It's Official! The October Scapegoat - Spookgoat, Goat-tober, Octgoatberfest...

@carl669 magic? Or fuckery?

@Thumperchick magic

or, magic fuckery.

@carl669 clusterfuckery.

@carl669 I was sure I fixed that! I'll blame caching. Should be good now.

Oh wait, no, I'll blame @jaremelz!

@dave And so it begins. ..

@jaremelz You're liked so much your goatery started a day early.

@jaremelz I must say, you look damn good in goat.

@narfcake Everyone will soon realize the mistake that was made. I blame @sohmageek.

@Teripie Why thanks! Although poor @sohmageek is to blame for it starting early.

@carl669 @thumperchick apparently, it's also some buggery, since @sohmageek lost his beloved goatdom a day early.

Magic fuckery buggering, sounds like an order code from meh.

@jaremelz I need my goat to finish up the hunt!!! @MEHcus. Is this cause I singled you out with help from others in the office??? @hollboll is this for the broken cider. @dave is this cause apparently sending @jont toilet paper and calling him top shit gets him to quit. stop with the goatfuckery please?

@sohmageek I am really sorry, of all the goats to bump, it shouldn't have been you!

@sohmageek This is 100% my fault for not looking at the calendar. I know I'm supposed to blame it on the goat, but it really is my fault. I've returned your goat, and I'll pull @jaremelz until tomorrow morning, but if you'd like I can probably find a goat day for you in the future as well.

@sohmageek I have no idea what you're talking about. Your goat is right there!

Totally there the whole time...

@dave thank you Dave. Now let the goat games begin again!!! (Also someone owes me a day as mine started on the 2nd...)

@sohmageek New plan: you get every leap day from now on (if somehow I remember and you're still around).

@dave no one will remember that! Lol

@dave But February is so short that it needs the leap day when it gets it.

@sohmageek its in my calendar

So, what, we make @Thumperchick the mehdic and she immediately kills the goat a day early?

@jqubed the power, it went to my head.

@dave I guess you didn't remember :(

@Lotsofgoats Why bummer?

@Thumperchick cuz my joke about goating JonT is way funnier if we actually goat him ಥ_ಥ

it's ok I'm sure jaresmelz will be swell

@Lotsofgoats Even though I am leaving official goat type duties to @sohmageek for the day since it's still September, you get the first one.

@jaremelz ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@jaremelz October Goat Stamp....Sweeeeet!

@mfladd And I jumped the gun on October and told someone to fuck off already, double sweet! Sorry @lotsofgoats , no prisoners.

@carl669 I fucking love this!

@carl669 I can't un-see that.

@hollboll I might have to make it my go to response all month, then!

@hollboll even if you could, why would you want to?

@jaremelz How cool would it be if someone could make it into a gif with The Strain pupil blink.

@mfladd I WOULD DIE FROM HAPPINESS! Um, sorry for yelling, but that thought got me far too excited.

calling @medz. can you fulfill @mfladd's request 2 comments above this? @jaremelz would love you, but it won't help because apparently she'd also be dead.

@carl669.

@carl669 She already is. You don't know what I know. Thanks for the request - it would be so cooooool!

@mfladd All the better to haunt you

@carl669 @mfladd

Don't die, @jaremelz.

Well done @medz! But I am also kinda creeped out because it is like she watching me.

@medz Could you make them blink side to side, by any chance? If so, I'll die for reals. I'm trying to find a clip of The Strain to show you, but they blink side to side, like chameleons. But i love this!

@jaremelz Ohhh.... I see what you mean in this around the 0:50 mark:
So like the inner membrane blink?

@medz YESSSSSS!

@jaremelz ehhhh... I thought that would be easier, but apparently I need to work on my creepy translucent inner eye lid blinks. Hopefully this will do.

Bonus non-goat'd eyes version:

@medz woohoo! Ugh....ugh...I'm dead.

@medz Thats it! You have found her true nature!!!!!! That is The Strain. You get a special star!

I like the GOATED version best.

and @carl669 should be pinged on this awesome goat gif. Well done, gentlemen.

@marklog Or the month after! @JonT for scroogemcgoat!

@marklog his time will come. And he deserves to be punished. But I think with a new job to get acclimated to it gives him a suspended sentence (for the moment).

@mfladd does he get. .. a spanking?

@MsELizardBeth How did you know that @mfladd is the one to ask about such things? He did love some abuse as goat, I mean.

@jaremelz

@sohmageek It did come a bit early! I've already clarified that I'm not taking any shit from people until tomorrow. And really, not then either.

@sohmageek 1 day. Tomorrow is the 1st. Oops? (Also, transferring the goat happens elsewhere, I had no control over that.)

@sohmageek it's your own fault

@jaremelz Congrats October Goat - you can't blame me for any of this ;)~

I see you found your stall.

This is how picture you all month long....

@mfladd I resemble both of those.

@jaremelz I see past the deception. Now you are just trying to lull me into a false sense of security with that pic. (yes, I noticed the wink, evil goat)

@mfladd I don't know what you mean. Although, I am considering starting a new tradition. New goat gets to wear the skin of a former goat. I think you'd look good this way.

@jaremelz That ain't right. I will just get you this instead.

@mfladd You would torture me by making me wear something that ugly. At least I'll be warm, I have a feeling it's going to get mighty cold here the next 31 days.

@mfladd Has anyone ever made it more than 30 seconds through anything with Adam Sandler?

@jaremelz Yes, because there was a time when he didn't suck horribly, and was actually kind of funny.

@jaremelz So do you like this one any better?

@Kidsandliz Yes, now I'm fabulous!

@jaremelz I am a little worried about that tag in your ear though... surely you could have chosen cuter ear adornments. And yeah I am still up. Likely a 2 hour of sleep night for me. Meh. And I blame you too!!

@denboy Oh Lord, you have the wrong @jaremelz with that pic. That goat looks sweet and kind.

@mfladd Just because you'll never be on the receiving end of any kindness from me....

@jaremelz Good. Because if I ever was I would be fucking creeped out by it! I would want to know who possessed the body of my evil friend, and why?

@mfladd There'd be only one reason I'd be nice to you,

@jaremelz He renounces the Patriots as a scourge upon American football?

@jqubed Since I know that will never happen, I can safely say that yes, that's when I'll be nice to @mflatt. I mean, @mfladd

@jqubed @mfladd go pats! Get me my coffee!

@jaremelz OMG, I love that!

@jqubed

@jaremelz and guess what I just found.

But I like your personal one.

@mfladd Eichorst and I will be keeling an eye on you and your shady ass team!

@connorbush Ooh, I love caramel apples! That's what you were pointing out, right?

@connorbush oh man. i wish i could go to this. roasted goat is delicious!

@carl669

@mfladd You dirty fucker, you moved it.

@jaremelz oh well. Life is a bitch and then you GOAT.

@mfladd When I get tired, I'll just jump on your back, ass.

@jaremelz Only if you ASS, nicely.

@mfladd You know that I won't, don't be silly. You'll be lucky if I don't jump up and down.

@cinoclav

@jaremelz I'm so torn between goat torment and being your one true friend this coming month.

@cinoclav I think policy dictates you must torment me in October. But damn, you best make up for it later!

@jaremelz I can play that way.

@cinoclav Fair warning, I really will either cheat or throw all the pieces on the floor.

@cinoclav I think you have that confused with @marklog and his dogs

@jaremelz @cinoclav

@beachbum you beat me to it! But I probably would have said @jaremelz fingered the goat.

@mfladd Don't be a hater just because no one wants to play with your bishop!

@jaremelz

@beachbum Uh, that was kind of the joke. And in his defense, it was only one dog. What kind of sicko do you think @marklog is?

@cinoclav Once is an accident, twice is a fetish.

@mfladd Yeah, and you're so clean

@jaremelz I am.

@mfladd

@jaremelz Not if that is the GOAT finger. Poor goat!

@mfladd I told you, I won't even do that for ex goats, now stop asking. It's getting weird.

@jaremelz you're telling me...

@mfladd Thanks, I actually laughed out loud. I needed that.

@Kidsandliz I'm sorry sleep seems so far away for you tonight! Can't it wait until morning? Here, just lay down for a second...it'll be fine....

@jaremelz don't think so goat

@ceagee No! Not curses!

@sohmageek I think it's cute how you believe it all makes sense and your turn is over.

@sohmageek What about the stage where you are scared to death that you are going to mess it up? That's what I was the whole time I was goat. If it hadn't been for @joelmw, I would have gone running from the building and never looked back.
Edit: Actually, I did leave the building for a while and was sitting at the bus stop, but @JonT brought me back with the "Barney Stats". Gee, I was such a mess.

@OldCatLady I wish it wasn't over... I thought I was going to fail... then it became fun... then it became WTF it's the end of the month...

@sohmageek You've been a great goat, I'm sorry to be the one taking over from you! I love that you enjoyed it. Be prepared for concerned emails from me, hoping you can talk me back down to sanity!

@sohmageek This makes me feel like I'm not such a freak after all. Thank you.

@Barney I can't help reading this as "if @joelmw hadn't set the bar so low . . ."

@joelmw I hope you don't think that's what I meant because you really were so helpful and supportive, you old goat.

@Barney That's just my insecurity speaking. I would never think that you would mean it that way, but that's because you're too sweet, you crazy, purple goat you.

@jaremelz here's a trick... get the fools mehricans into a game of somesort... they forget all about blaming you for things that aren't really your fault. ;) actually that wasn't my intention to not get blame... it just worked out that way :)

@jaremelz oh and drinking games beat all! ;)

@sohmageek Haha, after seeing what all you've dealt with doing games, I'm sticking with an eff off approach for now!

@Barney Thanks! I hope you feel free to lay some frustrations down on me, you're the one I'll gladly take it from.

@jaremelz OK... I blame me losing the goat to you... It's going to frustrate me so much I may go mad... In other news... Happy goat month! ;)

@jaremelz Aw, I'm going to find it hard to blame you for stuff because you're too nice . Now if it was @mfladd...

@sohmageek I hereby release you to the pasture with a sad tear. Have a beer and kick back.

@Barney Sniff, thanks. But it's ok, I mean, I may not delight in the abuse like a certain ex goat, but I can take it.

@jaremelz pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffftttttttttttttttt

@Lotsofgoats

@jaremelz rude

@Lotsofgoats Nearly always.

@stardate820926 Awww, I'm adorable! Thanks!

@jaremelz Should I start a new topic about Escapism? I'm feeling a little shy about it, but you could do it with authority. It's to take your mind off the sh*tstorm of your life, and for me to do something with all these neat images I have stockpiled.

@OldCatLady You, shy about it? I need something, it just keeps getting worse. And we are normally very even-keeled people with so little negativity in our lives.

@jaremelz Okay. 'No Hiding Place' is not a good title. 'Take Me Away' is a little better. How about 'This Wheel's On Fire' (song by Dylan, theme song of AbFab)?

@OldCatLady Take me away! Start with a bath one!

@jaremelz because of this I had to google "goat in bath". I was not disappointed.

@stardate820926 That's outstanding! And it looks as though it moves.

@somf69 Is it chilly in here, or is it just me?