Funny story - Thanksgiving at my folks today.

[underpants]

My daughter has been curious about what happened to the pet lamb my brother and I had as kids. I couldn't remember.

We went on a vacation and when we got home - no more lamb. I was about 3, my brother 5. The true story is that my father had some friends take it to a slaughterhouse.

At the time the story ALL the adults involved could come up with to tell us, the children, was....that it was attacked and killed by a pack of dogs. That’s what they told us. That’s what they came up with.

Great Thanksgiving dinner today. Thanks Mom.

[Bayard]

1. That's just sad

My Mom had a pet cow when she was young, that she really loved. Same story--sent to slaughter.

Now here's a funny story--I had a pet Brahma steer when I lived in CA. Originally borrowed him from the neighbors to get the horses used to seeing them. They could have cared less, but I got so attached to him, I decided to keep him. He ended up being called Cowster. The tractor repair guy was there one day, and was just appalled--You can't name something you're going to eat!

[Frustratedlady]

2. My older brother gave me a lamb for my birthday when I was probably 6 or so.

It was so sweet and I dearly loved it until it figured out how to jump the fence to the chicken yard. He had so much fun chasing the chickens. My mother went ballistic and the lamb went back to my brother's farm.

[marble falls]

3. "Gasp! I wonder what happened to my brother Ernie ... "

... my favorite line from Soylent Green.