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[challenge entry] Cor, DM!

They had all these odd cow statues all over Manchester a while ago. How queer.

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(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:06, archived)
# that was my favourite one too
yay!
(I helped save b3ta! Count Dante In Shocking 2-D, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:09, archived)
# Dangermoo Huzzah
I saw them in Prague when I was there last summer. They were rather ace.
(I helped save b3ta! Pope George-Ringo quick Alter Boy, to the Popemobile, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:10, archived)
# Ah, so they tour?
I didn't realise.
Man, I love Prague. Even if I've only been there once, it ws December, and -15degC all week.
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:12, archived)
# They went to Dublin as well
But I think new cows are done for each city depending on the companies that sponser them.
(I helped save b3ta! Pope George-Ringo quick Alter Boy, to the Popemobile, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:16, archived)
# So it's not an "arts" thing?
Oh well, woo for the people that sponsor Dangermouse cow! : )
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:17, archived)
# It'll be Cosgrove hall who do the Dangernouse cartoon
(I helped save b3ta! Pope George-Ringo quick Alter Boy, to the Popemobile, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:18, archived)
# plenty of ways to stay warm in prague
;-)
(I helped save b3ta! MagicallyInept Bored Sig., Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:24, archived)
# We had a Moose one in Toronto.

Apparently it all started off with "Cows on parade" in Chicago a few years back.

I think they're all great.
(I helped save b3ta! Evil Prof. Pixel Masher I made this!, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:12, archived)
# in Zurich
in 1998.
(schminkypinky, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:18, archived)
# /stands corrected.


Chicago must have 'borrowed' the idea just like everyone else then.


At least in Toronto they switched it up a bit with the moose.
(I helped save b3ta! Evil Prof. Pixel Masher I made this!, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:21, archived)
# i have seen cowboys on parade
i used to live in calgary...
(I helped save b3ta! MagicallyInept Bored Sig., Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:25, archived)
# part of a gay pride march?
?
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:38, archived)
# sort of
just that every single bloke there dresses like a cowboy, they really do think it is cool.
tis funny - plus the birds there are top drawer
(I helped save b3ta! MagicallyInept Bored Sig., Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:47, archived)
# so I learn that:
1. Cowboys are inadvertantly gay gay gay

2. their psudo-faghags are well fit.
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 17:08, archived)
# Why
that's a wonderful statue
(I helped save b3ta! Brown cow, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:10, archived)
# it was yes
until some scallies broke it's teats off in an ill-conceived drunken attempted milking exercise.
(I helped save b3ta! big daft dave, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:17, archived)
# BASTARDS!
*shakes fist*
(I helped save b3ta! Brown cow, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:20, archived)
# Woo
they'd a great one in Saville Row in London a year or two back that was covered in traditional tattoo designs - anchors and swallows and sacred hearts and stuff.
(Wong Fei-Hung - now with added flickr.com (see profile), Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:14, archived)
# There were tons of cows all over Manc
all with different designs-- I think I remember seeing that one, but only Dangermouse-cow was the one I wanted to take a photo of!
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:15, archived)
# they're everywhere...
www.cowparade.com/

and that's where they came from!



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(I helped save b3ta! Zaphod's Wombat - Never did quite get the hang of, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:18, archived)
# I thankyou
cheers!

My fav: manchester.cowparade.com/cow/large/2225
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Fri 11 Mar 2005, 16:21, archived)