Jul 07
If you want to be a Goat Liaison Officer, there are a number of courses to choose from.
I did mine...help helpp......
Mrs Bopolina, says...
6:52am Tue 31 Jul 07
Mr Bopolina won't bother you anymore.
By the way Shirley, we've had quite enough of your wobbly bits.
Prnella B. Phlat-Major, Wales upon Wales says...
6:55am Tue 31 Jul 07
HAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Goaty, Thames says...
7:06am Tue 31 Jul 07
Miss Titswobble?
Felicity Tightstockings, Putney says...
7:08am Tue 31 Jul 07
Goaty, Thames says...
7:10am Tue 31 Jul 07
Felicity Tightstockings, Putney says...
7:12am Tue 31 Jul 07
Mr Brian Gout Q.C., Putney says...
7:17am Tue 31 Jul 07
I am pleased to offer you the position of Legal Secretary.
Please contact me urgently to discuss your conditions and whether you are partial to a good time.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Brian Gout Q.C.
Nanny Goat, Green Hills says...
7:21am Tue 31 Jul 07
I would be delighted to have a coffee with you.
Perhaps we could even do lunch? You choose the restaurant - I eat everything BAAAAAAAAAhAhahahaha
hah
Yours,
NG
ps Congratulations on your new career! How exciting!
Constable Wallop, Ham on Rye says...
7:41am Tue 31 Jul 07
Lord Scroettimm, Pompous Hill says...
7:57am Tue 31 Jul 07
Constable Wallop, Lady Scroettimm has an excellent vindaloo recipe for if Buttface becomes difficult.
Harumph!
Yiffy Mc Henryc, Urinogeniterl, SA says...
9:54am Tue 31 Jul 07
Old Goat, Not long for this world says...
11:05am Tue 31 Jul 07
Felicity Tightstockings, Putney says...
12:30pm Tue 31 Jul 07
Butthead was feared stolen
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