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Doing my paper work this morning after getting the trailer loaded, my work was interrupted by the honking of geese.  6 of them sat on top the building.  2 of them seemed to think I was a possible threat.  Fine, what do geese know about humans anyway?  I gave them a few moments of study and went back to my work.

A few minutes later they saw more geese coming in to land on the building.  Honking and dancing their heads around, they welcomed the fellow poopers.  With all the noise they made, I gave them a bit more study.  There was one goose who was making the most noise.  While I watched that one, I came to the conclusion that it was a he.  His “wife” stood next to him.  She just watched him make a fool out of himself.  And it reminded me of the way young men act in a crowd of drunks.  So very macho!  So very loud and embarrassing.

Now you have to know this:  She didn’t seem to notice that he was being “too loud”.  She was even imitating his head bobs.  He pecked at her a bit.  And she gladly lowered her head and took it.  He would scratch and so would she.  What a wife for a foolish goose.

Sadly, there are many men like him.  Sadly, there are many wives like her.  When we say that a man is acting like an animal, the geese show what we mean.