Gov. Beverly Perdue's speech was interupted this week, not by boos but by baaas.

The governor was outlining her energy ideas at a SAS solar farm in Cary on Thursday, when some sheep — kept on hand as grass trimmers — bleated.

That prompted Perdue to turn to John Sall, SAS' co-founder, and quip: "If we only had that ram, John, we could mate and have fun."