Dec 9 2009"Holy Cow": False Idol Or Not? I Need A Ruling
There was a cow born in Sterling, Connecticut with a cross on its forehead. He was nicknamed Moses by local children, but I'm still convinced he's the anti-burger.
His owner, Brad Davis, told WFSB-TV he thought the marking may be a message from above, though he is still trying to worl out what that message might be.
Ric Grummer, the chairman of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Dairy Science, told the Norwich Bulletin newspaper it is not unusual for a Holstein cow to have a white marking on its head.But Mr Grummer said the cross shape is unique.
Nice, what do you think would come out if this cow and an ox with a heart on it's head had babies? I'm guessing a unicorn with a heart on its head WITH SWORDS THROUGH IT. Bitchin'.
Hit the jump for a closeup of the nog.
'Holy cow' born with cross on forehead [telegraph]
Thanks to Add not Andrew MacGregor, which makes the score 3-2 or 2-2 depending on whether you count And's tip from two years ago. That's up for you two to work out. Now you guys try to limit yourselves to a couple tips a day, please. And make them good ones.
Reader Comments
1. deadbodyman - December 9, 2009 5:18 PM
burger of christ, burger of christ.
2. utgj - December 9, 2009 5:18 PM
holy cow
3. 2mechanicalarms - December 9, 2009 5:21 PM
target
4. Gazawraith - December 9, 2009 5:21 PM
oh big wow. some RANDOM bits of hair decided to be a different colour in a RANDOM shape which happens to LOOK LIKE a cross... why dont you just shoot it there and make burgers instead of making it a false prophet >:<
5. Buckethead - December 9, 2009 5:21 PM
sacrilicious...
6. ObamaPacman - December 9, 2009 5:29 PM
Let's fire up the grill!
7. Richard McBeef - December 9, 2009 5:32 PM
kill it.
eat it.
religion is for homojos.
8. photoshop-police - December 9, 2009 5:33 PM
5 bucks says the cow's name is Harry
9. Jiakasuma - December 9, 2009 5:33 PM
I can't wait to eat it! ^_^
10. photoshop-police - December 9, 2009 5:34 PM
his REAL name, I mean (moses, jeez, kids, don't you know you don't name cows after prophets?)
11. gunther - December 9, 2009 5:36 PM
sacrifice it .
12. me - December 9, 2009 5:42 PM
BEASTIALITY!! YEAH!!!
13. quaddmgtech - December 9, 2009 5:43 PM
His REAL name is 'lunch.'
14. floo - December 9, 2009 5:49 PM
Reminds me of one of my favorite pairs of merging galaxies:
http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/press-rel/pr-2007/images/phot-55a-07-fullres.jpg
15. Qazzy - December 9, 2009 6:18 PM
Oh no, more Super Christians seeing religious signs in completely random things... Its called Pareidolia, a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant.
I hope they don't worship this cow. Actually, I hope they do and it shits in their faces.
16. Boost - December 9, 2009 6:18 PM
I raise baby calves.
About 80% of them have a similar marking on their forehead.
This isn't anything special, at all.
I'm sure we have lightning bolts/swastikas/crosses/anything else you can interpret a spot on their forehead as.
For sure this isn't newsworthy in any sense, well except for you city folk who think farm animals are cute and cuddly.
17. Brrrrian - December 9, 2009 6:22 PM
16 beat me to it, that looks like every baby cow I've ever seen.
dumb dumb dumb dumb
18. J - December 9, 2009 6:28 PM
Religious symbol - NO
Target - YES
Remember people. Meat is murder..........sweet delicious tasty murder
19. Random Cow Knowledge Girl - December 9, 2009 6:33 PM
No way that's a Holstein. Those are either black and white or red and white. It's totally a Jersey. Get the facts right Mr. Dairy Science man.
20. hellen - December 9, 2009 7:14 PM
It's a sideways bull's eye
21. Closet Nerd - December 9, 2009 8:06 PM
Looks like a TARGET to me..... just sayin
"Mmmmmm, that one looks delicious..."
22. G - December 9, 2009 9:08 PM
Looks more like an ankh to me.
23. Spikey DaPikey - December 9, 2009 9:43 PM
A cow with a aiming aid for the humane bolt gun !! OM Nom nom nom ....
24. Checo - December 9, 2009 10:19 PM
I'll order a cheeseburguer and french fries please
25. rustingrabbit - December 9, 2009 11:24 PM
Maybe its the return of Jesus, he just got stuck in the wrong body. Church is going to suck, I barely understand the priests as it is now.
26. Eskimobob - December 10, 2009 12:08 AM
Its a bulls eye mark for the slaughter house. "Aim For Here"
27. rad to the power of me - December 10, 2009 12:39 AM
@16 couldn't agree more. I'm from Tennessee (no i don't live on a farm, yes i have all my teeth, and yes i wear shoes..when i want to) but i have seen my fair share of cows and most are marked in some similar way that any fanatical Christian could discern something from
i.e.
http://impcomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mickeycow2.jpg
in the eye of the beholder my friends/enemies
28. Conspiracy - December 10, 2009 1:56 AM
HOLY COW!!!
29. Jaded Icon - December 10, 2009 7:11 AM
@ 15
Only an idiot would hope other people worship a cow just so they could get a sense of justification for their bigotry. And you, sir, are an idiot.
WISCONSIN FTW!!!
30. Anna - December 10, 2009 9:20 AM
That's not a cross, it's an "F" God is saying Fuck you, that's the message
31. Aaron - December 10, 2009 9:30 AM
This is all part of a not-so clever add campaign by the christian church... They really plan on opening a fast food chain called "The last Supper". THEPOWER OF CHRIST COMPELLS YOU! THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELLS YOU! TO EAT OUR 100% SACRED ALL BEEF PATTYS!!!
32. Dan - December 10, 2009 9:47 AM
looks delicious
33. Blastphemer - December 10, 2009 10:12 AM
I'll take the number 666, a medium order of curly fries, and a large coke please.
Thank you...drive through.
34. Tigerh8r - December 10, 2009 11:08 AM
It's actuallythe result of genetic engineering sponsored by a corporate giant for marketing, with the desired result being a public belief that it is a message from God. The message is, "Eat Mor Chikin"
35. Aaron - December 10, 2009 12:27 PM
Speaking of which I wonder if those sacred cows in India taste any better than regular cows??? Like Kobe Beef only sacred....
36. Yazılım TV, Php, MySQL, db.. - December 14, 2009 3:46 PM
oo nice dana :)
37. memo408 - March 19, 2010 7:11 PM
just fer that, I feel lika killin' dem calves and throwin a BBQ. BBQ em till they are medium-well done!
Git'er'done.
lolz
38. Farm Girl. - December 2, 2010 4:26 PM
oh my goodness, for one what is so special about it, it is a calf for crying out loud. Calves are everywhere. I am a Dairy Princess and it is my job to educate people about the dairy industry. Im not big on stereotypes but those of you from the city are not helping yourselves by saying these kinds of things. I am willing to learn other points of view than my own, but....
1. This is not a cow, it is a calf. If it is a bovine that has not calved (had a baby) it is not a cow. It is either a bull calf (boy) or a heifer calf (girl). This misconception is far too popular in my opinion.
2. This is most certainly NOT a holstein calf. The fawn coloring clearly denotes another breed. Jersey would be my opinion. The closest that particular calf could be to a holstein is if it is a hojo which is a holstein/jersey cross...but there is not enough of the trademark holstein traits present in this example, so i think it is just a jersey with a white marking on its head. Not uncommon at all.
3. As for the marking itself that is also not uncommon. There are many different markings out there, lately my calves have been coming out with question marks on their heads. I have seen letters Ls Rs Ks etc. hearts, ships, faces, I even saw a marking that looked like a llama. It is kind of like looking at clouds for patterns, only on an animal.
4.For the poeple who said it is a bullseye...well just a fact for you, you can shoot them in the head if you would truly like but I wouldnt reccomend it. They have very thick skulls in the forhead so it often takes multiple shots to kill them. So it isnt all that humane to do that.