Comments on: While Shepherds Washed their Socks by Night

By: justwilliams

justwilliams — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:15:16 +0000

Now that you mention it, those sheep did have a lean and hungry look about them. Maybe I got it wrong. Maybe he was exercising them. We’ll never know.

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:03:25 +0000

John – that’ll be why the hills are overrun with dragons then

Justwilliams – that sounds more like a way of exercising sheep than rounding them up

By: justwilliams

justwilliams — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:23:03 +0000

There is a third way, as brilliantly demonstrated by a neighbouring farmer a few years ago (yes, in Wales!):
Run frantically from side to side waving your arms, preferably holding empty blue plastic sacks. This drives the sheep in all directions in front of you until, at the end of the field, they double back and stampede past you to start all over again.
Meanwhile your utterly hopeless sheepdog (who can blame him!) follows a few yards behind you laughing hysterically (well it looked like it anyway).

By: john gibson

john gibson — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:55:35 +0000

OK I love lamb and fell very guilty when I have it for sunday dinner, also I am a welshman.

Ten Welsh Commandments

Thou Shall…

-Worship Sheep
-Drink Beer
-Wear 3 Feathers With Pride
-Not Slay Dragons
-Love Rugby And Football
-Not Be Too Friendly With The English
-Keep A Welcome In The Hillside
-Learn Our Anthem (Not Just Chorus)
-Eat And Enjoy Leek Soup
-Congregate And Drink On International Match Days

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:35:57 +0000

yeah but it has to be the right sheep…

By: Suburban Mum

Suburban Mum — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:13:41 +0000

Strictly speaking you only have to get ONE sheep to respond to that method, and then they’d all follow anyway.

And sheep are stupid: fact. They probably think all the lambs are just in the next field.