'Goat Man' of Sudan Becomes a 'Widower'

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<p>Charles Tombe just may be the world’s most unique widower.</p>

<p>The Sudanese man’s bizarre story first came to light more than a year ago when a newspaper in his hometown of Juba reported that he had been caught having sexual relations with… a goat.</p>

<p>Tombe was arrested, and later told a Sudanese judge that he was drunk at the time and didn’t realize what he’d done.</p>

<p>The judge, however, relying on tribal law, passed judgment and equated Tombe’s crime with that of a man caught sleeping with an unmarried girl, who would be ordered to marry her immediately to protect her honor and that of her family.</p>

<p>The judge, therefore ordered Tombe to pay the owner of the goat — named Rose — a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars (about $50 at the time) — and marry the goat.</p>

<p>Hand-and-hoof, the two returned to Tombe’s home.</p>

<p>“The idea was to publicly embarrass the man,” says Tom Rhodes, editor of the Juba Post, which first ran the story.</p>

<p>Shortly after Tombe brought Rose back to his Juba home, the black-and-white goat gave birth to a male kid.</p>

<p>Villagers, meanwhile, started calling Tombe “The Goat Man,” a title he so loathed that he kept to himself, allowing Rose to roam local streets, where it is believed she ate a plastic bag, choked and died this week.</p>

<p>Unlike the Anna Nicole Smith custody battle, however, there’s no controversy involving the “couple’s” offspring:</p>

<p>Tombe gets to keep the kid.</p>

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<p>This could turn out to be a Cinderella story. I mean, the kid’s stepmom could be a real bi*ch.</p>

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<p>Hmmmm. Call in the Bahama docs to do a DNA test!!!</p>

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<p>Oh no…the poor kid! Has anyone herd if Tombe will take a new wife?</p>

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<p>Yeah, literally, the poor kid!
And, hubby, he’s an old goat.</p>

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<p>Any connection to the “Where is Curmudgeon” thread? Perhaps he went on a mission to Sudan, attempting to rescue the violated goat?</p>

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<p>Oh man! (or should I say “Oh ruminant!”) I’ve got tears streaming down my face…“kid”, “herd”. :smiley: I think we’ve all spent a little too much time worrying about college applications. What we really should be concerned about is all those errant plastic bags out there!</p>

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<p>Well, CA has done something about those plastic bags, and MA seems to be likely to follow suit. Are there many endangered goats (the four-legged variety) in these two states?</p>

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<p>I do know of some endangered “old goats” (my son’s ex-science teacher for one), but I think the four-legged variety are doing pretty well here.</p>

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<p>At the risk of offending anyone with specific geographical references, I suspect there are a few goats in some backwoods places that are probably “en danger” of some drunk red-necks driving by late at night.</p>

<p>Oh…maybe that’s not what you meant, marite!!! LOL the tie to the Curm thread is a funny one!</p>

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<p>I was thinking about the plastic bags, not the DUIs.<br>
Curmudgeon has only four-legged goats on his ranch.<br>
If anyone wants to have a more precise image of Curmudgeon, we should revive the Confidentalia College thread where we discussed the statue of the CC prez–aka Curmudgeon.</p>