Mad Cow
My house backs up to a field by the Virgin River. We were sitting on our back porch this morning watching geese fly in, when we spotted a cow in our neighbor's backyard (also apparently enjoying the geese). We telephoned the cow's human and started the round up. My kids formed a (mostly) brave line of defense between the cow and the sleeping, unsuspecting world beyond the backyard, as I looked for a soft spot in the fencing to get him back in the field. The ("scary, slobbering") cow charged the line, and it held! Well, actually the female part of the line held, as my boy bailed out for dear life.
posted by steve u. at 8/31/2007
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Boy, if ever a post needed a video, this was it.
I too, in my youth, stood up to charging, angry cows. Bloodthirsty creatures addicted to human flesh.
Your story reminds me of my boyhood on the farm. I regularly recall having to chase down escaped cattle, two-by-four in hand.
Theorris,
How funny! That's how I have to chase down votes on bills.
Now that's an amusing image, Steve. I have a whole TV series worked out in my head based upon that single statement!
Steve,
Do you know a Dave Urquhart?
Mark
Mark,
Nope.
We used to get cows in our yard all the time when we lived in the cul de sac above your house years ago. FUN!
Hello Steve,
I would like to know if this cow was any relative to the Johnny Lingo Cow of the filmstrip shown so often in Brazil. You remember the one that he trades for Mahonna, the one that they said "was crippled and crawled in on 3 bad legs and gives sour milk?"
Ashlynn,
Since you have experience, I'll call you next time Eldon's cows pay me a visit.
Stitch,
I cried at the end of the Tahitian Noni remake of Johnny Lingo. Saudades do Brasil.
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