Got your goat?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goat">goat</span>...”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="read">read</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="piqued">piqued</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="off">off</span> – <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anger">anger</span>. <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="upset">upset</span>, <span word="annoyed">annoyed</span>, <span word="restless">restless</span>.</p><p><span word="Antsy">Antsy</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Got">Got</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goat">goat</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="creations">creations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>.</p><p><span word="Goat">Goat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="goats">goats</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rowdy">rowdy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="goats">goats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="docile">docile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="got">got</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goat">goat</span>”.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="goat">goat</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="his">his</span>/<span word="her">her</span> <span word="goat">goat</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="goat">goat</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="he">he</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="plausible">plausible</span> <span word="theories">theories</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="get">get</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goat">goat</span>” <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> (<span word="Phrase">Phrase</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>):</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="purports">purports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goats">goats</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="racehorses">racehorses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="calm">calm</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="ne">ne</span>’<span word="er">er</span>-<span word="do">do</span>-<span word="wells">wells</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="they">they</span> ‘<span word="got">got</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="goat">goat</span>’, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="unsettled">unsettled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="badly">badly</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="etymology">etymology</span> <span word="juices">juices</span> <span word="running">running</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p>
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