{"id":10202,"date":"2014-05-09T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/?p=10202"},"modified":"2019-06-25T14:24:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:24:36","slug":"spotted-on-the-roadside-black-jack-the-world-famous-goat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/index.php\/spotted-on-the-roadside-black-jack-the-world-famous-goat\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotted on the Roadside: Black Jack, the World Famous Goat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wWriLrk75zg?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Black Jack the goat spent his time in the wings, learning the tricks of the late, great Jumpy. Where did Jumpy learn? Some say he was highly food-motivated. Some say he trained himself. Some say he was abducted by aliens and came back a changed goat (no one actually says that). 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