Green’s Dictionary of Slang

been to three county fairs and a goat-fucking phr.

also …and a goat-roping

(US, mainly Southern) a phr. implying one’s astonishment (one has had many, varied experiences, but never one such as this); plus ad hoc vars.

Westways LVI 41: ‘I’ve been to two county fairs and a goat ropin’,’ he blurted, ‘but I’ve never seen anything like this.’.
Submarine World Network BBS 🌐 Where have I been? I’ve been to Maine, Spain, Spokane, and around the world three times. I’ve been to a goat-fuck, dog-fight, three county fairs, and a movie marathon in Guam. I’ve been to Korea and caught gonorrhea. I’ve been to two calf ropings and a ro-de-o. Where the fuck have you been?
letter in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (TX) 12 Dec. n.p.: I have been to two county fairs and a goat roping contest, and I have yet to see anything compared to the hiring of an assistant coach at Texas Tech.
N. Bond Nomady at moonbaseproject.com 🌐 ‘I’ve been to a Chatauqua and three county fairs and never seen anything like that,’ he managed. He was pleased when Laura giggled.
M. Peters ‘250 Punchlines to a Blonde Joke’ at www.thegatesofparadise.com 🌐 ‘What did the blonde say when she opened a box of Cheerios?’ ‘I been to three county fairs and a goat-fuckin’ and I ain’t never seen the like of that.’.
in Broeg & Costas 100 Greatest Moments in St. Louis Sports 168/2: H-o-o-i-e! I been to two county fairs and a goat roast — and I ain’t never seen nuthin’ like this.
posting at SitStay.com 25 May 🌐 I’ve been hoodwinked and hornswoggled, rode hard and put up wet, been to three county fairs and a goat ropin’ and ain’t never seen nothing like this.