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A cow in Australia is almost as tall as Michael Jordan and his size actually saved his life

Meltdown99Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
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A cow in Australia is almost as tall as Michael Jordan and his size actually saved his life

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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,608
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
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    Hi!Hi! Posts: 3,095
    As tall Micheal Jordan, lol. Wtf?

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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,091
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
    (no cow deserves to be slaughtered)
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,091
    The 7-year-old Holstein-Friesian is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 3,086 pounds. For reference, the average Holstein-Friesian dairy cow typically stands at 4 feet 10 inches and weighs 1,500 pounds, making Kickers a rather large outlier.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    Hi!Hi! Posts: 3,095
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    The 7-year-old Holstein-Friesian is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 3,086 pounds. For reference, the average Holstein-Friesian dairy cow typically stands at 4 feet 10 inches and weighs 1,500 pounds, making Kickers a rather large outlier.
    Jordan is at least 6'6".

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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,913
    edited November 2018
    I didn’t realize dairy cows were slaughtered for their meat.  Interesting. Upon further reading they are used for ground beef and roast beef.  Who knew?!
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,759
    Hi! said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    The 7-year-old Holstein-Friesian is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 3,086 pounds. For reference, the average Holstein-Friesian dairy cow typically stands at 4 feet 10 inches and weighs 1,500 pounds, making Kickers a rather large outlier.
    Jordan is at least 6'6".
    I think they meant the cow is as looooooong as Jordan.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,759
    I think it's weird they call the damn thing a crisper.

    "Hey, Jiankui, let's put 'er in the crisper and see what comes out!"

    "Oh,  shit man, I burned another one!"
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,759
    Well, that was supposed to get posted some where else but, WTF, just as good here I suppose.  :lol: 
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    cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,128
    edited November 2018
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
    (no cow deserves to be slaughtered)
    Yup just bible toting white guys.
    hippiemom = goodness
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    njnancynjnancy Northern New Jersey Posts: 5,096
    brianlux said:
    I think it's weird they call the damn thing a crisper.

    "Hey, Jiankui, let's put 'er in the crisper and see what comes out!"

    "Oh,  shit man, I burned another one!"
    Now to guess which thread this belongs in....
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,759
    edited November 2018
    njnancy said:
    brianlux said:
    I think it's weird they call the damn thing a crisper.

    "Hey, Jiankui, let's put 'er in the crisper and see what comes out!"

    "Oh,  shit man, I burned another one!"
    Now to guess which thread this belongs in....
    I'm not sure what happened there.  Perhaps my brain went into the crisper?


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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,065
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
    (no cow deserves to be slaughtered)
    Prime rib rare does.
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    HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 35,836
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
    (no cow deserves to be slaughtered)
    depends on what you define as "deserves". LOL
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,608
    cincybearcat said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
    (no cow deserves to be slaughtered)
    Yup just bible toting white guys.
    White guys? That guy was Asian.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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    Meltdown99Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    PJ_Soul said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
    (no cow deserves to be slaughtered)
    Yup just bible toting white guys.
    White guys? That guy was Asian.
    I think Cincy was referencing the guy who died on that island.
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,608
    Meltdown99 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
    (no cow deserves to be slaughtered)
    Yup just bible toting white guys.
    White guys? That guy was Asian.
    I think Cincy was referencing the guy who died on that island.
    Yes, so am I. That guy wasn't white, lol.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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    cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,128
    PJ_Soul said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
    (no cow deserves to be slaughtered)
    Yup just bible toting white guys.
    White guys? That guy was Asian.
    I think Cincy was referencing the guy who died on that island.
    Yes, so am I. That guy wasn't white, lol.
    Hahaha fair enough, I let what I normally read here creep into my writing.  Let's be honest though, everyone would be even more ok with it if he was white ;)
    hippiemom = goodness
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,608
    cincybearcat said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
    (no cow deserves to be slaughtered)
    Yup just bible toting white guys.
    White guys? That guy was Asian.
    I think Cincy was referencing the guy who died on that island.
    Yes, so am I. That guy wasn't white, lol.
    Hahaha fair enough, I let what I normally read here creep into my writing.  Let's be honest though, everyone would be even more ok with it if he was white ;)
    If "everyone" includes me, that isn't true at all.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,248
    PJ_Soul said:
    cincybearcat said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
    (no cow deserves to be slaughtered)
    Yup just bible toting white guys.
    White guys? That guy was Asian.
    I think Cincy was referencing the guy who died on that island.
    Yes, so am I. That guy wasn't white, lol.
    Hahaha fair enough, I let what I normally read here creep into my writing.  Let's be honest though, everyone would be even more ok with it if he was white ;)
    If "everyone" includes me, that isn't true at all.
    Well, clearly not Ms. Nobody. And you tried to claim you were single, but your spouse ratted you out:

    It's a hopeless situation...
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    VanEyckVanEyck Posts: 171
    I'm still trying to figure out how this cow saved Michael Jordan...
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    HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 35,836
    VanEyck said:
    I'm still trying to figure out how this cow saved Michael Jordan...
    LMAO me too
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    HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 35,836
    I think McDonald's should buy the cow and release a limited time burger called the McKnicker. "not too big for our crispers!"
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    oftenreadingoftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,828
    I just clicked on the article for the first time. I had just assumed that this cow was spared because of warm-and-fuzzy feelings about his appearance; maybe he was a tourist attraction or something. 

    Nope. He was just too big to fit in the processing equipment. 

    And they say size doesn’t matter. 
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    oftenreadingoftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,828
    I wonder if that cow is aware of how much bigger he is than the others? 

    Just like, whenever I see a corgi I wonder if it’s envious of the dogs with the normal legs. 
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    VanEyckVanEyck Posts: 171
    oftenreading said:
    I wonder if that cow is aware of how much bigger he is than the others? 

    Just like, whenever I see a corgi I wonder if it’s envious of the dogs with the normal legs. 
    But then you have to wonder if Corgis know that the Queen Of England ranks them at #1...
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    VanEyck said:
    oftenreading said: 
    I wonder if that cow is aware of how much bigger he is than the others? 

    Just like, whenever I see a corgi I wonder if it’s envious of the dogs with the normal legs. 
    But then you have to wonder if Corgis know that the Queen Of England ranks them at #1...
    I don't think that's much comfort when you are walking around on those little stumps.
    Also, the Queen of England is wrong lol

    Corgis are the worst!  I've never heard a more shrill (and frequent) bark than a Corgi.  
    Unfortunately, we have family members who have Corgis.  Little freaks.
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,608
    tbergs said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    cincybearcat said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I'm glad he's being put to pasture instead of slaughtered. That's nice.
    (no cow deserves to be slaughtered)
    Yup just bible toting white guys.
    White guys? That guy was Asian.
    I think Cincy was referencing the guy who died on that island.
    Yes, so am I. That guy wasn't white, lol.
    Hahaha fair enough, I let what I normally read here creep into my writing.  Let's be honest though, everyone would be even more ok with it if he was white ;)
    If "everyone" includes me, that isn't true at all.
    Well, clearly not Ms. Nobody. And you tried to claim you were single, but your spouse ratted you out:

    :lol:
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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    Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    We breed them big down under....
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
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    Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    brianlux said:
    Hi! said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    The 7-year-old Holstein-Friesian is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 3,086 pounds. For reference, the average Holstein-Friesian dairy cow typically stands at 4 feet 10 inches and weighs 1,500 pounds, making Kickers a rather large outlier.
    Jordan is at least 6'6".
    I think they meant the cow is as looooooong as Jordan.
    The height of the cow is 6' 4". Jordan is 2 inches taller.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
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