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Schadenfreude

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John Solomon (38)
Havening - http://chroniclesofgeorge.nanc.com/tickets1.htm

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Inside Shoulder

Inside Shoulder

Nathan Sharpe (72)
i think I am correct: it is easy to tell the difference between a ram and a wether or a ewe. It is more difficult to tell the difference between a wether and a ewe....at least when I last looked 40 years ago that was what I thought
 
suckerforred

suckerforred

Chilla Wilson (44)
Inside Shoulder said:
i think I am correct: it is easy to tell the difference between a ram and a wether or a ewe. It is more difficult to tell the difference between a wether and a ewe....at least when I last looked 40 years ago that was what I thought
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It may not be easy but it still stands that a ewe (female sheep) is not a wether (castrated male)
 
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ewe
female sheep: a female sheep, especially when fully grown

wether
castrated sheep or goat: a male sheep or goat that has been castrated before becoming sexually mature


weather, wether, or whether? Do not confuse the spelling of weather, wether, and whether, which sound similar. Weather is a noun referring to meteorological conditions such as rain, sunshine, wind, or clouds (as in stormy weather, the weather forecast) or a verb meaning "expose something to the weather" or "come safely through a difficult time" (as in weathered lumber, weather the storm). The word wether, which is not frequently encountered in general usage, denotes a castrated sheep or goat. Whether introduces an alternative or indirect question: whether you want to or not; Ask her whether she wants
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