September ScapeGoat Nominations

@thismyusername NO THIS IS BULLSHIT DGGDHDGDG

@Lotsofgoats @thismyusername agreed.

@Lotsofgoats I concur. Trying to gain votes through shameless harassment in order to deprive a wonderful ex-goat like @Starblind of his own creation deserves goatdom.

I blame @Sohmageek!

Actual Meh HQ:

Ok, Ok - while a like watching a few people squirm here. I am putting my full goat endorsement behind this nomination. @Sohmageek needs to be held accountable for his shenanigans.

Official August Goat Stamp of Approval

@marklog - I think @thismyusername, @jaremelz & @christinewas should be in play for October!

@mfladd You still have to blame yourself for a few more days, but then..... ?

@2many2no ....then I get back to my fantasy football draft research and running the Stupid Goat! League.

@mfladd I think you meant ruining the stupid goat league.

@2many2no The idea that he would still blame himself is nice and all, but, more often than not, I've seen him blaming other people for everything.

I had to die on the inside to do this, but this is my vote, too. I believe it is the clear choice, even if I may never be able to bring myself to harass @sohmageek as I believe the goat should be harassed. Abusing @mfladd is the main reason the month of August isn't ending with me being either incarcerated or institutionalized. So... I will either continue to treat mfladd cruelly and blame my behavior on the new goat... or you at least know a couple of places to look for me if I disappear.

@christinewas I blame @mfladd for you dying on the inside... Seriously? You guys are a little too kind here :)

@christinewas it's ok. You can still do so even if I am not goat.

@christinewas It's going to be a tough transition isn't it? I just can't see myself being as mean to anyone else. But maybe that's a good thing!

@jaremelz oh, I am sure you'll figure it out.

@mfladd You're completely irreplaceable.

Until September 1st

@mfladd Apparently, if you're not on mobile, you can see who stars things. I'd like to note for the record that @jaramel is my hubby :) . Our handles are a take on our names, sickly sweet, I know. But yes, he always jumps in when needed!

@sammydog01 another very good choice! She is just plumb mad dog mean!

@mfladd I'm down for keeping @christinewas on the radar for a while. I'd like to see a little bit more goat-like behavior. Right now I fear she might be a flash in the pan.

@marklog Ha! and what is great is she can't even defend herself at this time. She is currently on a plane :) She would so love that pic! And don't worry, I will probably pull my vote later, I just want to see her squirm for a bit. Plus, I want her focused on fantasy football so she can't use the Goat as an excuse of why I kicked her ass!

@mfladd Not squirming. Not even a little bit. Because @marklog is right... I only recently stopped lurking. You do not go from "Who the heck is that person?" to "Oh, hello, goat!" in less than a month. That would be far more absurd that my efforts to re-goat.

@christinewas actually........I was put up before -probably in my first month but I squirmed my way out of it. You can only dodge a bullet for so long. Do your research.

@christinewas I'm not saying that the goat can't come from obscurity. Given the right circumstances I could absolutely get behind a new goat (giggity).

@christinewas p.s. how do you like your Palin pic, George? ;)~

@christinewas I think it's fully possible to be goated that quickly - however, it would take a monumental fuck up or hilarity.

@lisaviolet She is oh, so, deserving also - she is a troublemaker!

@lisaviolet Obviously, I need to go back into lurker mode! How does this internet thing work again?

@mfladd Shut it, goat.

@jaremelz too late!

@lisaviolet By the way. I agree. Being goat is a full-time job. It can be exhausting. I am tired and old, and need to be put down.

@mfladd Maybe I could help with that.

Look at what you made me do on the way home from the airport.

@lisaviolet She would be an incredible goat. But I don't know if my brain could make the transition from this month to her goat month without breaking. I would need some time to adjust.

@mfladd Then why would you wish it upon dear little me? And how the hell did I get so many votes! Thank goodness someone else is far more deserving. Don't worry, old goat, we'll find you a nice pasture with a big screen TV and cable with full sports package.

@jaremelz Hey, star this, you need to accept your nomination.

@lisaviolet

@jaremelz You will love it. And someday, you'll get a dead goat badge.

@lisaviolet The elusive dead goat badge! I would be afraid of what he'd do as retaliation, but @mfladd will have his head so far up Tom Brady's ass the next few weeks, he won't even blink until September is long gone. But I truly believe that @sohmageek should and will be crowned. That gives me a month to slide into oblivion!

@jaremelz goatworthy!

@BigBalzac Never as goatworthy as @mfladd . Just look at his modeling shots.

@lisaviolet I want to re-up the nomination for @jaremelz for creating this fantastic puppeted goat story! - I mean, there's a video and mockery of @mfladd and everything. It screams for a goating.

@Thumperchick No way! @sohmageek has already devised contests and everything. We can't take this away! Vote @sohmageek, this August 31st, for the good of us all!

@Thumperchick I absolutely agree. I think she'd be a great goat. An awesome goat who would tell us bedtime goat storiesl

@Teripie You're right! We have an excellent field of candidates.

@zdunklee Sorry, your post did not take. We apologize for the inconvenience.

@mfladd I feel like this gives you a minimum of 2 votes. Plus current goat shouldn't get a vote, mainly because you'll find a way to mess it up, I think that puts you in the lead!

@zdunklee you didn't see the tracking sheet earlier. Goats get two votes. Current goat gets three. Lady goats get four because of their rarity. K adds another bonus vote because Kickstarter.

@marklog hmm all the more reason to vote for @Christinewas so that she can get her 4 votes and we can Grover Cleveland @mfladd!

@marklog what about old lady goats?

@mfladd stop using the Queen's english. I apologize not we... ;)

@sohmageek I was speaking as Meh. I can't wait till you are goat. Keep digging that hole, Grammar Nazi! :)

@mfladd "I'm sorry @sohmageek I was trying to speak as Meh. I cannot wait until you are the goat. But keep digging that hole, Grammar Nazi! :)" I fixed it for you. It's a bit more than grammar I fixed, but Call it creative license. Also, You're at blame for both!

@sohmageek A long, slow, agonizing death I do see.

@mfladd all I see is I'm sorry, So for that you are forgiven.

@jaremelz you know I could switch my vote in a second and make your life a living hell - more than it is now I mean. Oops, did I just do that. Check the voting.

@mfladd y You little bitch

@jaremelz Looks like your tied.

@mfladd I see a pretty clear leader myself.

@mfladd

@christinewas

@christinewas

@christinewas - I think you would be one of those take-no-prisoners goats with your sharp wit. Maybe you'll run for goat office next time? It could be a family legacy like with the Bushes, but good instead of evil.

@KDemo HAHA! you have hit the nail on the head. I can't wait till she sees this. This has been brought up privately, and she was not happy about it (Bushes)

@KDemo... what you have hit on the head is the fact that I would be a take-no-prisoners goat. As I contemplated how I would approach the office of the goat, if it ever happened to me, I realized that pretty quickly. Honestly, it could be fun if I continued to have too much time on my hands and a desperate need for a few good distractions.

@mfladd, notice the important distinction of "good instead of evil". @KDemo has not provoked thoughts of violence like that little thing you did when you called me George a few hours ago... and several days ago.

@christinewas you are very verbose ;)~

@mfladd Sleep deprivation. The W/Was... gets harder to suppress.

@christinewas - And you wouldn't have to subvert the polls.

@darkzrobe

@darkzrobe

@mfladd Apparently he/she is posting this all over the forum, or at least one other thread.
my response:
While a commendable notion, don't you think that sort of mentality should be saved for the "real world"? Alternate universes that exist in part to blow off steam, need goats.

@mfladd and my vote changes.

@ceagee Meh just one other place, I am bored and it seems like a proper waste of time. Its like begging for amazon to stop ruining woot on a internet forum. It will go nowhere.

@mfladd @marklog @christinewas @ceagee @thismyusername @Lotsofgoats @sohmageek it appears that @darkzrobe is bored and wants to have more work to do. I had to summon as many as I could to help him out.

@zdunklee I dont think you want this.

@darkzrobe

@KDemo seems a little late for that

NAILED IT

@KDemo Ya, he has been lying low for a reason - trust me. He is a sneaky bastard. He will emerge from his hole when it is over.

@mfladd - I guess it's true, I haven't seen him for a bit. Do you have insider information, or have I not been paying attention?

@KDemo Nope, he just knows not to poke his head to far out of the rabbit hole. Wascally Wabbit!

@KDemo If @mfladd's "Imma GOAT you!" threats weren't so casual and fleeting, he still might have nominated @TaRDy. This is part of the reason I knew I wasn't in trouble; our fading goat has a short attention span.

I will continue to support the @TaRDy nomination like some sort of sad fringe third-party supporter. He must pay for his crime of creating an extension to let people automatically star their own posts.

@mfladd SAFE!

@TaRDy for now!

@mfladd I think that was a goat bump for mfladd for goat!

@sohmageek

@Kidsandliz It's only my fault when I close then open... Other than that I think it's @mfladd's fault.

@mehbee Please click on the star for Sohmageek's nomination above to add your vote.

@mfladd Duh! Thanks, done.

@sohmageek I already brought this up to @marklog on the Registry thread. He says he has immunity. But, this has been brought up recently and I think @Thumperchick has made it clear there are no bylaws preventing re-goating.

That being said, other names have already been brought up for October also.

@sohmageek Yeah, @marklog has been goated already.

@mfladd So you're saying there is nothing preventing you from being regoated? :)

Nevermind, what I said about what was previously posted. I will take immunity. Yes!

@mfladd @thumperchick @mfladd @sohmageek Let's be clear. There are no rules. Any rules, expressed, or implied, are merely conjured up opinions of how this make believe pretend status is 'supposed to go' in the mind of those that care a little bit about it. Probably a combination of common sense, history, and feelings (which have no place anywhere, ever).

That being said, I have immunity.

@marklog exactly.

@marklog - That, and whatever @JonT wants to do.

@marklog

@marklog @mfladd... Ok Let's get this show on the road, IF I am to be a goat... (I won't believe it till I see my VMP disappear...) I'm almost ready... the first contest has already started... :)

@mfladd There are 4 more days in this election. Impatientpants.
(Now I want to see the votes shift, so your comment looks out of place!)

@Thumperchick won't happen. If it they do they are shenanigans and I will blame myself.

@mfladd There is a solid lead, but it's possible someone will come out of nowhere.

@Thumperchick I am glad he doesn't work for the election board in RL.

@thismyusername He might as well judging from how elections are already handled.

@Thumperchick Unless we all decide to change our vote for @thismyusername. I might be willing to accept this. How about you TMUN?

@mfladd Look at you, trying to control who gets voted next.

@Thumperchick I know, right? Actually, I am just a tired goat.

@mfladd

Unless we all decide to change our vote for

I'll shut up now.

@thismyusername that's what I thought :)

@sohmageek Peace Out! Have Fun!

@Teripie We have through Monday. So many impatient people just itchin' to get rid of @mfladd!

@Thumperchick Well, you know I'm not itching to get rid of him. It isn't too late to make goat history. (And probably knock about five years off of @mfladd's life expectancy.)

@christinewas

@christinewas Who says we have to be nice after that?

@jaremelz That's right! No one!(Including @mfladd... which is a little sick. But that's a different topic for another day.) Plus... the fantasy league means I am pretty much obligated to keep this up.

@christinewas I wish I could say it takes the fun out, knowing how much @mfladd loves it. It would be a lie.
I hereby solemnly swear to be far kinder to @sohmageek during his reign as goat.

@jaremelz

@mfladd That's you, all right. Busted and helpless. Just the way you ought to be by the end of the month!

@Thumperchick Vote for me. I'm Pedro.

@Lotsofgoats So, about this whole goat business. I feel stupid for even having to ask, but WTF is it? Is this something I want or don't want? Will I feel better than when I won the Robovac? Or will it move me like watching Cyst Popping Videos?Will it involve me having to get naked at some point? Help me to understand.

@kevin8er You can start at THIS thread, which tells you about the first scapegoat.

@Thumperchick Thanks. That clears everything up.

I caution everybody to not ignore this candidate, even though he only just popped in. His campaign is reaching a boil and he charges ahead, lance at the ready. His ratings could explode in just a day.

@Lotsofgoats Your comment is just oozing with sarcasm. Don't discount for one minute that everyone knows you are squeezing everything you can from that reply. These kinds of infectious replies will only be a drain on what would otherwise be an expanding pocket of happiness.

@kevin8er izzit tho

@Lotsofgoats Fuck you very much for this. :)

@G1 ._. *deflates*

@Lotsofgoats It's the highest praise I got!

@studerc there's a prize?

@studerc - I'm guessing that every time you mention the goat prize, he pushes it back a month. I could be wrong . . .

@KDemo probably. By now it's so far gone that it doesn't really matter.

@juststephen You can not volunteer. It must be earned. The hard way. Publicly.

@Kidsandliz that is fine, I shall continue to blame @mfladd for everything. Muahaha

@juststephen Only for less than than a day. But I accept all blame until then.

@mfladd I blame you for my quite possible intestinal blockage, going to the doctor first thing tomorrow if I can get in to see if I need to go to the ER. I know that's kinda bassackwards. Did you slip some of your high fiber grain or buckwheat or whatever you eat into my cheerios one day that blocked me up? Sheesh. I'll blame you for this one. At least today. Tomorrow I'll have some other bloke or gal to blame, but today, I blame you.

@juststephen I hope you get the help you need!

@mfladd unless re-goatee man! :)

@sohmageek There won't be any re-goating. Not this time.

@marklog you guys keep pushing this... When it is officially announced, I'll have to have an acceptance speech ready... I have a few contests set up. :)

@juststephen - Wishing you wellness.

@juststephen I apologize for the blockage and hope all went went well at the Dr's office. Wishing you the best :)

@christinewas Hi, I'm here for the welcome to @sohmageek reception!

@Kidsandliz I read this first as 'ease into your mouth'.

@marklog Well that would work too LOL

@carl669 That's adorable.

@carl669 let's not count our chickens.. we have no idea what the overlords have up their sleeve. Remember, there are no rules.

@marklog Until I see the goat... I'm not believing it.. Until then the toilet paper marches on.... ;) I may have sent one just recently... :)

@marklog true. but i think whoever does end up being goat should get one of these. when their reign is up, they should send it to the next person. and so on. we could even make a movie about it and call it the 'goaterhood of the traveling goat hood'.

@marklog could be you after @JonT sees all those packages on his desk! Now that would be funny.

@mfladd or you after @JonT sees all of your worthiness! Now that would be magical.

@mfladd We've talked about this. I'm ungoatable. I will go old school @barney up in here.

@marklog They've never gone against popular goat vote.

@Thumperchick I agree we have strong precedent. Past performance does not predict future behavior.

@christinewas

@mfladd is this you pleading to get rid of that goat by your name?

@sohmageek

@carl669 That would go exceedingly well with the wolf and bear hoods that I have. I mean that my little boy has. (I might borrow them)

@sohmageek I see @mfladd still has his goat. Looks like I can blame him for having to do professional development junk today.

@zdunklee Oh Hell NO! Blame @JonT during the interim period.

@mfladd goat badge = goat. let's let @jont lean into the day on his first day back. In fact, has anyone seen a @jont post today?

@carl669 When that's in the wash, he can wear this.

@mfladd so it came to pass that @mfladd takes blame for another day. Perhaps another 30 if he keeps it up ;)

@mfladd suck it up and take it goat. (Until otherwise notified of a new goat)

@mfladd

@zdunklee @sohmageek @christinewas

I will not submit to the whims of the meh. Overseers! Ok, now I am going to find a deep cave on a high mountain until tomorrow (perhaps longer).

@sohmageek I'll be the lone dissenting voice here and say that to me, once the month is over, so is the goatdom. He is released from service regardless of the icon (I mean, it could take days) and the new goat takes over.
Are you ready for the dogpile yet?

@jaremelz but @MEHcus has spoken and he has been granted another day as goat over in the @JonT wedding registry thread. What the MEHderator says goes.

@zdunklee I missed that. Sweet!

I'll go ahead then and blame @mfladd for the fact that I feel like crap and therefore haven't been able to work on the end to his Goat's Tale.

@jaremelz I take full responsibility and take your crappiness upon myself. Now get back to work! Actually, hope you feel better :)

@mfladd Aww, thanks my furry blamed friend.