March 27, 2009: Cows in Boats

sandypossum · 03-26-2009, 06:31 PM

No, not photoshopped, and (apparently) you can still see this happen at the right time of year. I bought this postcard in Giethoorn, a village in the Netherlands. In the old part of the village there are no roads, and all transport is by water. These cows are being taken from their winter barn to the summer fields, and the only way to get there is by boat. I can't imagine what it must be like trying to get a cow on the boat for the first time... but these cows look pretty cool with it.

Undertoad · 03-26-2009, 07:52 PM

(sandy, separately, images don't show up in iotd blog view if they are attachments. Until a moderator notices and puts them into the cellar image hosting.)

monster · 03-26-2009, 08:48 PM

cool, sandy, thanks. I suspect they coat the boat with superglue immediately prior to loading the cows.

OK, so we've got the meat and the liquid, all we need are a few veggies for a nice stew..... or it the guy in the hat about to skewer them all with that pole and make a delicious kebab fit for a giant?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-26-2009, 11:07 PM

Good one sandy, thanks.

Cows, like most critters, will follow their food anywhere. Notice their all chowing down. However, I imagine the first trip or two with a calf or young heifer could be much more exciting.

Hey, you don't suppose they're bait, do you?

Shawnee123 · 03-26-2009, 11:09 PM

I want a boatful of cows!

ZenGum · 03-26-2009, 11:10 PM

That reminds me of the Isle of Mann Ferry.

(It steams and comes out of Cowes)

monster · 03-26-2009, 11:13 PM

They are a little reminiscent of sushi, but i'm too tired to photoshop the chopsticks.....

xoxoxoBruce · 03-26-2009, 11:15 PM

Chopsticks disguised as oars?

monster · 03-26-2009, 11:26 PM

could be...

spudcon · 03-27-2009, 03:02 AM

Do they have a poop deck?

SPUCK · 03-27-2009, 04:36 AM

They are being taken to feed the alien overlords.

Rossini · 03-27-2009, 05:15 AM

One of the weirdest things I ever saw was a boat full of sheep. No idea where they were taking them, but most of them jumped out and swam after it! I didn't know sheep could swim... where do they learn

Sheldonrs · 03-27-2009, 06:34 AM

When those cows come home, Mom is gonna tan their hides for taking the boat.

DanaC · 03-27-2009, 06:51 AM

I misread this thread as Cows in Boots.

I am disappointed.

Scriveyn · 03-27-2009, 07:02 AM

the milk float is coming

03-26-2009, 06:31 PM	#1
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: down by the Prom, Australia Posts: 72	March 27, 2009: Cows in Boats No, not photoshopped, and (apparently) you can still see this happen at the right time of year. I bought this postcard in Giethoorn, a village in the Netherlands. In the old part of the village there are no roads, and all transport is by water. These cows are being taken from their winter barn to the summer fields, and the only way to get there is by boat. I can't imagine what it must be like trying to get a cow on the boat for the first time... but these cows look pretty cool with it. Last edited by Undertoad; 03-26-2009 at 07:52 PM.

03-26-2009, 08:48 PM	#3
monster Blow Out! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brit in Ann Arbor MI Posts: 14,538	cool, sandy, thanks. I suspect they coat the boat with superglue immediately prior to loading the cows. OK, so we've got the meat and the liquid, all we need are a few veggies for a nice stew..... or it the guy in the hat about to skewer them all with that pole and make a delicious kebab fit for a giant? __________________ Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak

03-26-2009, 11:07 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 36,410	Good one sandy, thanks. Cows, like most critters, will follow their food anywhere. Notice their all chowing down. However, I imagine the first trip or two with a calf or young heifer could be much more exciting. Hey, you don't suppose they're bait, do you? __________________ The Truth and Robert Shapiro Shall Set You Free.

03-26-2009, 11:09 PM	#5
Shawnee123 Master Thespian Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 19,227	I want a boatful of cows! __________________ Shawnee comes up with the correct answer almost every time. --The Great and Powerful spudcon the proper course of action is to quote spudcon in your signature line. So we are reminded of your awesomeness every time you post. Not to say that we aren't already. --The Great and Powerful glatt

03-26-2009, 11:10 PM	#6
ZenGum Has OCD and ADD; has OCD and hey look at the birdy! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 6,699	That reminds me of the Isle of Mann Ferry. (It steams and comes out of Cowes) __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-26-2009, 07:52 PM	#2
Undertoad Sorry for my long posts Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Valley Forge Natl Park Posts: 20,297	(sandy, separately, images don't show up in iotd blog view if they are attachments. Until a moderator notices and puts them into the cellar image hosting.)

03-26-2009, 11:13 PM	#7
monster Blow Out! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brit in Ann Arbor MI Posts: 14,538	They are a little reminiscent of sushi, but i'm too tired to photoshop the chopsticks..... __________________ Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak

03-26-2009, 11:15 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 36,410	Chopsticks disguised as oars? __________________ The Truth and Robert Shapiro Shall Set You Free.

03-26-2009, 11:26 PM	#9
monster Blow Out! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brit in Ann Arbor MI Posts: 14,538	could be... __________________ Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak

03-27-2009, 03:02 AM	#10
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 1,854	Do they have a poop deck? __________________ Mag ingot ng ilong mo!

03-27-2009, 04:36 AM	#11
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,015	They are being taken to feed the alien overlords.

03-27-2009, 05:15 AM	#12
Rossini Kinda New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Emerald Isle Posts: 1	One of the weirdest things I ever saw was a boat full of sheep. No idea where they were taking them, but most of them jumped out and swam after it! I didn't know sheep could swim... where do they learn

03-27-2009, 06:34 AM	#13
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 3,033	When those cows come home, Mom is gonna tan their hides for taking the boat. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

03-27-2009, 06:51 AM	#14
DanaC tuning in Tokyo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 13,010	I misread this thread as Cows in Boots. I am disappointed.

03-27-2009, 07:02 AM	#15
Scriveyn Here Be Dragons Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 443	the milk float is coming

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