are you a sheep or a goat?

@jb78000 (15139)
December 30, 2009 8:12am CST
some people certainly act more like sheep - they see a certain set of attitudes, like a couple, and then decide to follow the herd by agreeing with the full set and never questioning them at all. others somehow manage to actually think about things before deciding on their opinion, they may also be able to actually revise assumptions. most people think they are the latter but are closer to the former, so being as honest as you can about yourself are you a metephorical sheep or a goat?
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
30 Dec 09
I am a cross between the sheep and the goat. I prefer to have a passive voice like the sheep and follow the flow, but when I get angry, I'll use the goat approach. I do have an active voice deep within me, but I love to play it down and being the sheep is kind of cool too, lol...
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
30 Dec 09
To be precise, I am actually the goat with the sheep's skin.....hmmmmp....lol...
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
30 Dec 09
lol...
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@jb78000 (15139)
30 Dec 09
a geep? not a bad choice. now i see you have changed again but this one is ok. thank god it is not boris. ZED, DO NOT TURN INTO BORIS JOHNSON. PLEASE
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
30 Dec 09
Definately a goat because I can't swim so I prefer to stay out of the herd. What the name for a flock of goats?
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
30 Dec 09
Never seen more than three at a time here - would that count as a herd?
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
30 Dec 09
a herd
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@jb78000 (15139)
30 Dec 09
a mysterious comment. do sheep take to water in large numbers? actually they probably do if a few thought it was a good idea.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
30 Dec 09
hi jb ye blue bunny even by dawns early light I am just metaphorically a goat, I like to make up my own mind, not just follow blindly and decide whether or not I believe in this or that. Sometimes I do change my mind but not because I want to follow other p eople but because I have figured out for myself this is my best path to take for me.6;1 am here in dark yet california have to go down to 7 am breakfast thats not really served until at least half past or later,to sit glassy eyed staring at other people who would rather be in bed asleep.
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@musicman6 (2406)
• United States
30 Dec 09
10-4 Hatley, I am the same way you are, and sometimes I get in a lot of trouble over that, but I don't care !
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@jb78000 (15139)
30 Dec 09
yes, you are definitely not a sheep hatley. 7am breakfast that you have to wait for? that sounds dreadful. and pointless.
@JodiLynn (1417)
• United States
30 Dec 09
Goat! even my astrological sign is a goat!
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@jb78000 (15139)
30 Dec 09
uh oh. capricorns. they are bloody stubborn.
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@JodiLynn (1417)
• United States
30 Dec 09
I am a "cusper".... I have traits of both Cappy & Aquarius I prefer the term "firm in my convictions" as opposed to stubborn!
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@jb78000 (15139)
30 Dec 09
stubborn! hey is there a sign for mules? i could almost count there as i was born in the chinese year of the horse.
@jewels49 (1776)
• United States
30 Dec 09
definitly a goat..My nephew teases me all the time that instead of Michigan, I should be from Missouri because it's called the "Show Me" state.
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@JodiLynn (1417)
• United States
30 Dec 09
Missouri is the SHOW ME STATE. it's the state motto.
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@jb78000 (15139)
30 Dec 09
because i am from another hamlet i don't quite get this. show me what?
@jewels49 (1776)
• United States
30 Dec 09
just show me..show me why, show me how, show me when etc. et. Take nothing at face value, investigate before you sign up..check it out before you agree to it, I guess in other words, don't be a sheep.
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• Philippines
31 Dec 09
jb, am more of a metephorical goat rather than sheep, cause i am more independent in thinking. if you were a sheep, you follow to the point of putting blinders or not questioning the decision of a group. happy new year to you.
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@jb78000 (15139)
31 Dec 09
happy new year joseline. yes being a metaphorical sheep does require a certain amount of not noticing things.
@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
30 Dec 09
Of the two, I generally tend to behave more like a goat, not caring what "the people do", not doing stuff just because "everybody does that" if I don't like it or if it doesn't serve me in any way. So, yes, generally, I'm a goat. When I'm not an a s s, that is (sorry about the spacing, going around the silly censorship).
@jb78000 (15139)
30 Dec 09
i know - that's why i said it wouldn't work in this case. i'm considering 'mule' as an alternative to 'rabbit' also.
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@uath13 (8192)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Where's the wolf option? Wolves would be likely to EAT sheeple ( goats are a bit gamey ),
@uath13 (8192)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Always am. Can't you hear the bleating....
@jb78000 (15139)
31 Dec 09
you have just added it. wolf is a good option. i like wolves. now wolfikins i think you should run along and chase some sheep elsewhere in this section
@jb78000 (15139)
31 Dec 09
which set of sheep do you chase? i should know this but i lose track of which sheep live on which side of the field.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
31 Dec 09
ha if anything I'll take the less popular opinion even if it's not necessarily right. goat...
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@jb78000 (15139)
31 Dec 09
yes
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
30 Dec 09
Well, little blue bunny, if those are my only two choices I would have to say that I'm a goat but aaaactually, I'm the guard dog who hangs out with the goats. Not only do I think for myself...I also bark and have been known to bite.
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@jb78000 (15139)
30 Dec 09
nice one little doggikins - was wondering who would come up with a third animal.
• Australia
31 Dec 09
A raging rampant billy goat, with a not so well hidden (affectionate) contempt for most sheep. Of course, like a lot of such goats, my opinions have changed over the decades, but not the fact that I'm right. Funny thing is, as I approach the Golden years (why golden? I would have thought more the Silver years), I find myself being sometimes a little sheepish. Lash
• Australia
31 Dec 09
Oh naaaannnny, where have yopu been all my life? Lash
@jb78000 (15139)
7 Jan 10
you are looking for a nanny goat? thea found a brilliant discussion on this topic (well similar, it was about sheep, not goats) - you should go and discuss your dreams in there...
@jb78000 (15139)
31 Dec 09
with the right dye your years can be golden too and you will no longer look like a pint of guinness. silly possibly... anyway i would agree that you are a billy goat - i don't know if you are always right. have you disagreed with me on anything? if so you are not always right because i am.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
1 Jan 10
I don't describe myself as goat or metephorical sheep Because I don't know who I am in the first place but I think I can describe myself in between...Happy new year!!!
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
4 Jan 10
sorry Thea, I don't really understand about those things. I've heard about them but I am not interested to know about those things...
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
1 Jan 10
Standing in for the rabbit she sends her new years greeting back. I don't know what the cross between a goat and a sheep is but it conjures up unpleasant thoughts.
@jb78000 (15139)
7 Jan 10
hi aerous, happy new year to you too.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
30 Dec 09
Do you really need to ask? Why is this in politics instead of sheep or goats. Mind you a little birdy tells me its becoming much more agreeable in politics these days.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
30 Dec 09
It's entirely too peaceful in politics these days. A dog needs to bark and growl once in a while...or chew on someone's leg.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
30 Dec 09
I thought you needed a change from potatoes my dear.
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@jb78000 (15139)
30 Dec 09
politics is very peaceful at the moment. the first page of discussions has stayed almost the same for days. and i think there are only three discussions about obama on it, one about healthcare, and one about palindromes. now thea my dear have you been lucifering up my tags again?
@trruk1 (1028)
• United States
30 Dec 09
I never thought of myself as a goat (although I have been called that, among other things) but if the only choices are sheep or goat, then I am a goat. The sheep mentality seems to be more widespread. Like when all but a couple of self-styled financial experts were telling us everything was good. There were a couple who said huge problems were looming because of shaky mortgages and the way the big banks were swapping paper without any idea what any of it was worth, but they were ignored or laughed at by the "experts".
@jb78000 (15139)
30 Dec 09
the herd, or flock, is not always right...
@Galena (9110)
31 Dec 09
I hope goat. they're more intelligent. I never get why some people think being a sheep is better than being a goat. which is apparently somehow bad if you think for yourself instead of following everyone else into the barbed wire fence.
@jb78000 (15139)
31 Dec 09
in some ways we are a pack animal and there is pressure to not stand out i think.
@jezzmay (1845)
• United States
5 Jan 10
I think I am A goat, I try to go my on way. I try to do what I think is right no matter what. I think things out and try to make the best decisions, I can make. Have a great New Year.
@jb78000 (15139)
7 Jan 10
hi jezz - thinking things out is good and happy new year to you too
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Hi, jb78000. I am a goat. It is quite obvious. I have always been known to not just take one persons word for it. I like to to think about things before deciding the opinion.. I can't just agree with the full set and never question it. If something sounds or seems vague, I will not just take one persons word for it. I will revise assumptions.
@jb78000 (15139)
31 Dec 09
hiya cream97. this is a good attitude to take rather than letting somebody else, or a group of somebody elses, basically decide for you what you think.
@yinmm007 (605)
• China
31 Dec 09
I think i am a goat but in other eyes maybe i am a sheep.I usually have my own opinion and preparation for everything but i rarely give them out to others.I just wanna to prove my value until the result come out.
@jb78000 (15139)
31 Dec 09
i think you are an independent thinker but reserved. which is not always a bad thing at all. goat, who is sometimes mistaken for a sheep.
@sutent (1060)
• China
1 Jan 10
Hi jb, Good discusion. To be honest, I think i am a meaphoical a goat in nature. But i want to be a metaphorical sheep and become more and more sheep-like. I am characteristic person and i always have my personal opinion or viewpoint, and of course i am not a good team cooperator. This character is also not very suitable for leadership. I want some changes and are making them. I make those changes for good living and good adaptation on society.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
1 Jan 10
Hi sutent, well good luck there with the wish to become more sheep like.
@jb78000 (15139)
7 Jan 10
i think in some jobs you need to pretend to be more sheep-like than you are. a lot of employers don't like too much independence. i think you would be a good leader though.
@epicure35 (2814)
• United States
1 Jan 10
Metaphorically speaking, I would tend to be a goat. I'm pretty much a loner and normally espouse a minority opinion on just about everything. I have never been a joiner, and like to do my own thinking. I am not easily dissuaded from what I believe, am not subject to peer pressure, and don't care about popularity or "political correctness" (a ridiculous misnomer, at best). Parenthetically, God designed us to be HIS sheep and to hear and follow His voice, so he may lovingly tend to and protect us. So, I guess it's a matter of which herd you care to join.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Jan 10
Hi epicure - standing in for bunny here. If you're part of the god flock at the end of the day then you really fall in with the sheep I think.
@jb78000 (15139)
7 Jan 10
hi epicure - you are the first person to suggest that we behave differently in different areas of our lives (e.g. the spiritual, the political and the social), interesting answer. now i am going to be slight provocative here but you do know that your attitude to 'political correctness' (which i tend to agree with btw) is part of a set, and i think you also agree with most of the rest of this set? and no i am NOT saying you are not a goat - just asking a question...