SUNDAY
Groups of Americans were traveling by tour bus through Holland... As they stopped at a cheese farm, a young guide led them through the process of cheese making, explaining that goat's milk was used. She showed the group a lovely hillside where many goats were grazing. 'These' she explained, 'are the older goats put out to pasture when they no longer produce.' She then asked, 'What do you do in America with your old goats?'
A spry old gentleman answered, 'They send us on bus tours!
Good morning, James. Yikes!!!! Can't read Ascii to well this morning. Ya need to repost...
Fixed - I reckon that is the long and short of it...
I saw that one coming James, but I still find it funny. In fact, it may be time to book my tour!
Good Morning James, I'm reaching the stage of life where I am getting eligible for bus tours as well. Never been to Holland
I needed a good smile. Thanks for your post. Both my wife and I enjoyed the funny story...
Funny!
Thanks for the laugh on this beautiful Sunday morning . ..have a great day!
Great post though Conrad Allen's comment had a better punch line. How about Viagra as another
Goes to show you how you look at things is dependent on how you feel! Where, like Gabe, do I book my tour? Enjoy the day!
Despite its small size, the Netherlands is home to some of the world's largest dairy goat farms, with a total of more than 350,000 goats. Concentrated mainly in the Noord-Brabant province in the country's southern region, these goat farms have an average of about 600 animals. The farms are located close to one another and often border villages and cities. When densely packed animals live near densely packed people, the conditions are ripe for diseases to spread. And one did: Q fever.
Q fever is caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, which was first discovered in 1935 in slaughterhouse workers in Australia. Today, it can be found all over the world (except for New Zealand). The "Q" stands for "query" because for years no one knew what caused the disease, and by the time the microbe was discovered in 1937, the name had stuck.
Goats, sheep, and cattle are the primary animals infected by C. burnetii, and ticks can transmit Q fever. The bacteria are excreted in the milk, urine, and feces of infected animals, and are present in extremely high concentrations in the placentas and amniotic fluids of infected animals -- indeed, researchers have found up to 1 billion organisms per gram of aborted placenta. People can fall sick after inhaling contaminated barnyard dust, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
With more than 4,000 people falling ill since 2007, the Netherlands is experiencing one of the world's worst outbreaks of Q fever. A zoonotic disease (meaning it can be transmitted from animals to people), Q fever can cause sickness and even death in humans. The Dutch struggle to address the ongoing outbreak can be instructive in terms of how to improve the handling of public health crises, and the rest of the world would do well to learn from their experience.
WOW, now I know more about old goats than I ever wanted too... LOL
Way to funny. A post within a post. You go James.
Clint Mckie
Great post, I was just enjoyed some amazing goat cheese last night! I guess it is time to book a tour!
James....don't know how I missed this one....we eat goat cheese all the time.
Hope you have a great week!---Rob
Go Vols!
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