Youssouf hits Google listing at number one

It always takes a while before a new website is added to the Google directory.
This weblog started on August 4 2004.
Today is the first day that Google can find my site.

If you search for 'Youssouf', guess what site is number 1? :-D Hurray!


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And what happens if you search for 'sheeplog'? Jump in the air with a sheepish cheer! (and no, we did not mean sheepdog)

So thanx to all the people out there visiting this new weblog and especially those who linked to my sheepish weblog!

  Youssouf

Sheepdog Competition

Peanut-Bear did it again. Found a great sheep game.
In this frustrating little game you have get the sheep in the pen. Not so easy.

The object of this puzzle is to completely enclose the sheep inside of the eight-sided pen. Move the objects (fence, sheep, dog, etc.) around by dragging them with your mouse. Part of the puzzle is figuring out which moves are allowed and which are not. Sometimes you can move more than one object in a single move by 'pushing' them.

As you can see in the picture I managed to get the sheep dog in the pen in 17 steps. Not the sheep. I have insomnia till I solve the game. Well just enter the Sheepdog Competition. Post a comment if you've solved it...

Screensaver: Go to sleep!

About two years ago I had this great screensaver op my pc.
I recently 're-discovered' it. It's a Flash screensaver with great and funny animated cartoon sheep. Just start counting the sheep and try to stay awake...

Well, do you have insomnia, feel you've got to protect your screen or just want to see the sheep leap? The Go2Sleep website starts with the Flash animation of the screensaver, so you can enjoy it right away!
There is also a Mac version available.

Ooooaaaahh! Feeling a bit shleepy right now...

Rent a Sheep

Yesterday Abdel made a suggestion for a quite hilarious site.
www.RENTASHEEP.tk (in Dutch)
A Dutch site where you can rent sheep for personal use.

In recent years the demand for sheep for home usage has increased considerably. Since there was no opportunity in The Netherlands to use sheep in the cosy comfort of your own domestic surroundings, we would like offer you several possibilities.

So. Sign up for a personal customer card and order a sheep for home usage. Note that you have to make sure to return the sheep in a clean state.


Once at home you can enjoy yourself. It doesn't matter whether you are alone or if you are using your sheep with several people.


Just make sure the well-being of the sheep is at number one. :-)

Puzzled Sheep

Miniclip.com has put a very cool sheep puzzle game online. As you can see, the graphics are great. I love those sheep.

The goal: get the sheep to the target spot. You can make them walk. They turn left or right (depends on the colour of their wool) if they bounce up to a rock or fence. You can direct them by placing arrows in the field. Well, just avoid the wolf and you'll be having quite some fun. Puzzle out the best route at first!

Sheeplog on WebWereld

Due to some technical problems my e-mail was down. So. I had a friend of mine mail on behalf of me. I asked him to mail an editor of WebWereld, my favorite Dutch ICT news site. He did.

And WebWereld published in its links section a post (with link) about my blog :-)

Quote (in Dutch):
De samensteller van deze rubriek krijgt soms aandoenlijke mailtjes. Bijvoorbeeld deze: "Ik mail namens een vriend van me Youssouf. Hij is een pluizig knuffelschaap en wilde zijn weblog onder je aandacht brengen. Het weblog gaat over Youssouf's reizen over de wereld. En verder gaat het over schapen. Niets anders dan schapen. Dus doe Youssouf een plezier en bekijk zijn blog eens." Tsja, en wat doe je dan? Juist!

Thanx Huib! :-D

Mutton Python - Sheep sheep sheep and sheep

This weblog is about Sheep. Sheep sheep sheep and sheep.

When I refrased that to myself I thought. Hey, I've heart a similar thing.
And of course: the infamous Monty Python sketch about spam.

So, here it is. The new version with sheep.

Mutton Python - Sheep

Scene: A cafe. One table is occupied by a group of Vikings wearing horned helmets. Whenever the word "sheep" is repeated, they begin singing and/or chanting. A man and his wife enter. The man is played by Eric Idle, the wife is played by Graham Chapman (in drag), and the waitress is played by Terry Jones, also in drag.

Man:       You sit here, dear.

Wife:     All right.

Man:       Morning!

Waitress: Morning!

Man:       Well, what've you got?

Waitress: Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and sheep; egg bacon and sheep; egg bacon sausage and sheep; sheep bacon sausage and sheep; sheep egg sheep sheep bacon and sheep; sheep sausage sheep sheep bacon sheep tomato and sheep;

Vikings:  sheep sheep sheep sheep...

Waitress: ...sheep sheep sheep egg and sheep; sheep sheep sheep sheep sheep sheep baked beans sheep sheep sheep...

Vikings:  sheep! Lovely sheep! Lovely sheep!

Waitress: ...or Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and sheep.

Wife:     Have you got anything without sheep?

Waitress: Well, there's sheep egg sausage and sheep, that's not got much sheep in it.

Wife:     I don't want ANY sheep!

Man:       Why can't she have egg bacon sheep and sausage?

Wife:     THAT'S got sheep in it!

Man:       Hasn't got as much sheep in it as sheep egg sausage and sheep, has it?

Vikings:  sheep sheep sheep sheep... (Crescendo through next few lines...)

Wife:     Could you do the egg bacon sheep and sausage without the sheep then?

Waitress: Urgghh!

Wife:     What do you mean 'Urgghh'? I don't like sheep!

Vikings:  Lovely sheep! Wonderful sheep!

Waitress: Shut up!

Vikings:  Lovely sheep! Wonderful sheep!

Waitress: Shut up! (Vikings stop) Bloody Vikings! You can't have egg bacon sheep and sausage without the sheep.

Wife:     I don't like sheep!

Man:       Sshh, dear, don't cause a fuss. I'll have your sheep. I love it. I'm having sheep sheep sheep sheep sheep sheep sheep baked beans sheep sheep sheep and sheep!

Vikings:  sheep sheep sheep sheep. Lovely sheep! Wonderful sheep!

Waitress: Shut up!! Baked beans are off.

Man:       Well could I have her sheep instead of the baked beans then?

Waitress: You mean sheep sheep sheep sheep sheep sheep... (but it is too late and the Vikings drown her words)

Vikings:   (Singing elaborately...) sheep sheep sheep sheep. Lovely sheep! Wonderful sheep! sheep shee-e-e-e-e-eep sheep shee-e-e-e-e-ep sheep. Lovely sheep! Lovely sheep! Lovely sheep! Lovely sheep! Lovely sheep! sheep sheep sheep sheep!

Send Bob to Mars

Browsing the Internet for bloggers with an interest in sheep, I encountered the following cry:
Send Bob to Mars, Please, oh please....

This is the plea of Bob. Bob dreamt his entire life of going to Mars.
And he might just succeed. If you donate money.
He has everything planned, made a detailed list of what to take.

Why do I hope he will succeed? Sheep. Of course.
Bob wants to take his 6 sheep with him to Mars. And that's a noble course.
To boldly go where no sheep has gone before.

Besides that, you can find his 6 sheep on his site as well. And all the pages start up with a different adoring bleat. "Baaaah"

And after traveling half the world - like I have - wouldn't it be the ultimate journey to go to Mars? With Bob?

I made the suggestion to Bob in his guestbook, entry 34. Who knows...

Sheep Suggestions?

Do you have any sheep news, interesting or funny images regarding sheep?
Or an annecdote, joke, story or just a anything else with sheep?

Do you know a great sheep site or a sheep blog?

Let me know, if it is interesting, I'll publish it!

In order to give you credit (if you want to..), include your name.

Thanx!

Youssouf

Lost Sheep Cartoons

Dan Thompson is a cartoonist.
He draws the cartoon Lost Sheep. And Youssouf's found it :P

Sheep = good
Cartoon = good

Sheep x Cartoon = excellent

I thought this is a nice cartoon:


More of Lost Sheep: Ucomics.com: Lost Sheep

Youssouf's Ming Dynasty Bronze Sheep?

I mentioned the nice bronze sheep vase from the Ming Dynasty in my blog.

I really like this sheep. It's nice and detailed. It's in an eBay auction. I wanted to make a bid for it. But somehow eBay does not allow plush toy sheep to sign up. Really strange.

Now I had a friend of mine make a bid on behalf of me. 40 minutes till the auction is over. So far I am the highest - and only - bidder. Exciting.

I always wanted a Ming Vase. Nevermind it is a bronze one, do mind it is a sheep!