We need a goat emeritus badge
20We really need a badge for the former goats. Yes, we have a discussion thread, but I think we can do better.
This is especially pertinent for the current goat; @Barney has no other badge, and will drop back to badgeless status after their reign as goat is over.
Perhaps the goat can design their own goat emeritus badge?
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I think this is a good idea.
I like the idea... I'm biased, though.
I think it's kind of been kicked around as "one of those things that might happen in the future". As for Barney, after February, I'm going "free range". Baaaaaa!
@Barney Does that mean you'll like blue? And pink? And… dare I say it… orange?
@brhfl Nah, I'll just go back to being plain ol' purple Barney.
@Barney What the what!?!? Did I miss something? How come you're talking in multiple complete sentences all of the sudden? It's like when Dr. McCoy put on the makes-ya-smart hat in that episode of Star Trek.
@SSteve ... THIS.
@SSteve @Thumperchick @Barney I clearly missed something more than just the linked thread you posted Thumper. That's what I get for going from hungover to gamed-up again today I guess. While checking, I just caught that thread referencing Algernon. Sad. Well, I will have to pore over threads tomorrow to see wtf happened. At any rate, best wishes this month, and glad you are goat even if you speak. PURPLE!
@mehjohnson I re-read the link more carefully and found the asshole thread. Still not clear on the reason you old goats and barney decided to bloom into verbosity this month - so that she can deal with assholes quicker/better with words they deserve I guess? Anyway, hope you won't regret being able to more easily communicate, haha. Although it seems maybe you already do.
@mehjohnson Usually, the scapegoat gets blamed for stuff. When this happens, the goat traditionally responds - with jokes, apologies, gifs, etc. - @Barney's previous vocabulary was limited to a handful of words, and they chose to be more talkative during their reign as February's scapegoat. Nothing more than that, just a goat's prerogative.
@Thumperchick Oh okay, that's good then. Thank you for explaining. The Algernon thing made me think Barney was sad about needing her vocabulary, and maybe somehow because of some asshole; even though that didn't seem right. Glad it's just that she would rather talk easier for a bit. Go Barney!
@Thumperchick @mehjohnson @Barney Yes, this: goat's prerogative.
You do whatever you wanna do, @Barney.
@Barney "Out to pasture"
Better than "a farm upstate"
@dis_member Better than Animal Farm. Baaaa!
You could make the official title "chevon" ?
@thismyusername "market research in the United States suggests that "chevon" is more palatable to consumers than "goat meat"." Someone paid for market research on this??
@thismyusername I am a fan of this idea. It makes me think that we butcher the goats after their tenure ends. The badge could be a pile of meat.
@molfsontan
@molfsontan This made me laugh. Speaking for myself, coming fresh off my month of infamy, I feel a little chewed up. Which is to say, I think it fits.
@thismyusername I kind of like mutton though
Ouch!
@molfsontan At the end of a term as goat, you do feel kind of tenderized...
I'd like a little sub or super--something that shows I'm an old goat, but that still lets the K shine through. But I'd take whatever we can get, honestly. I think it's a great idea, if that's not obvious.
I could go on about it, but I won't.
We'll show 'em, @Barney.
I like grey.
@joelmw I love purple!
How about this with x's instead of eyes?
@luvche21 Scary?
@Barney Well, if it's an emeritus goat, that could be a cartoonish dead goat, right?
Just take the one that's used for the goats now and turn it upside down, so the legs are in the air.
@lisaviolet Winner!
@lisaviolet Cool.
@lisaviolet Much better than my idea.
@lisaviolet This is a very good idea.
@lisaviolet SO SMRT. I mean Smart.
Hey, @JonT, how doable is this?
@lisaviolet I just came here to post that idea. GOAT FIVE
@Thumperchick
@lisaviolet @Thumperchick I've had the same idea myself (great minds!) and while it may technically be doable it does still take some work (mainly database-y stuff as far as I know, I'm not a developer) and our developers are extremely busy with more critical stuff that needs to be figured out before we can have more fun site features. I have a list of all of the site and community features I want that's way long and this is on it.
@JonT Maybe we can grease some wheels?
@JonT I'm just gonna blame @Barney that it hasn't already been done.
@joelmw Oops, sorry.
Is there a goat hall of fame or at the very least a registry? How do we remember who was the goat when as time goes by? This is important historical stuff.
@readnj @Thumperchick started a thread a long time ago and has been keeping up with it.
https://meh.com/forum/topics/scapegoats-of-meh
@lisaviolet Whew, I was worried about that. I should have known @Thumperchick whould have it under control
@readnj We also have the companion thread by @jont on the history of the scapegoat: https://meh.com/forum/topics/scapegoat-of-the-month--a-brief-history (You can read about the exploits of @lisaviolet and @thumperchick)
What comes after goat? Maybe the answer was in the Sprint commercial yesterday.
@AlohaSnackbar aquarius comes after capricorn
@carl669, @BillLehecka, @Barney, @joelmw, @lisaviolet, @cengland0, @Thumperchick, @studerc, @marklog, @Ryaneil -
Emeritus goats can be hooked up with a gig once you're retired. Amazon is starting a goat rental service.
Gives new meaning to the term 'out to pasture'.
@KDemo sooo...i'd have to find a goat pimp?
@carl669 - Amazon has those too. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/30/amazon-handyman-home-service/70607944/
@carl669 I found your goat pimp.
@lisaviolet Aww, look at all the purple--but I'd rather have the badge.
@KDemo @Barney @carl669 @JonT just rotate the goat legs up for us
@KDemo Awesome! A part-time job.
Whatever floats your goat. Bah, someone just beat me to it.
How about something inspired like the Kickstarter badge.