Oddly enough, related to the Martha Stewart news - there's Martha Stewart tips printed inside the wrapper of the Dove Caramels my mom sent me for Christmas.
At first I thought they were all holiday related, but the latest one talked about planting amaryllis bulbs.
Well, that guy will probably win his claim for cow-caused damage, considering it's often strict liability. And I thought my tort professor's random livestock-related-tort fixation would never pay off.
@shoroko: I'm surprised the neighbor would fight it. If my pet licks the paint off my neighbor's house, I'm going to be proactive and just offer to pay. What kind of world do we live in?
Although it does seem a little odd that his house is so close to the fence that the cow can actually get to it through a fence.
@RedLantern: Well, according to the article the cow's owner says he'll "take care of it," so he's probably just going to pay the $100. Regardless of how some kind of case would turn out, you'd really have to be sticking to some weird principles to not just pay, considering attorneys' fees would definitely amount to more than that.
@shoroko: Maybe he's planning to mooooove?
Sorry.
I love the name of the officer who contacted the owner of the cows:
Deputy FUNK. I want him to look like Bootsy Collins.
The chimp was being treated for Lyme disease. Lyme can actually cause rage symptoms in some people. I can't help but wonder if his illness had something to do with him attacking the woman, whether it be rage from the Lyme, or a response to feeling sick from the Lyme or the antibiotics.
Something about The Home's Tastiness being A Mystery made me think of Homer Simpson. Maybe anything featuring the word Tasty reminds me of Homer, I don't know, but I can just see that cow doing Homers little "Ooo!" of delight once it tasted the house and found it delicious.
I once licked a house - it just looked so tasty. Then this old woman came out and started screetching about her insurance provider doesn't cover gingerbread or something, then she started babbling about how I had to get into her oven. I hightailed it out of there. Weird day. It's why I don't go camping in the woods anymore.
@Raederle: My mother recently gave me a whole bottle of mustard oil that someone in line ahead of her at the checkpoint realized they couldn't bring on the plane with them. I still need recipes.
@NellMood: That's what I was thinking. Lead paint is known to be tasty to animals. I think there was a James Herriot story about a cow that ate itself sick or something.
I hope those cows aren't contributing to the milk supply!!
@gexx: Lead paint is tasty to children too! That stuff is sweet.
When I was a kid all the lead paint was removed from the exterior of our house, and our dogs got into some of the paint chips before they were cleaned up (I think there was a storm and the paint got into puddles?). One of the dogs was a puppy and was actually pretty brain damaged by the paint. I would think cows would also like the taste of lead paint.
When I was an insurance underwriter, two lifetimes ago, we would see claims where cows licked the paint off cars. Usually it was hunters parking in a pasture, coming back later to bare spots on the car. True story. And insurance paid to repaint.
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At first I thought they were all holiday related, but the latest one talked about planting amaryllis bulbs.
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Although it does seem a little odd that his house is so close to the fence that the cow can actually get to it through a fence.
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I love the name of the officer who contacted the owner of the cows:
Deputy FUNK. I want him to look like Bootsy Collins.
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I just may hang out by the bay and eat some hay, whaddayasay?
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I hope those cows aren't contributing to the milk supply!!
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When I was a kid all the lead paint was removed from the exterior of our house, and our dogs got into some of the paint chips before they were cleaned up (I think there was a storm and the paint got into puddles?). One of the dogs was a puppy and was actually pretty brain damaged by the paint. I would think cows would also like the taste of lead paint.
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