Goats in sweaters

March 3, 2014 10:58 AM

Goats in sweaters (and other clothing). Photographer's website. Previous goats at Modern Farmer

There is a dark side to these photos, and to these goats. If you wish merely to enjoy the whimsy, do not read the text.

posted by Slithy_Tove (14 comments total)

You know, if I were this guy I'd probably opt for the gaudy jewel-tone velour track jacket, too. Anything to distract from the testicles on my chin.
posted by phunniemee at 11:03 AM on March 3, 2014

This thing.
posted by jbickers at 11:04 AM on March 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

How do they keep the goats from eating the sweaters?
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 11:08 AM on March 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

I am convinced that these are not goats that have been dressed up, but rather people who have been transformed into goats via some local curse.
posted by edZio at 11:09 AM on March 3, 2014 [2 favorites]

These gents and ladies dress better than I do :depressed3:


You know, if I were this guy I'd probably opt for the gaudy jewel-tone velour track jacket, too. Anything to distract from the testicles on my chin.


Aww, don't say that, your hypothetical chinsticles are quite stylish :)
posted by Foci for Analysis at 11:13 AM on March 3, 2014

What you call a sweater I call a goat curry cozy.
posted by srboisvert at 11:16 AM on March 3, 2014

Obligatory.
posted by Mary Ellen Carter at 11:21 AM on March 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

Oh man, that last goat looks set for a weekend in the Hamptons.
posted by Maecenas at 11:45 AM on March 3, 2014

Not a single picture in there that can't be captioned with "Walk in to the club like".
posted by mhoye at 12:10 PM on March 3, 2014

I only recently discovered Modern Farmer magazine, while on an accidental trip to Whole Foods (the perfect venue for this publication really, and a place I generally avoid like the plague). I saw it while standing in the check out line, and as my eyes began to scan over the titles of the articles - How to Chop Wood, Sheep Week, How to Build an Urban Igloo - I began to laugh like a nincompoop. It's like The Onion for farmers, ghost written by Wes Anderson.

I do like this post, though. Thanks.
posted by Pecinpah at 1:07 PM on March 3, 2014 [2 favorites]

They don't just do this in India... a friend here on the south-west coast of Canada (think Seattle in terms of weather) has an elderly goat who isn't able to keep on the pounds anymore, and during a recent cold snap had him in a sweater. Also, a sickly kid (baby goat) in a baby sweater is the cutest thing ever. Sadly, I do not have pictures.
posted by Emanuel at 2:27 PM on March 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

I'm sorry, but these goats are not a patch on Shetland ponies wearing Shetland sweaters.
posted by HotToddy at 2:34 PM on March 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

Not fair. That one goat has a jacket.
posted by BlueHorse at 5:37 PM on March 3, 2014

U.K. paper apologizes for misattributing ‘goat war’ comments
posted by homunculus at 6:17 PM on March 12, 2014