Bloggystyle -- The Greatest

May you all be so lucky as to not have British friends during the holiday season.

It's hairy and smells and will butt you, given half a chance. But the humble goat is one of Britain's most popular Christmas presents, with several charities offering the chance to do something for others by buying one of the animals for an impoverished family in the developing world.

Nothing says holiday cheer like buying an animal that "provides nutritious milk, useful manure and edible offspring."

The Brits' finely tuned humor abounds in this article too.

A third charity, Christian Aid, is also promoting goats with its "Goat For It" campaign.

"Traditionally, the British public has been less willing to fund overseas development charities, but the "goats for Africa" scheme has succeeded by tapping into the traditional national love of animals," opined "The Guardian" newspaper Thursday.

"Less of the Christmas 'bah, humbug,' more of the 'baa'," the newspaper wrote.

As for Americans, I suggest buying a different "Jules Winfield trademarked filthy animal." Ladies love puppies.