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Punk goat (lemmy.ml)
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[-] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 99 points 11 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biquette

According to Biquette's caretaker at a communal Ferme de Mauriac, the goat spent her first five years (probably ca. 2003–2008) at a milking factory before being handed over to Mauriac because "it was cheaper than a slaughterhouse".[1] Biquette rose to popularity in early 2012 first, with photos and recordings of the band Wormrot's concert in Mauriac, with Biquette in the front row. BuzzFeed dubbed Biquette "Punk Rock Goat",[2] and Metal Insider called her photo "one of the best images in metal".[3] According to the Wormrot's manager, Biquette was very tame, and followed the band around "like a dog".[4] The caretaker of Biquette, named Flo, said in an interview that the goat loved concerts and other gatherings of people and theorized that she liked the vibrations of the wooden floor caused by the live music. Flo also added that Biquette loved stealing cigarettes and cigarette butts, leftover alcohol, paint and oil drains.[1] On December 9, 2013, Biquette's Facebook fan page alleged to the goat passing away,[5] with Flo clarifying in a January 2014 interview that the cause of death was "a big mystery" and adding that given a 20-year average lifespan of a milking goat, Biquette "burned the candle at both ends" of her 10 years of life.[3]

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 115 points 11 months ago

with Flo clarifying in a January 2014 interview that the cause of death was "a big mystery"

All the cigarettes, booze, paint, and oil probably didn’t help.

[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Mosh pits can be brutal. You should see the other guy.

[-] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

She's a goat, that's well within their normal diet

[-] 18_24_61_b_17_17_4@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

Fucking Wormrot! Holy shit I had no idea they had a goat. Great fucking band.

[-] h3doublehockeysticks@hexbear.net 20 points 11 months ago

I mean she literally ate cigarettes

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Well who hasn't done that at a punk rock concert?

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

Lmao hell yeah

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Of course this is a French thing.

[-] Oisteink@feddit.nl 34 points 11 months ago

She lived 10 years in total, 4 years on a milk farm. Normal goat life-span is about 20 years

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago

The Queen is gone, but she's not forgotten

This is the story of a goat gone awesome

It's better to burn out

than it is to rust

Biquette is gone, but she's not forgotten

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Hey hey baah baah

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago

She was watching grindcore bands on a milk farm?

[-] Oisteink@feddit.nl 32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No, that was during the 6 years of eating cigarette butts and drinking beer

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago
[-] metaStatic@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

She wanted to be an Architect

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

You know I always wanted to be an architect

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 26 points 11 months ago

goat's livin' a better life than me

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago

Biquette was punk af.

She did her part to tear down the patriarchy and lived her best life. What the fuck am I doing with my life if a goat is more hardcore than I am?

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago

What a sheep.

[-] DrPop@lemmy.one 8 points 11 months ago

Paying bills.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Underground bands in Czechoslovakia would organize illegal concerts in barns. The goat would have loved it!

[-] spiderjuzce@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 11 months ago
[-] anonymoose@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

On this blessed day, we are all that goat

[-] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

Chicks rock o9

[-] narrowide96lochkreis@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

That music video from the Melvins comes to mind reading this. The song is called Honey Bucket, IIRC.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

Uplifting News. Get it? Because of the crowd surfing?

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