THOSE TERRORIST BASTARDS

Now they're using cows.

Comments

[Brainy Jello]

Well it is called "Oxford" - where the oxen cross.

[slowlayne]

Dave's luggage was on that train!

[slowlayne]

... and of course "Virgin Trains" WBAGNFARB

[Nameless]

"The cow, which caused a 'bloody mess'..."
I wonder if they mean "bloody" as in... bloody or "bloody" as in the British slang.

[Calendar Hacksaw]

Laying on coaches and taxis sounds like fun. But I think the passengers probably wanted to just get on with their journies.

[U.O]

The link won't open for me, so judging from the comments, I'm gonna assume that the story deals with training some cows to carry luggage for guest speakers on the BBC ...

or ... somethin' like that ...

[jamester]

The cow, she wanders no more...

[silver]

I liked how they said they had no idea how the cow got on the tracks. I think we can rule out flight...

[jamester]

I feel joy in my heart that as Dave's bloglits read this article, the terms "ex-cow" and "pushing up the daisies" will be occuring to most of us...

[DLAK]

I've never know a cow that didnt cause a bloody mess. Also: Dave Barry rymes with brave hairy.

[Amy]

DLAK:

Depends upon your accent.

New Yawkers, like me, don't rhyme hairy with Barry.

[Eleanor]

Seven hours to clean up from one (1) smushed cow?!?!?

*wonders what the rest of the story is*

[Marvin]

eleanor, I think the train was suffering from severe emotional distress and had to take some xanax before it felt it could continue as normal (whatever that is).

[judy]

doesn't anyone feel some compassion for the cow?

[Aunt Nancy]

First of all: Hi, Stupendous Man! Long time no ka-pwing!

Second: with apologies to Hank Snow, Emmy Lou Harris, and anyone else who ever recorded this song:

That big eight-wheeler, rollin' down the track
Means your wanderin’ cow ain't comin' back
He wasn’t movin' on, so he’ll soon be gone
He stopped on the track, and the train went “WHACK!”
He ain’t a-movin’ on

That big loud whistle, as it blew and blew
Said hello to the bovine, all he said was “Moo”
He wouldn’t walk away, thought he had to stay
And as you can guess it was a bloody mess
He ain’t a-movin’ on

Mister fireman, won't you please listen to me
'Cause a barbeque is what I see
Keep movin' me on, keep rollin' on
The cow’s demise is near, so pass the beer
And keep movin' me on.

[Sarah J]

Are they sure it wasn't a sheep? When I was over there I keept having to stop driving to wait for herds of (moronic) sheep to cross the road, or just meander in the middle of it.

[U.O]

Since a lot of my work is on or around railroad tracks, I see a fair amount of "railroad kill" ...

I just don't seem to have much to say about it, except to suggest that I'm glad it's not me ... and I've worked on the RR with some folks who have friends/acquaintances who have been injured/died on the job ... so we're all pretty conscious of the hazards ... mebbe that's why I can't get too excited about a cow ... too concerned about the safety and welfare of the humans ...

Aside: I'm trying to find pix at the hospital of Little Jake, but they apparently don't have them posted yet ... if/when, I dunno how long they'll be up, but if/when they do, I'll try to link them somewhere here ... isn't that a grampa's responsibility?

[DaBlade]

I know this is pure conjecture, but it may have been a suicidal cow. In any case, he's now ground beef.

[queensbee]

um, it took seven hrs because they were cooking up steak dinners for the passengers? sorry.
and i'm from noo yawk too, and barry does not rhyme w/hairy. or mary for that matter. some people talk funny!!

[ceeg22]

aren't trains supposed to have 'cow-catchers' on the front of them? you know, to prevent the cows from getting under the trains and blowing up the brakes?

and it is appropriate that this ex-cow is now pushing up daisies for the benefit of the cows she left behind.

[Funny Name]

Amy & Queensbee: What does "Barry" rhyme with, in your opinion? I live in New York too, and I myself also rhyme Barry with "hairy" (and, appropriately in this case, "dairy"). Please advise. Preferably in a poetic format.

[elle]

Next time, they should mooooove out of the way. It must have been a member of Al-Cowda.

*can't believe other bloglits have not made the 'moove' joke*

[Patrick O'Leary]

Heh. I had friends on a couple of the trains delayed by that cow! They were delayed into Oxford by 7 hours or so, and I know that some of them had to go by way of London. Big mess, that.

And I can confirm for queensbee that steak was not served to the passengers. In fact, all they were provided with for free was tea and coffee...

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[sct72]

Seven hour cows?