Thursday, July 19, 2012

Standard-Examiner: Person in Goat Suit Wanders Ben Lomond Peak - Updated

Sodden query:  Are we getting a glimpse of what a hot Ogden news story will look like in the post-Boss Godfrey era?

Ya gotta know that it's a slow news day when a story like this makes the Standard-Examiner hard-copy edition front page, just as it did this morning:
Goat outfits are the current fashion rage, of course; why you can even buy a trendy goat costume on the internet.

Ben Lomond Goatman
So what about it, O Gentle Ones?  Is the guy in the goat suit who's prowling around Ben Lomond Peak possibly "photograph[ing] goats or scout[ing] them out in preparation for the upcoming hunt," as Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation outreach manager Phil Douglass speculates?

Or is the Ben Lomond Goat Man merely making a bold fashion statement?

The world-wide blogosphere awaits our gentle readers ever-savvy remarks concerning this important topic.

Update 7/19/12 11:48 a.m.:  Too funny. Fox News (Utah) is now all over this story too:
Stand by as this story goes viral, as Fox News reports that "this story ain't over yet."

Update 7/20/12 7:00 a.m.: The Standard is all over the goat man story again this morning, with this followup piece by intrepid SE reporter, Mr. Schwebke:
Sodden query:  Are we getting a glimpse of what a hot Ogden news story will look like in the post-Boss Godfrey era?

Update 7/20/12 8:16 a.m.:  Per Facebook friend Jamie Carter: "Goatman now has a fan page. He deserves it":
Update 7/24/12 10:00 a.m.: The tantalizing Ben Lomond Goat Man mystery has now been solved, according to the killjoys at the Standard and Trib, proving once again that some stories are better left to the imagination.:
Update 7/28/12 10:45 a.m.: Here's a followup column we're sure none of our WCF readers will want to miss:
Perhaps Mr. Medred makes a valid point.

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