Bovine Unite

The cows are plotting something. They're meeting in secret COWncils. They're even keeping blogs. I'm not sure what it's all about, but it seems that 05.05.05 is the date when the cows will show their hand (or hoof, as it may be). (via Metafilter)

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Posted on Thu Apr 07, 2005



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It's cute.
Posted by Maegan  on  Sun Apr 10, 2005  at  05:46 AM
they're finally getting revenge on all you cruel f*cks who allow them to suffer horribly just so you can enjoy a hamburger
Posted by rj  on  Sun Apr 10, 2005  at  10:35 AM
ALLOW them to suffer?

Damn.

I thought I was doing it on purpose.

And why bother putting asterisks in words like that, rj? Everyone knows what the word is anyway. I think it makes someone look rather silly when they do that. Either type it out, or use a different, and complete, word. Are you trying to show us that you're above swearing or something?
Posted by Rod  on  Sun Apr 10, 2005  at  11:51 AM
And, for the record, I enjoy a lot more than just burgers.

Like ribs, various steaks, roasts, sausages, and even the occasional hot dog.

Has anyone ever noticed that PETA, with all of their rambling about killing animals for food, doesn't bother to mention by-products that they still ennjoy, like Jello, and glue?

😕
Posted by Rod  on  Sun Apr 10, 2005  at  11:54 AM
The amusing part of the Chick-fil-A campaign is the fact that they call their products "100% Cow Free - Bovine Seal of Approval" despite the fact that many of their products contain cow milk (brownies, cheesecake, etc).

So it's okay to milk them, just don't kill them, uh?
Posted by jamehec  on  Sun Apr 10, 2005  at  02:34 PM
All I know is the cows were at my work (on the UM campus) yesterday and they handed out small smushy cows with the web addy on them. They played Dance Dance Revolution. It was all very amusing. But when asked, all they said was "moo".
Posted by megan  on  Mon Apr 11, 2005  at  10:41 AM
Couldn't be the Chick-fil-A cows. They're a bunch of liars and traitors. They have steak breakfast burritos...
Posted by Tru  on  Mon Apr 11, 2005  at  11:34 AM
Just found you guys. This may strike you as humorous.

I'm a bouncer in Annapolis, MD, and Friday night, the cows tried to come into the pub I work. Damn things didn't have ID and would only say "Mu" when I tried to card them. Maybe cows speak Mandarin. I could tell that both of them were girls, probably early 20s, inside those costumes. They walked in and tried to hand out business cards before they left real quickly. Not many people were interested in cows interfering with their drinking.

Oh, and they were handing out cowbells as they walked down the street, which meant I had to deal with drunken frat boys all night yelling, "This bar needs more cowbell!" and then ringing the damn things.
Posted by BehindRoundEyes  on  Mon Apr 11, 2005  at  12:29 PM
The obvious question being...

What did the business cards advertise?

Aand also, did you happen to keep one?
Posted by Rod  on  Mon Apr 11, 2005  at  12:54 PM
I'm a cow I'm curious
Watch me now I'm furious
I'm a cow I'm full of hate
Watch me now I'm on your plate......

I love the barenaked ladies
Posted by Razela  on  Mon Apr 11, 2005  at  10:06 PM
Barenaked ladies RULE!

And the band's pretty damned good, too!

😜
Posted by Rod  on  Mon Apr 11, 2005  at  10:15 PM
Hmmm, PETA seems to have taken a hate-on for the chicken industry this month.

Maybe next month is cow month?
Posted by Rod  on  Mon Apr 11, 2005  at  10:20 PM
My son loves the cow song. 😊

I've seen BNL several times, it's a fun concert.
Posted by Winona  on  Mon Apr 11, 2005  at  10:32 PM
"You can be my Yoko Ono
And you can follow me wherever I go..."

I still think "Hello City" is one of their best, though.

Damn, thinkin about PETA's got me hungry. Time to whip up some burgers. With Heinz 57. (If I had cheese, I'd add it just to piss them off).

:lol:
Posted by Rod  on  Mon Apr 11, 2005  at  10:52 PM
I agree with you rod, hello city definitely ranks among their best. In fact, the entire gordon cd probably ranks among their best.
Posted by Razela  on  Tue Apr 12, 2005  at  10:52 AM
Rod wrote:
"Has anyone ever noticed that PETA, with all of their rambling about killing animals for food, doesn't bother to mention by-products that they still enjoy, like Jello, and glue?"

Actually PETA most certainly DOES mention by-products:
http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=72

But they also take a realistic view:
"While PETA supports a strict adherence to veganism, we put the task of vigorously reducing animal suffering ahead of personal purity."

So between bites of your Tasty Burger, you might want to enlighten yourself with the facts before bashing them any further:
http://www.caringconsumer.com/labels.asp

Have a MOOtiful day!
-- Dave H.
Posted by David  on  Fri Apr 15, 2005  at  04:32 PM
The cards just had the same logo as the website and advertised the site. Nothing else was said.
Posted by BehindRoundEyes  on  Sat Apr 16, 2005  at  03:24 PM
Must be a Maryland thing, because today they dropped little cards for http://www.bovineunite.com around campus (University of Maryland, College Park). My guess is a Tv show, due to the phrase "tune into the networks...". I dont think its PETA, theyre not this clever.
Posted by Tycho  on  Mon Apr 18, 2005  at  01:35 PM
Hey! You too can fit in with this CD of genuine (or is that gen-yooou-ine) cow sounds...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1469&item=5569074814
Posted by Winona  on  Mon Apr 18, 2005  at  09:46 PM
I don't think it's PETA, it seems to much like a joke then actually people trying to free cows...

Oh, and if you see any more of them walking around, it said on the blog that the proper way to address them is moo-ooo...

I went to the website last night between 8:45 and 9 (Eastern) but nothing seemed to be different. Anyone else notice anything?
Posted by Farmer Brown  on  Mon Apr 25, 2005  at  02:25 PM
Well, people, tomorrow is the fifth of May.

I expect the moo-ther ship to land soon.

:lol:
Posted by Rod  on  Wed May 04, 2005  at  01:39 PM
Yeah...but we won't know what's going on until 8:45-9pm, and there's no telling WHERE...so it might have already happened.
Posted by Maegan  on  Thu May 05, 2005  at  09:45 AM
The Maryland Lottery? I never saw that coming...
Posted by Wally  on  Thu May 05, 2005  at  07:22 PM
Wow... what a letdown...
Posted by Hew  on  Fri May 06, 2005  at  05:45 AM
I heard about it on the radio...as being something really stupid...I guess they were right.
Posted by Maegan  on  Fri May 06, 2005  at  08:52 AM
I was awfully surprised to see how lame this actually turned out to be.

:down:

I was even kinda lookin forward to it. What a bummer.
Posted by Rod  on  Sun May 08, 2005  at  06:16 AM
Apparently this whole thing is a promo for the Maryland lottery.
Posted by Marli, Professional Pessimist  on  Wed May 11, 2005  at  11:55 PM
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