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RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:42:55 GMT

Thanks, hotrodryder! :o)

Sue

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

hotrodryder — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:58:03 GMT

Belle the cow in Jersey Barnyard: spokescow for Bluebell Creamery

Blue Belle is also the plush cow sold by FFA in 2003

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

hotrodryder — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:49:13 GMT

Brown and Purple cows both of poetry fame

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

hendr069 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:18:26 GMT

But Paul and Babe were definately here- that's how we got all those lakes in Northern MN, from them stomping around cutting down trees

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:17:01 GMT

THANKS, Cathy!

Sue

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

CathyW — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:37:43 GMT

How about Otis, Abby and Bessie - the bull and cows in the kids show Back at the Barnyard (and in the movie Barnyard). It's pretty silly but my five-year old son loves it! You can find details in wikipedia... Also - what about the Chik-Fil-A cows? Do they have names?

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:02:19 GMT

Drawbar (6/8/2009)

Sue Weaver (6/7/2009)Yes, Babe is on the list. There is a HUGE statue of Babe in Bemidji, Minnesota, too, y'know.

Oh no, we are not going to start the fight over where Paul Bunyun and Babe originally came from are we? MN claims they started that tall tale, but we all know it grew out of the woods of Maine first and then migrated west.

Nah. I love folklore and have since I was a kid. All the stories I read way back then said Paul was a New Englander. If he was from Minnesota he'd be Scandinavian!

Sue

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Drawbar — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:45:24 GMT

Sue Weaver (6/7/2009)Yes, Babe is on the list. There is a HUGE statue of Babe in Bemidji, Minnesota, too, y'know.

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

medowbrook — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:25:26 GMT

I forget the name.

well it stood out until they ground it up and ate it.

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:49:55 GMT

medowbrook (6/7/2009)

LOL

don't forget the golden calf in the Bible.

YES!!! How could I forget that one? There are many, many references to cattle (especially oxen) in the Bible but that one really stands out.

Thanks. :o)

Sue

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

medowbrook — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:26:54 GMT

LOL

don't forget the golden calf in the Bible.

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:59:41 GMT

Oh cool...look at this site! Thanks for thinking of cow statues, medow. :o) http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/cow.html

Sue

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:55:48 GMT

Yes, Babe is on the list. There is a HUGE statue of Babe in Bemidji, Minnesota, too, y'know. :o)

Sue

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:54:34 GMT

Drawbar (6/7/2009)

This is not the funniest Happy Cow commercial...but since I have sheep it rates right up there as number two. I am still looking for the one I love the most.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-B2dK4kr7o&feature=related

The only thing is, the sheep leader has two sets of teeth teeth...since when did sheep get two sets of teeth, mine just has one set and a hard palette? :)

Nice that you caught the extra teeth! We discussed that at my HFSheep list several months ago. :o)))

That IS my favorite of the Happy Cow commercials (at least the ones at YouTube since we don't see 'em firsthand on TV).

Sue

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

medowbrook — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:43:26 GMT

smarty pants new England farmers..

this is a giant dairy cow. Imagine the pounds she'd drop in day?

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Drawbar — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:07:42 GMT

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Drawbar — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:06:27 GMT

I hate to tell you this Meadowbrook, but that's nothing new to us Mainer's. We have had Babe here forever. You know, Paul Bunyun's Big Blue Ox...you ought to see the poo on the street when that guy passes through town. (LOL)

Sue...did you put him down on your list...he is an oxen and thus a bovine!?

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

medowbrook — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:59:54 GMT

In our area, a grocery chain has a giant cow on a wagon.

it's possibly as high as a full size dump truck and just as long. The store chain takes this cow from promo to promo. Most of the time it's going down the road at 5-6am.

Now imagine you are sitting at a dinner counter, at 5am...first coffee of the day..groggy and foggy minded as you try reading the paper, when a cow the size of a small house goes by.

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:26:48 GMT

ShearPerfectionRanch (6/6/2009)

I found Happy California Cow Auditions for Jenn, Alicia and Kirsten.

Then there is one where Bob tries to convince Diane and her friend that he is a French bull

Thanks, Lyn! I think I'll re-write the Shelby entry into a Happy Cows Auditions heading so I can name them all in one. I must look for the one featuring Bob. Is it at You Tube?

Sue

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

ShearPerfectionRanch — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:00:30 GMT

I found Happy California Cow Auditions for Jenn, Alicia and Kirsten.

Then there is one where Bob tries to convince Diane and her friend that he is a French bull

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:31:25 GMT

I love it! :oD

Shelby. The cow from foggy Britain whose spots garner lots of praise, “especially this one on me bum—looks just like the Queen” in one of Real California Milk’s great Happy Cow commercials

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Drawbar — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:40:48 GMT

You Tube is always your friend when it comes to TV or commercials.

Here is "Shelby", a cow from foggy England looking to get to California where she can be happy. She even has a spot "on her bum that looks like the queen." Her words, not mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM3lwBmTquY&feature=PlayList&p=FABEC56D381E35DD&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=21

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:04:58 GMT

ShearPerfectionRanch (6/5/2009)

How about all the cows in the new California Dairy commercial. They all introduce themselves at the beginning of the commercial, but I don't remember any names offhand.

Geez, we don't have a TV. If you (or anyone else reading this) happen to catch their names, please let me know!

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

ShearPerfectionRanch — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:51:49 GMT

How about all the cows in the new California Dairy commercial. They all introduce themselves at the beginning of the commercial, but I don't remember any names offhand.

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:14:47 GMT

Half Caper Farm (6/5/2009)

Daisy. A Limousin cow from Fergus, Ontario, Canada, who gave birth to quadruplet calves on July 20, 2004

Funny, I never heard of that one - and Fergus is not that far from us (we were living even closer then!).

I guess her four teats actually came in useful. I've often wondered why cows have four teats, when they usually only have one calf, whereas goats, who routinely have multiple births, only have two teats!

I've often wondered that too. :o)

Here's the Daisy info from online:

Birth of quadruplet calves thrills owner, amazes experts
August 5, 2004
The Record (Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo)
B4
Alan Ferris
Source: Guelph Mercury
Henry and Christa Bayle's Limousin cow, Daisy, was cited as having quadruplets on July 20 at their farm south of Fergus, Ontario, an extremely rare event in cattle circles, with Henry quoted as saying, "We didn't use any hormones; this was all natural. When I went out to look, I saw two cows and yelled to Christa that there were twins. Then I saw a third one and told her there were triplets. Then I saw the fourth one. I'd never even heard about quadruplets before."
A search of the Internet confirmed the rare aspect of the birth. A veterinarian in South Dakota was cited as estimating the birth of quads there in April as a 1.5-million-to-one chance.
Ann Godkin, a veterinary scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, was cited as agreeing that quadruplets are rare, adding, "I'd say the odds of a million-to-one for quadruplets is about right. I've certainly never heard about it.

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Half Caper Farm — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:14:30 GMT

Daisy. A Limousin cow from Fergus, Ontario, Canada, who gave birth to quadruplet calves on July 20, 2004

Funny, I never heard of that one - and Fergus is not that far from us (we were living even closer then!).

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:19:48 GMT

Drawbar (6/5/2009)

You forgot the HI cow in North Dakota. It was featured on Agday the other day and is about a Holstein Steer that has black and white markings, which is primarily white with a big HI in black spots on his right side. It was featured locally, and then hit AgDay which is nationally televised. The owner said he thought about slaughtering him but he is so famous now, he is keeping him until the interest in him dies down.

Whoa, no missing what those markings say! http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=30014

Here you go:

Hi. Famous North Dakota Holstein steer with large black markings that spell “Hi” on his right side

Thanks!

Sue

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:13:04 GMT

prettypalfrey (6/5/2009)

Also at disney land they have a cow (actually several different animals) that have mickey mouse ears on them. They all have names and they are at the the petting zoo.

I've Googled and Googled and not found their names--but thanks to your suggestion, i found this one:

Minnie Moo. A famous Holstein cow at Disney World whose claim to fame was having a Hidden Mickey (one of approximately 600 in the park) on her side. She died in 2001 of natural causes.

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

prettypalfrey — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:44:50 GMT

Also at disney land they have a cow (actually several different animals) that have mickey mouse ears on them. They all have names and they are at the the petting zoo.

RE: Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Drawbar — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:54:20 GMT

Another frivolous topic: famous cows (well, bovines...)

Sue Weaver — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:08:38 GMT

Achelous. Greek river god who, while fighting Hercules in the form of bull, had one of his horns broken off (it was later made into the Cornucopia).

Ada the Ayrshire. Cartoon cow in early Farm Journals (my grandma adored Ada).

Amy. The first cow to be cloned in the United States (1999)

Apis (Hapis, Hap-ankh). In Ancient Egyptian myth, a bull believed to be the physical manifestation of Ptah, the primeval creator god

Audhumla. Divine cow of Norse legend

Ba’al (Bel, Moloch, Molech, Chemosh). Semitic storm god; often depicted as a human with the head or horns of a bull

Babe. Mythical logger Paul Bunyan’s giant blue ox

Bat (a.k.a. Bata). Egyptian goddess depicted as a cow or as a human with the ears and horns of a cow

Beigorri. A fiery-eyed, red-haired cow; guardian of the Basque goddess Mari

Benny. Mascot of the Chicago Bulls; also a minor character in the children’s television series, Dora the Explorer

Berry Blue. Bellflower, California’s bovine mascot

Bevo. University of Texas’ Longhorn mascot

Bighorn. Bison bull in the Transformers universe. He has a gentle nature but hates red flowers. Bighorn has a Buffalo Missile weapon with his tail as the trigger; he has his friends handle the trigger timing (by having them pull his tail) so he can concentrate on taking aim, thus raising his accuracy rating.

Blue Cow. Major character in the BBC children's television series, The Story Makers

Bodacious. Called “world’s most dangerous bull”. Bodacious is an 1800 Charbray bucking bull ridden in only eight of 135 tries. He was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1999

Brown Eyes. Jersey cow who co-starred with Buster Keaton in the 1925 movie, Go West

Bruiser. Mascot of the Texas Brahmas hockey team

Bully. Brown bull mascot of ITV’s game show, Bullseye (1981-1994)

Buwch Frech (Y Fuwch Frech). Brindle cow of Welsh myth who gave a pail of milk to anyone who wanted it, until the day a witch milked her dry

Chaldan. Bull-god of the Arends in David Eddings's Belgariad

Charging Bull. Celebrated statue of the Wall Street bull in Bowling Green Park in New York City

Clarabelle Cow. Created by Disney Studios in 1928; she is Horace Horsecollar’s girlfriend and one of Minnie Mouse’s best friends

Cosmic Cow. Cartoon cow (whose slogan was “What’s moo?”) drawn by Henry Rush on the TV program, Too Close for Comfort

Cow. Of the animated television show, Cow and Chicken (1997-1999)

Cowntess. A life-size talking Holstein cow on Pee-wee’s Playhouse (1986-1990)

Da Bull. Mascot of the Austin (Texas) Toros basketball team

Daisy. A Limousin cow from Fergus, Ontario, Canada, who gave birth to quadruplet calves on July 20, 2004

Damona. Irish cow goddess; in Gaul, a healer goddess known as the Divine Cow

Dhol. White Indian cow who carries the world on her horns

Donn Cuailnge. The Brown Bull of Cooley in Irish myth over whom the Cattle Raid of Cooley was fought

Dun Cow. A cow instrumental in founding the city of Durham in northeast England; her image decorates the north wall in Durham Cathedral. Also a vicious, mythical cow slain by legendary hero Guy of Warwick on Dunsmore Heath in Shropshire, England

Elm Farm Ollie. In 1930, the first cow to fly in an airplane

Elsie. Borden’s famous Jersey cow. According to some sources she was originally called Flossie the Cow and Bessie the Cow. Her husband is Elmer and their children are Beulah, Beauregard, Larabee and Lobelia

Ermintrude. Pink Ayrshire cow on the British children’s television show, The Magic Roundabout

Ferdinand. Spanish fighting bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in the classic children’s book, The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. Also star of a Disney short based on the book and released in 1938

Finnbhennach (“white horned”). Bull owned by Queen Mebh of Connacht in Irish myth

Fiorino. Italian Chianina ox; current Guinness World Record title-holding tallest bovine at 6’8” (20 hands)

Geush Urvan. In Persian mythology, the power of Mother Earth in the form of a bull who lived for 3000 years until Mithras killed him

Gladys the Cow. Muppet cow introduced on Sesame Street in 1970

Glas Ghaibneach (Glas Ghaibhleann) – Gray cow belonging to Goibniu, Irish god of the forge

Hathor. Ancient Egyptian goddess called the Divine Cow. She was depicted as a cow with the sun disk between her horns or as a slender woman wearing a horned sun disk headdress

Heffer Wolfe. Bovine character in the cartoon and comic books, Rocko’s Modern Life (1993-1996). He was raised by wolves (hence his name) and his catchphrase is “That was a hoot!”

Hesat. An Egyptian cow-goddess. The ancient Egyptians called beer “the milk of Hesat”

Home on the Range cows (from the Disney feature-length cartoon of the same name). Maggie, Mrs. Caloway and Grace

Io. Zeus fell in love with the human Io who was turned into a cow by either Zeus or Hera depending on the version of the legend

Lani Moo. Since 1921, advertising mascot cow of Hawaii Gold Meadow Dairy. A real-life Lani Moo resides at the Honolulu Zoo

Laughing Cow (a.k.a. La Vache qui rit). Jovial red cow advertising mascot of Laughing Cow processed cheese produced by Groupe Bel of France and sold in 90 countries around the world

Kamadhenu. The sacred cow in Hindu belief and the mother of all cows, who grants all wishes and desires. She is the cow of plenty who emerged from Samudramanthan (the churning of oceans) and is part of the constellation the Great Bear. She is also known as Aditi, Kamduh, Shaval and Surabhi.

Little Witch. World’s fastest race cow; she won the 2004 World Wide Cow Racing Association’s Udder Race running a mile in 9:18:12

Lurch. Guinness World Record holder Watusi steer having a horn circumference of 37.5 inches

Mahisha. A Hindu demon who took the form of a water buffalo

Man-Bull. A horned part-man, part-bull super-villain from Marvel Comics

Mehturt. Ancient Egyptian sky-goddess, depicted as a giant cow with the sun disk between her horns, lying on a mat of reeds

Milka Cow. Lilac-colored cow used for promoting Kraft Foods milk chocolate, particularly in Germany

Minotaur. Half bull, half human son of King Minos of Crete’s wife and a white bull given to Minos by Poseidon.

Modoc. World’s longest-lived cow imported from Germany as a two year old heifer in 1898 and who died in California on July 17, 1975, at 78 years of age

Molly Moo-Cow. Star of a cartoon short, Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians, released by Van Buren Studios in 1935

Mooby. A golden calf character in Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse featured in several films, comics and a television series

Mrs O'Leary's Cow. She was said to have kicked over a lantern on the evening of October 8, 1871, thus starting the Great Chicago Fire, an act for which she has since been exonerated

Nandi (Nandikeshvara). In Hindu religion, the bull on whom Shiva rides

Nandini. In Hindu religion, a wish-granting cow, the offspring of Kamedhenu (who also granted wishes) and rishi Vasistha

Noctorro. A bull/bat fuzor in the Transformer universe

Norman. Calf, then adult steer, who appeared with Billy Crystal in the movies City Slickers and City Slickers 2

Pauline. President Taft’s cow, the last cow to live at the White House

Radha. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ bovine mascot

Re’em. In the Harry Potter books, Re’em are "extremely rare giant oxen with golden hides," whose blood bestows great strength on anyone who drinks it

Rocky D. Bull. University of Southern Florida athletics’ Brahman bull mascot

Sekhat-Heru (Sechat-Hor, Sekhathor). Ancient Egyptian cow goddess who was guardian of the sacred calves and who provided milk used by the king during rituals

Sentait. Ancient Egyptian cow goddess of fertility; she eventually merged with Isis

Seri and Hurri (“Day” and “Night”). Bulls who carried the Anatolian weather god, Teshub, on their backs or in his chariot, and who grazed on the ruins of cities

Supercow. Cow’s role model in the animated television serioes, Cow and Chicken. Supercow is a superhero cow with the ability to fly; her powers lie in a green blanket. Inexplicably, she speaks Spanish; her catchphrase is "¡Supercow al rescate!" ("Supercow to the rescue!")

Taurus. The name used by Zeus when he took the shape of a white bull to seduce Europa, daughter of Phoenician King Agenor

Taurus Bulba. Villainous, dark purple bull co-star of Disney’s Darkwing Duck cartoon, Darkly Dawns the Duck

Victor D. Bull. Mascot of State University of New York at Buffalo athletics

Vocal Bull. A gloomy but smart bull on the Japanese anime television series, Medabots

Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (from the cartoon series of the same name). Marshall Moo Montana, The Dakota Dude, The Cowlerado Kid, Sheriff Terrorbull, Mayor Oscar Bulloney, Lily Bovine, Cody Calf, Kowlamity Kate Cudster, Tejua, Jake, Carly, and the bison: Buffalo Bull and Josey Rey

Wool E. Bull. Mascot of the Durham (North Carolina) Bulls basketball club

Yakkity Yak. Teenage yak star of a Nickelodeon-based children’s program aired in 26 episodes during 2003.