A Cow Named Kindess

elaine: 8th Jun 2005 - 06:43 GMT

kodie's got a pretty mouth. are they destined to become McMurderburgers?

fuzzytank: 8th Jun 2005 - 08:28 GMT

hehehehe
thats badass
now i want a cow
i guess id name it 'hope or something

or mabye tank
a cow named tank
beauti full

GGP: 8th Jun 2005 - 11:23 GMT

sure, a cow named tank would certainly be fuzzy.
elaine, these are dairy cows. they won't become meat, but sadly their life after the first year will be one of confinement. 3x/day milking, a relatively short life span of 5-6 years at a high-output dairy farm.

Peter: 8th Jun 2005 - 13:03 GMT

i read in the paper today that people who drink three or more servings of milk a day are 35% more likely to be/become obese.

elaine: 8th Jun 2005 - 13:19 GMT

considering milk is designed for accelerated growth of baby things, i would say that drinking loads of milk and expecting not to get fat would be very ambitious. milk production is torture, meat may be murder, but i kind of prefer it

GGP: 8th Jun 2005 - 14:26 GMT

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Peter: 8th Jun 2005 - 14:29 GMT

elaine: totally, re: milk being intended for growing babies. the problem is that this evidence of a tie to obesity flies in the face of the convention that calcium and other minerals in milk have actually been promoted/advertised (by the dairy industry) as aides to weight-loss. so ironic!

ggp: the meatrix site is one of my all-time faves. thanks for posting it :)

elaine: 8th Jun 2005 - 15:01 GMT

in the uk there is no such milk as half and half, just full fat, which is regular or skimmed which is basically water with a white tinge, and semi skimmed which is probably what most peole use. if these people are drinking half and half then there's your case right there

Peter: 8th Jun 2005 - 15:24 GMT

yeah i think it refers to "whole milk", that is, the full-fat type. here, they have skim, also, and "2%", which has only 2% milkfat remaining. but i think its more of an issue than the fat content... i think it involves hormones present in the milk that can effect human metabolism, as well as the carbohydrate content of certain dairy products in the milk... cream, fat, proteins, etc.

around here, people only put half-n-half in coffee and tea, i guess. ive never seen anyone drink it... but im sure its rich... 50% cream!

Germaine: 8th Jun 2005 - 16:02 GMT

it involves hormones present in the milk

Yes, but perhaps this is beacuse of the Bovine Growth Hormones that American cows are pumped full of. A process generally frowned upon anywhere else.

elaine: 8th Jun 2005 - 16:15 GMT

oh yeah, now that does make sense - remember that scandal when they tried to do it to chickens and little kids were getting breasts somewhere in south america?
half and half is delicious on weetabix

Peter: 8th Jun 2005 - 16:17 GMT

ill have some bovine growth hormones with my bovine spongiform encephalopathy, please!

hahahaha.

thats why i dont eat meat and really dont drink any milk.

Peter: 8th Jun 2005 - 16:23 GMT

...well, that and the fact that ive read the jungle before ;)

elaine: 8th Jun 2005 - 16:38 GMT

my cow would be called rover, and i would take her to the various fields and commons round london, as is my right, though as a commoner, not a lord i believe i would not be allowed to drive her over the bridges on the thames. and i wouldn't be technically allowed to take her to viccy park. not sure about the canals...

kobe: 8th Jun 2005 - 17:24 GMT

well now, i suppose id have to name mine "kobe" now, wouldnt i? 8-)

Peter: 8th Jun 2005 - 18:05 GMT

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elaine: 8th Jun 2005 - 18:20 GMT

hah! i forgot about that guy. my brother went round to visit them when they were here, i don't know if he took pictures

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: 17th Nov 2005 - 00:36 GMT

I'm calling my cow 'Pats.'
I really miss cows. I lived next to a farm and saw them every day for 19 years.
(A little late to the cow conversation, but hey, it ain't over till the cows come home?)

ian: 14th Dec 2005 - 16:29 GMT

milk is delicious, although I generally much prefer chicken to beef.

Guy McLaren: 2nd Jan 2007 - 06:44 GMT

I had donald, daisy, rump and Biltong (In case you dont know, Biltong is something like what the yanks call jerky, only better. Dried spiced beef.

PS The biltong was great. The steaks almost as good.