Note to self: do not drink the zavarka

[saltnester]

A call for ideas from the structurally-minded: in addition to normal work and a couple of particularly important commissions I have at the moment, I have been tasked with finding some means of creating a giant goat by the 1st of December

Comments

[fishwithfeet]

Are the boxes of varying sizes? You could have the small ones stacked for legs, with a bigger one for the body. Duct tape could be molded together into horns and ears.

[saltnester]

They'll be what I can get from the recycling depot, so no regular size. A one-box body would be too small for what I'm planning and I'm not 100% sure two ducttaped together would be secure, hence the asking.

How does one post a horse to Michigan, anyway?

[cheery_idiot]

Can you burn the goat afterwards?

[saltnester]

I am hoping so, though it may take avoiding the Health & Safety officer (who also objects to fun).

[cheery_idiot]

Make him your accomplice? One of Christ's fun lessons: make your enemy your friend.

Instead of duct-taping the body boxes, you could glue long sticks inside of them to make a sort of frame to hold them together. Or if you don't have sticks, just extra pieces of cardboard.

Oh, if you can't burn the goat, can you fill it with candy? Like an enormous pinata? Then you could hand out bats and clubs to all celebrants and they could gleefully smash the goat, I'm sure the antagonistic officer wouldn't object to that. Not as much as to setting it on fire, anyway.

[the_smut_fairy]

Certainly do not drink the zavarka neat, it's supposed to be watered down at least 2:1. Otherwise your brain will not thank you, and if it leads you to chifir, I'm pretty sure my mother will not let me talk to you anymore.

[saltnester]

It was an accident...and I think I would die. As it was I spent most of the afternoon pretty much off my face with a heartbeat like I'd accidentally swallowed a pigeon...aaaand accepted the proposal to be in charge of constructing a giant goat for the annual 'decorate your part of the college to ______ theme' challenge.

I have deadlines for a cover commission and a piece for my best friend at primary school's wedding, too. Oh, and my mum wants me to design That Holiday cards for her as well. [flailing]

Unrelatedly, I just remembered: the Duck Master, what is he saying?

[the_smut_fairy]

See, those leaves are more dangerous than most people think they are. That reminds me... (downs the rest of the warm sugary acid)

The Duck Master's voice is a bit distorted in the recording, so I can't make out every word, but it's nothing odd, all stuff like "All of you, forward! Now come here! Come on, run! Now follow me!"

[archstuff]

how big is a giant goat?
sent you a relative framing idea for goats, the relative being sheep.