2006-09-25 // 04:30:55
ulf
Oh, I think I can answer that question, as I believe that to be a rather Southern U.S. idiom and I've lived in these parts for going on 12 years now.

If someone or something really gets my goat then that means that I find said someone or something particularly irritating.

Goats were (and perhaps still are?) said to have a calming effect on horses, so it was common to be pair them with nervous horses before races.

^ Thanks ulf! I appreciate that. I knew horses like company, but I didn't know that goats calmed them. :-)>

2006-05-13 // 16:10:23
polabotix
Nice flavoured shot, art!!

^ Thank you polabotix! :-)>