Re: Whee! So much fun!ng_moonmothSeptember 7 2016, 05:25:44 UTC
>> I really love the flock of scapegoats; I want a few now! <<
I would hazard a guess that their hair is not well suited to use in fiber arts. I suspect it is coarse and difficult to spin, and the result is likely rather rough. These would, however, be desirable properties for anyone wishing to work up a Hair Shirt; someone who wished to do so might well be interested.
Re: Whee! So much fun!ysabetwordsmithSeptember 7 2016, 05:29:26 UTC
Well, it would depend on the type of goat. Some breeds, most notably the Angora, are quite prized for fiber production. A majority of goats have coarse hair as you have observed, and I agree that a Hair Shirt made from scapegoats would be a truly memorable artifact.
(chortles) I forget at the moment who wrote a novel in which the peeve was visualized as a real alien animal, with a personality halfway between a cat's and a pig's, which it expressed by speaking fluent English.
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Amusing and interesting that there's a name for the category of being that includes incarnated peeves.
Loved the ending! Understanding that something has a function that can be useful goes a long way toward making it a normal part of the environment.
Thanks for the poem, and the insights it provided.
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