Horns and udders both, like the freaky-ass characters from that CG movie Barnyard. Just not quite right.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Denver Mascot
A short while back, when I was discussing the unusual art of downtown Indianapolis, a friend from here in Denver commented on our city's own bizarre entry into public art: cow-bulls. Or bull-cows. Or maybe just b-ow-ls (pronounced "bowels"). Whichever's funniest. Anyway, they look like this:
Horns and udders both, like the freaky-ass characters from that CG movie Barnyard. Just not quite right.
Horns and udders both, like the freaky-ass characters from that CG movie Barnyard. Just not quite right.
Sadly, that's not limited to Denver. Edmonton and Calgary both did the cow/bull thing - Edmonton's was a one-summer thing (they were auctioned for charity afterwards), but I think Calgary's are still around.
ReplyDeleteWhoever makes those things made a mint, I'm thinking...
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ff_texa15.htm
ReplyDeleteThere are actually breeds of cows (female cattle) that have horns... FYI
Yeah, I read the link.
ReplyDeleteI've been to Austin.
Everything's farked up down in Austin. ;-)
I thought it was funny that nobody really paid attention to them here until the helmet got stolen off of the Broncos cow.
At least we're not Breckenridge. They have 6 foot tall cowboy boots. Seriously.
http://co-eagle2.civicplus.com/index.asp?nid=157