Have you ever heard the term “cow tipping”? I have…and I always assumed it was real and doable. One night about 33 years ago – in the dead summer and the black of the night – I went out with some friends and cow tipping was on our list of things to do that night. We ended up in a pitch-black field, in southern Iowa (prime cow country) at 2am looking for some cows. When I found one…basically by bumping into him (and it felt like running into a 1,000 pound brick wall) because I couldn’t see him…I pretty much decided that this wasn’t for me. I took off rather quickly…as did everyone else I was with that night.
Recently, I took a little poll of my Facebook friends from Iowa to see if anyone, anywhere, had ever actually tipped a cow. All had heard of it, only one other had tried it, and none succeeded. Wikipedia deems it nearly impossible and basically calls it an urban legend. I wish I had known that back in 1981, but oh well…
Recently, I took a little poll of my Facebook friends from Iowa to see if anyone, anywhere, had ever actually tipped a cow. All had heard of it, only one other had tried it, and none succeeded. Wikipedia deems it nearly impossible and basically calls it an urban legend. I wish I had known that back in 1981, but oh well…
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