<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rdf:RDF xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"><channel rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/BlogRss.aspx/PreciousPaws1261"><title>The Curse of the Goat! - Blogit</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/</link><description>This is for all of us Cubbie fans....Sometime ago during a Cubs game it suddenly came to me that for more than 60 years past, we've had it all wrong.  Referring to that fateful day in 1945 when Mr. Sianis and Murphy the Goat were ejected from Wrigley Field, it should have been referred to as the "Curse of Mr. Sianis", not "The Curse of the Goat".  After all, Mr. Sianis is the one who placed the curse, the goat was unfortunately in the fallout.  In my opinion, the goat has been wronged!  This is why the curse has never been able to be lifted.  The wrong party has gotten the blamed.  The Cubbie's have been doing really well, but, let's face it, something always happens to prevent us from going to the WorldSeries.....something ALWAYS happens.  I'm telling all of you, it's the Curse of the Goat!  So, this is what I think needs to be done to ensure that the curse will, once and for all, be put to rest and we Cub fans can see out team go on to victory.  What have we got to lose?  Isn't it wo</description><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><sy:updateBase>2000-01-01T12:00+00:00</sy:updateBase><items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/498180" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/492097" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/491802" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/491158" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/490925" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/487876" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/487668" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/487459" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/484522" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/480840" /></rdf:Seq></items></channel><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/498180"><title>Poor little Murphy!!!!</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/498180</link><description>Well, the goat tried to tell you! He was so hoping that all of the Cubbie fans would take him seriously and finally give him the pardon he is due......we would have surely been in the playoffs....BUT.....now he's got another year of unjust shame because no one saw fit to "pardon the goat". He...</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/492097"><title>Oh, oh!!!</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/492097</link><description>Come on Cubbie fans......the goat's waiting......and I'm not kidding! Read on down......</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/491802"><title>Shame on you Lou Piniella!!!!!!</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/491802</link><description>This byline appeared in the Indianapolis Star newspaper on Wednesday, Sept. 26..... ***Repeat after Lou: "There's no curse, there's no curse"....... Well, Murphy the goat is NOT HAPPY! All of us who grew up in the era of "Bewitched" know that denying a curse is a curse in itself! What in the...</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/491158"><title>Oh, oh........</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/491158</link><description>Come on Cubbie fans.......let's PARDON THE GOAT.......NOW........!!!!!!!!!</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/490925"><title>Now it's getting really serious.....</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/490925</link><description>Ok Cubbie fans......we've had some GREAT wins!!! "BUT".....now is NOT the time to think we're safe from the "Curse of the Goat". Murphy the goat truly wishes the curse would go away but he knows only too well from years of experience that it will most likely kick in! The goat wants his "pardon"...</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/487876"><title>Oh, oh!!!</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/487876</link><description>Oh, Cubbie Fans.......not a good day for our Cubs yesterday.......not a good idea to keep ignoring the goat! "PARDON THE GOAT!"</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/487668"><title>Murphy the Goat says "you'd better pay attention"</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/487668</link><description>Ok Cubbie fans.......you're forcing Murphy to write another poem...............better take heed and "PARDON THE GOAT"!</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/487459"><title>Cubbie fans "BEWARE"</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/487459</link><description>It's not going to take much to fall from grace.......Our Cubbies still have a real chance to get into the playoffs. Do you really think we should leave it all to chance??? Murphy the goat is watching........ Come on Cubbie fans......just "PARDON THE GOAT....PARDON THE GOAT....PARDON THE...</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/484522"><title>You have to do more than keep your fingers crossed!</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/484522</link><description>Cubbie fans.....it's looking like we have a real shot at going to the playoff's this year, granted there's a lot of ball yet to play, but, it's never too late to start planning for it. BUT.....better remember, Murphy the Goat is waiting!</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/480840"><title>You must believe!</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PreciousPaws1261/480840</link><description>Come on Cub's fans......don't let history repeat itself! from the collection of "Pardon the Goat" Copyright 2007 PARDON THE GOAT "You Must Believe" To all you non-believers who think the curse isn't real, as my sainted grandmother used to say, "if you do not listen you will feel". Murphy the goat...</description></item></rdf:RDF>