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[alleycat]

Originally Posted by FLtoVA

Do this, it's fun! I know cause I've tried it.

Go into the cow pasture and if the cows are not close by, jump up and down and wave your arms to get their attention. Then lie on your back on the ground and wait. The cows will come and gather around you in a circle. They are very curious animals.

Then they will steal your kidney . . .

[Turkey Creek Tom]

Originally Posted by phyll

okay, for some that know I am a new transplant, only a little overa month, you may not be shocked by this totally dumb question, remember, I am from Jersey, so I can laugh at myself so you can laugh at me too. Here goes,
My son and daughter like to walk with me everyday, we pass cows that are behind barbed wire,okay, now the hysterical part, they sometimes move closer to the wire , and stare at us and watch us when we go by. They cant get out right?Or arent going to "come and get us".I know , I know, how dumb am I, I am embaressed , But you guys have been so nice to me , where else ask.I truly love walking and seeing them, it makes my day! Thanks for the answers, and hope you enjoyed the laugh

O.K so you are from Jersey ~ here is your answer ~ they are Jersey cows and just giving you a welcome to the neighboorhood!

[tsimmu]

Originally Posted by alleycat

They're actually aliens . . . they're watching, waiting, waiting . . . waiting to pounce. Haven't you even seen those Far Side cartoons? They're evil! And sneaky!

Seriously, a cow is about as harmless a creature that there is (except for an angry bull, or unless they step on your foot). No one has EVER been chased down and eaten by a cow. ;-)

and those that have been chased down aren't around to tell us about it, now are they?

[alleycat]

I loved the old Alfred Hitchcock move The Cows, where a small farming community in Pennsylvania is suddenly attached by herds of Herefords for no apparent reason. Gave me nightmare as a child whenever I ate a cheeseburger.

[gemkeeper]

Whatever you do, never run in a cow pasture! You will lose your shoes for sure! Cows set up shoe traps that don't smell good.

I think they are getting retribution for alleycat's matching purse and pumps. They take them back.

[bbkaren]

I'm a little weird. I like the smell of that stuff.

Of course living in NJ we don't get much of it around these parts. But I grew up in upstate NY and lived down the road from a dairy farm. Love the smell of cow pucky!

[gemkeeper]

Originally Posted by bbkaren

I'm a little weird. I like the smell of that stuff.

Of course living in NJ we don't get much of it around these parts. But I grew up in upstate NY and lived down the road from a dairy farm. Love the smell of cow pucky!

Same here, but in north PA. Chicken farms, too. Talk about your poo-ee factor! They are the winners!

[Bones]

The cow jumped over the moon.....

[jmarkey]

Don't feel bad. My best friend when I was a kid had a horrible cow phobia. We lived in a dairy town in CT, where shortcuts to anywhere were going to take you through cow fields. They ARE curious and will always amble over in a group, but it takes them forever. You could cross the field a couple of times before they'd get to you.

Anyway, my best childhood buddy had to check under her bed every night to make sure there was no (I'm not making this up) COW hiding there. To this day they give her the creeps. I think it's that slow but steady group approach. Kind of a "Night of The Living Dead" thing.

They're sweet and harmless. What a fun stop during a walk with your kids!

[gemkeeper]

Originally Posted by Bones

The cow jumped over the moon.....

As in Moon Pie, Bones? You are getting pretty funny again!