[ExI] pronunciation standards and cow lifeforms

[spike]

> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of BillK
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> On 5/3/07, spike wrote:
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> > ...  But nearly every country on this planet devours beef, so
> they must have cows too...
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> Nope, pardner. We euro cowboys tend to frequent discos and nightclubs.  :)
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> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy>
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> Europe has pretty well been fenced in since before the US began, and
> has lush green grassy meadows for the cows. BillK



This article just appeared on CNN, as if on cue, about cows in the Swiss
alps.  It explains so much.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/05/03/cow.culture/index.html

Many amusing passages, including this:

...Olle tells me that even cows become victims of the mountains,
occasionally wandering off cliffs. He says, "Alpine farmers expect to lose
some of their cows in 'hiking accidents.' These days cows are double the
weight of cows a hundred years ago ... and no less stupid. If one wanders
off a cliff in search of greener grass, the others follow. One time at the
high Alp above our village, 40 cows performed this stunt. They died like
lemmings...

{8^D

spike