"ride that goat"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Masonic initiations supposely involved riding a goat. Why I don't know. I
don't know why "lodge members" would be encouraged to go out an do it on a
moonlight night either, except as a joke.

JL

On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 1:10 AM, Dan Goodman <dsgood at iphouse.com> wrote:

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> The moon is as full and bright as a new dollar. Get out to your lodge
> meetings, brethren, and "Ride that Goat" ! OH1888
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> Taken from an 1888 Ohio newspaper (which one, in what city, not
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