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   George Kincaid to Russell Watson   
   Re: Cow tipping---Is this real--or does    
   14 Jun 07 23:50:40   
   
   From: gkincaid000@centurytel.net   
      
   Thanks everybody--so it's no urban myth! So to speak...;)   
   "Russell Watson"  wrote in message   
   news:sudc63drpg4fbqfd3rgbq7aeplj6mc646e@4ax.com...   
   > On Mon, 21 May 2007 21:30:20 -0500, "George Kincaid"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>I have heard of this little prank before, and the folks at Straight Dope   
   >>dot   
   >>com claim it's real. I have trouble imagining that 1) you could sneak up   
   >>on   
   >>a cow without her knowing it (God help you if you woke up a bull!) 2) that   
   >>you could push something that big over and get away in time to prevent   
   >>one's   
   >>own dismemberment. Here's the link:   
   >>http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_363.html   
   >>   
   >>Since some folks here actually know about cows, and aren't living in   
   >>Chicago, I thought somebody could set me straight on this. I'm from a   
   >>steel   
   >>town, and can't really speak from experience! ;) Thanks.   
   >>   
   >   
   > It is the real deal. About the only more fun you can do in a pasture   
   > is pick the 'shrooms that grow in the cow pies and take them home and   
   > brew them for tea...   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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