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'''Rose''' was a [[goat]] from the Hai Malakal suburb of [[Juba]], the capital of the [[Sudan|Sudanese]] region of [[South Sudan]], who became an internet phenomenon when a local man was caught by the goat's owner [[Bestiality|having sex]] with the goat. The owner | '''Rose''' was a [[goat]] from the Hai Malakal suburb of [[Juba]], the capital of the [[Sudan|Sudanese]] region of [[South Sudan]], who became an internet phenomenon when a local man was caught by the goat's owner, a Mr. Alifi, [[Bestiality|having sex]] with the goat. The owner subdued the perpetrator and asked village elders to come over. One elder noted, "We found Mr T. was tied down by Alifi at the door of the goat shed".<ref name=Juba2007>[http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article21720 "Goat, married to man, dies after having first kid in South Sudan"] by Mogga Mark, ''[[Juba Post]]'', [[5 May]] [[2007]] (hosted by ''[[Sudan Tribune]]'')</ref> Mr. Alifi reported that, "They said I should not take him to the police , but rather let him pay a dowry for my goat because he used it as his wife." The perpetrator was thus ordered to 'marry' the goat, pay the cost of the goat and pay a 15,000-dinar [[dowry]] (roughly US$75), with half of the dowry up front.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4748292.stm "Sudanese man forced to marry goat"], ''[[BBC News]]'', [[24 February]] [[2006]]</ref><ref name=Juba2006>[http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article14249 "Man forced to marry goat in southern Sudan"], ''Juba Post'', [[25 February]] [[2006]] (hosted by ''[[Sudan Tribune]]'')</ref> | ||
The goat apparently acquired the name "Rose" | The goat apparently acquired the name "Rose" during the elders' deliberations as part of a joke.<ref name=Juba2007/> | ||
The story, first published on [[24 February]] [[2006]] on the BBC website, attracted massive attention and was republished on numerous newspapers, blogs and other websites | The story, first published on [[24 February]] [[2006]] on the BBC website, attracted massive attention and was republished on numerous newspapers, blogs and other websites.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2006/09/just_kidding.html</ref> Even a year after publication, the story was consistently among the BBC's 10 most emailed articles, with many visitors to the BBC news site finding the tale amusing and passing it onto friends. The story received over 100,000 hits on five successive days long after its original publication, and was read by millions of people. The BBC, astonished at this popularity, wondered if there was a campaign to keep the tale at the top of its rankings; however, an investigation by its senior software engineer, Gareth Owen, determined that the demand was genuine.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2063975,00.html</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
On [[May 3]] [[2007]] it was reported that the goat had died, having choked on a plastic bag.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6619983.stm Sudan's famous goat 'wife' dies], BBC News, 3 May 2007</ref> The BBC honoured the animal with a mock obituary <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6623895.stm R.I.P Sudan's married goat], BBC News, 4 May 2007</ref>. The death was also reported in many other news outlets, including [[The Times]]<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article1744570.ece Rose the goat ‘wife’ chokes to death on a plastic bag], Times Online, 4 May 2007</ref>, the [[Daily Mail]]<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=452655&in_page_id=1770 Man widowed after his goat 'wife' chokes to death], Daily Mail, 4 May 2007</ref>, and [[Fox News]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269918,00.html 'Goat Man' of Sudan Becomes a 'Widower'], Fox News, 3 May 2007</ref> | On [[May 3]] [[2007]] it was reported that the goat had died, having choked on a plastic bag.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6619983.stm Sudan's famous goat 'wife' dies], BBC News, 3 May 2007</ref> The goat was survived by a four-month old male kid.<ref name=Juba2007/> The BBC honoured the animal with a mock obituary <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6623895.stm R.I.P Sudan's married goat], BBC News, 4 May 2007</ref>. The death was also reported in many other news outlets, including [[The Times]]<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article1744570.ece Rose the goat ‘wife’ chokes to death on a plastic bag], Times Online, 4 May 2007</ref>, the [[Daily Mail]]<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=452655&in_page_id=1770 Man widowed after his goat 'wife' chokes to death], Daily Mail, 4 May 2007</ref>, and [[Fox News]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269918,00.html 'Goat Man' of Sudan Becomes a 'Widower'], Fox News, 3 May 2007</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: 2007 deaths]] | [[Category: 2007 deaths]] | ||
Revision as of 04:51, 8 June 2007
Rose was a goat from the Hai Malakal suburb of Juba, the capital of the Sudanese region of South Sudan, who became an internet phenomenon when a local man was caught by the goat's owner, a Mr. Alifi, having sex with the goat. The owner subdued the perpetrator and asked village elders to come over. One elder noted, "We found Mr T. was tied down by Alifi at the door of the goat shed".[1] Mr. Alifi reported that, "They said I should not take him to the police , but rather let him pay a dowry for my goat because he used it as his wife." The perpetrator was thus ordered to 'marry' the goat, pay the cost of the goat and pay a 15,000-dinar dowry (roughly US$75), with half of the dowry up front.[2][3]
The goat apparently acquired the name "Rose" during the elders' deliberations as part of a joke.[1]
The story, first published on 24 February 2006 on the BBC website, attracted massive attention and was republished on numerous newspapers, blogs and other websites.[4] Even a year after publication, the story was consistently among the BBC's 10 most emailed articles, with many visitors to the BBC news site finding the tale amusing and passing it onto friends. The story received over 100,000 hits on five successive days long after its original publication, and was read by millions of people. The BBC, astonished at this popularity, wondered if there was a campaign to keep the tale at the top of its rankings; however, an investigation by its senior software engineer, Gareth Owen, determined that the demand was genuine.[5]
Death
On May 3 2007 it was reported that the goat had died, having choked on a plastic bag.[6] The goat was survived by a four-month old male kid.[1] The BBC honoured the animal with a mock obituary [7]. The death was also reported in many other news outlets, including The Times[8], the Daily Mail[9], and Fox News.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Goat, married to man, dies after having first kid in South Sudan" by Mogga Mark, Juba Post, 5 May 2007 (hosted by Sudan Tribune)
- ↑ "Sudanese man forced to marry goat", BBC News, 24 February 2006
- ↑ "Man forced to marry goat in southern Sudan", Juba Post, 25 February 2006 (hosted by Sudan Tribune)
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2006/09/just_kidding.html
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2063975,00.html
- ↑ Sudan's famous goat 'wife' dies, BBC News, 3 May 2007
- ↑ R.I.P Sudan's married goat, BBC News, 4 May 2007
- ↑ Rose the goat ‘wife’ chokes to death on a plastic bag, Times Online, 4 May 2007
- ↑ Man widowed after his goat 'wife' chokes to death, Daily Mail, 4 May 2007
- ↑ 'Goat Man' of Sudan Becomes a 'Widower', Fox News, 3 May 2007
