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sandypossum 03-26-2009 06:31 PM

March 27, 2009: Cows in Boats
 
http://cellar.org/2009/giethoorn cows in boot.jpg

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. :thumb2:

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? :eek3:

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


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