Unmitigated Bovine Fascination? @ otoh

Unmitigated Bovine Fascination?

I recently read this:

Go into a pasture where cows are grazing in the distance. Shout to get their attention and then suddenly lie down. The moment you do, they will hurry over to investigate, encircling you and staring down at you with unmitigated bovine fascination.

I’m currently researching whether it’s true. [By that I mean I emailed a former colleague with an advanced degree in Ag.Ed. and am awaiting a response. I doubt I will resort to actually testing it if she is unable to confirm or deny. Although....] I don’t know why I find this so intriguing. [I can probably find a way to blame Gary Larson.] Has anyone else heard of this?

Posted on May 14th, 2009 Tim 3 comments

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3 responses to “Unmitigated Bovine Fascination?”
1. unowhat May 14th, 2009 at 21:55
  
  I think “unmitigated bovine fascination” is my new favorite phrase.
  
  “The middle-aged women gazed at the aging boy-band members at the local mall with unmitigated bovine fascination.”
  
  “Several students gathered around the fracas with unmitigated bovine fascination, hoping fervently that ripped-off hair weave would land on them like snowflakes drifting from an angry sky.”
  
  “The former President stared into the TV camera with unmitigated bovine fascination, wondering where the magical people he saw on the box in his family room lived.”
  
  It is a good phrase! ~Tim
2. mary May 17th, 2009 at 17:12
  
  i have never heard of “unmitigated bovine fascination”, at least not cow to human. i have heard of it flowing the other way: human to cow.
  
  frankly, i think you should conduct the experiment. visit your friend and have her take you to some cows.
3. lime May 26th, 2009 at 08:59
  
  lol, i grew up in dairy country and i now feel mildly compelled to test this hypothesis at my earliest convenience.

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