Comments on: Dispatches from Afghanistan Sam: How to Buy, Slaughter and Spit-Roast a Sheep

By: Haroon Ahmad

Haroon Ahmad — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:02:10 +0000

Nice, I’m Lovin’ it.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:35:51 +0000

Sam,

I would love an article about your time at the golf course, but also some of the extremely backwards things you experienced throughout Afghanistan, a la the “blacks” instead of the greens on the course.

By: CraftMafia

CraftMafia — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:10:06 +0000

Sammy! Love it!! I’m sad that you passed out before the meat was carved of the still rotating spit, but hey, passing out has its own level of enjoyment.

Quick question….if sheep is for the 30th birthday, what’s for the 35th? I just need a couple years to make sure to get all the appropriate items together and maybe expand my backyard depending on how large the animal is.

By: Thais Mariz

Thais Mariz — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:00:23 +0000

Man, Sam…u r one hell of a guy!
Loved the writing style, as I can pretty much picture you telling it and actually hear your voice in my head. But, seriously, gotta hand it to you! After reading, I almost considered becoming a vegetarian…=)
suerte and take care,
th-

By: Bethy

Bethy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:48:47 +0000

WOW! So you learn something on this site EVERY day! I’d have sworn those were goats based on the floppy ears and the lack of a heavy coat typically seen on sheep for shearing. A quick trip to wikipedia revealed that those ARE definitely fat-tailed sheep…thanks Peter for setting me straight!

Sam, maybe next time you’ll get a chance to sample your sheep :)

Keep the stories coming!
~Bethy

By: Brower

Brower — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:09:23 +0000

SAM!!

Tremendous knowledge on display here, sir. I might just try and mount a sheep roasting party in your honor.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:18:27 +0000

And I was just looking for dinner ideas. :)

By: tommy g

tommy g — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:27:23 +0000

This was awesome! Laugh out loud funny and a nice little snippet of Kabul. Keep it up!

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:55:02 +0000

thanks Dave!

Well these are definitely sheep then — they fit your criteria — no tails, huge bums, large, traffic-blocking flocks.

And the greens on the Kabul golf course shouldn’t really be classified as such — they are raked gravel… makes it a bit hard to put!

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:06:45 +0000

Very nice article! I’d love to see what an Afghani golf course looks like… Are the greens green?

They look to be sheep, although in the photos it’s hard to tell for sure. One of the easiest ways is to look at the tail — if it sticks up, it’s a goat; if it hangs down, it’s a sheep. Most domestic sheep you’ll see in the US will have had their tails docked, because they tend to collect poo (and flies, which is bad) if left long. Also, sheep like to hang out together in a flock, whereas goats are happier alone.