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Have You Seen This?: Fainting Goats!

Oct 21, 2008, 11:30 AM | by Wook Kim

Categories: Have You Seen This?, Site of the Day, Tech, Viral Video!!!, Web/Tech

An actual breed of domesticated goats found in North America, fainting goats (also known as nervous goats, stiff-leg goats, wooden-leg goats, and Tennessee scare goats) have a genetic disorder that causes younger animals to stiffen up and keel over.  These goats never lose consciousness, they only look as if they've fainted: after a few moments, they pop back up and go about their normal, um, goat-ly business. And,yes, it saddens us to learn that we missed — by just a few weeks — the World Champion Fainting Goat Show in Lewisburg, TN. Maybe next year.


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Greg Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 03:36 PM EST

Yes, we have a festival in Lewisburg, TN dedicated to Fainting Goats because the breed actually originated here. Check out www.goatsmusicandmore.com

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Alyson Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 11:02 PM EST

It's Addicted to Love!

Alyson Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 10:57 PM EST

ijr, I thought that, too! I have to figure this out!

Melody Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 09:01 PM EST

My friend has some fainting goats. They are pretty entertaining. I didn't realize they were that unfamiliar to people though.

ijr Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 06:11 PM EST

This was referenced in a movie ages ago, it's driving me crazy. The guy wants to tell his girlfriend/wife about the fainting goats but she's either not herself (like "Prelude to a Kiss") or they're not yet reunited from a break-up. Anyone remember???

Raven_Moon Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 05:32 PM EST

Aw, poor little goats.

MAC Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 04:09 PM EST

This was on Barstool Sports in Boston a few months ago.

Chris G Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 02:38 PM EST

Wow, i thought it read "farting goats" and i'm watching the video going. Why aren't they farting? But faiting goats are just as hilarious.

Heather Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 01:28 PM EST

It constantly amazes me that people don't know about fainting goats. I've known about them for years! They're awesome! And I don't own goats, know anything about goats, or even grow up on a farm. There's no excuse for knowing about them other than the wonder that is the internet and documentaries on cable.

Smiller Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 12:14 PM EST

They are definitely fun to play with when your are like 8 or 9. My neighbor had some growing up.

TsuKata Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:40 AM EST

Old news. :) Mythbusters did it first.

Susan Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:33 AM EST

There was a Mythbusters episode about the goats a while ago.

DP Snotty Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:27 AM EST

Actually, they were featured last year on "Dirty Jobs", one of the most hilarious episodes ever...


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