tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post2649304039780036475..comments2024-03-28T12:01:08.192-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: LAMENT OF THE ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATED COWThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-85102493541314235762020-02-01T00:19:27.546-06:002020-02-01T00:19:27.546-06:00I heard "varsity tarts"I heard "varsity tarts"<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317801598571041159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-60230903196874095902019-01-21T22:24:33.123-06:002019-01-21T22:24:33.123-06:00Not many people younger than we are would have eve...Not many people younger than we are would have even heard of the Women's Land Army unless they were British.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-18018708740309642802019-01-21T18:21:36.714-06:002019-01-21T18:21:36.714-06:00I also remember it from the 1970's and "T...I also remember it from the 1970's and "The Land Army tarts" I was quoted regularly and most of today's oldies may recall it. shaun reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08545030964226992757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-18027430783540214072015-02-16T03:57:48.421-06:002015-02-16T03:57:48.421-06:00There are as many different versions of this poem ...There are as many different versions of this poem as people who quote it. Original author may even be as stated above. And the land army tarts and brass bound syringe changed to reflect modern usage.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-77379103807188603242015-02-13T17:48:24.868-06:002015-02-13T17:48:24.868-06:00I knew this as "The Lament of the Discontente...I knew this as "The Lament of the Discontented Cow", and started singing it in the mid 70s from memory. I don't know the credited author, I was simply told it was something that appeared first in a regional New Zealand newspaper. There are a few word changes in this version, mostly harmless (lol), but I do prefer the final verse I learned which has "Land Army tarts what handlesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423162789472861864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-3117448636489308282011-08-26T23:50:46.948-06:002011-08-26T23:50:46.948-06:00Murr, that was awesome. Can I steal it and quote ...Murr, that was awesome. Can I steal it and quote you?The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-60558329443874852502011-08-26T23:36:06.324-06:002011-08-26T23:36:06.324-06:00Although, I must say, the synthetic,
Compared to a...Although, I must say, the synthetic,<br />Compared to a bull, was not fickler,<br />And I might just embrace the syringe,<br />If, the next time, it came with a tickler.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-15928932060674926052011-08-26T13:04:56.409-06:002011-08-26T13:04:56.409-06:00I've downloaded google earth....now if only I ...I've downloaded google earth....now if only I could find where it went.....THINGS YOU'D NEVER GUESS ABOUT MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627183704637063465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-38385099392161764852011-08-26T02:28:35.267-06:002011-08-26T02:28:35.267-06:00Barb, Google "learn to write cowboy poetry&qu...Barb, Google "learn to write cowboy poetry". there are several sites offering advice and possibly seminars/conferences on same. Plan to attend one of the "gatherings" of cowboy poets; there are a number of famous ones listed.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-71213102181643859702011-08-25T22:21:05.950-06:002011-08-25T22:21:05.950-06:00Love it.
the Ol'BuzzardLove it.<br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-12340784096114764502011-08-25T18:03:00.450-06:002011-08-25T18:03:00.450-06:00This would fall into the cowboy poetry genre methi...This would fall into the cowboy poetry genre methinks. I would like to learn how to write cowboy poetry. Hey you, bovine specialist, are there cowboy poetry courses?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-79354614755316512732011-08-25T07:35:52.048-06:002011-08-25T07:35:52.048-06:00I am reminded of the old joke about why cows have ...I am reminded of the old joke about why cows have long faces (they get their teats pulled twice a day but only have sex once a year).Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-83957948606346211022011-08-25T06:38:58.872-06:002011-08-25T06:38:58.872-06:00Nicely done!Nicely done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-55629202201863373082011-08-25T00:17:22.657-06:002011-08-25T00:17:22.657-06:00, Dana, I like the breaded veal cutlets served in ..., Dana, I like the breaded veal cutlets served in rural Saskatchewan restaurants. They are actually pork cutlets pounded thin and breaded. Not much on veal, certainly not white veal. Seems like a waste of a good animal that could grow up and produce lots of beef.<br />RB, I had never heard that before. Thanks.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-40394795468772722202011-08-24T22:40:20.954-06:002011-08-24T22:40:20.954-06:00OH, dear. Such a calamity!
On the other side, howe...OH, dear. Such a calamity!<br />On the other side, however . . .<br /><br /><i>I've never seen a purple cow<br />With tears my eyes are full.<br />I've never seen a purple cow<br />And I'm a purple bull.</i>Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-63932080861624785862011-08-24T20:01:41.336-06:002011-08-24T20:01:41.336-06:00I lift up my glass of milk in a salute to those wh...I lift up my glass of milk in a salute to those who have gone without that I may have milk and meat. But veal? NEVER! <br /><br />Recently, I'm becoming more and more a vegetarian.THINGS YOU'D NEVER GUESS ABOUT MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627183704637063465noreply@blogger.com