LONDON, England (AP) — A British army regiment’s ceremonial pet goat was demoted in disgrace after it marched out of line before a host of international dignitaries during a parade to mark Queen’s Elizabeth II’s birthday, a military spokesman said Saturday.
The military mascot, a 6-year-old male goat called Billy, was downgraded from the rank of lance corporal to fusilier — the same status as a private — after army chiefs ruled his poor display had ruined the ceremony June 16 at a British army base in Episkopi, western Cyprus.
Thanks Barney for the link/headline.
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… Very weird indeed.
A goat with the rank of lance corporal?
Yeah, what was a goat doing as a coporal in the first place? O_o