You think your state is SO COOL! I betcha YOUR state doesn't have a....

[Flypsyde]

big ass cow made of BUTTER!!!!!

This thing's been a mainstay of the Illinois State Fair for as long as I can remember. I think now you see why I'm so adamant about getting the hell out of here.


Pray for my soul.

[Saint Zero]

Two words about that: Thank God.

[magdalene]

I'm MOVING there. Non-refundable tickets, apartment rented, the works... Fuck. Why did no one warn me about the cow made of butter? Is it too late to turn back?

[Falcon]

Good lord Flyp.....

MOVE NOW! Before it's too late!!!!!

[obfusciatrist]

Oh, I have to think that the Corn Palace trumps a butter cow.

At least with the cow there is some sort of ironic justification (cow --> butter --> cow) but the connection between corn and big buildings continues to evade me.

Now maybe if one of the exhibit halls at the Illinois State Fair were made of butter, then you'd have something to brag about.

[tygre]

Well, the National High School Rodeo Finals are here in Spfld this week. Yee-ha. Uh, I'm not too into big-ass cowboy hats or country music, so I'm laying low til this blows over...

--tygre, who despite growing up in Springfield, has only been to the State Fair once (and ain't going back any time soon) and missed the butter cow then anyways

[UncleBeer]

All that butter and not a goddamn lobster in sight. What a shame.

[Flypsyde]

Waitaminnit. magdalene, are you moving to Springfield in particular, or Illinois? Illinois might not be too bad, provided you move to one of the edges, around say St. Louis or Chicago. Anywhere near the center, though, and you're in for a very long, very boring stay. Although, on the upside, you automatically qualify to attend the two Doper Functions our state hosts.

[magdalene]

Chicago, Flypside, Chicago. :sighofrelief

[Falcon]

Yep, and just remember: "You can't swing a dead cat without hitting some class in Spiffled."

Hoo boy.

[magdalene]

oh, sorry - Flypsyde. The relief temporarily interfered with my spelling abilities.

[Jack Batty]

Aha, I gotcha! Flypsyde.

I don't live in Maine anymore, but when I did, I went to a resraurant that had a giant moose sculpted in butter.

Take that!

So who's got the lamer state now, huh?

[Flypsyde]

Yeah, well, did fat, nasty, sweaty rednecks take their spawn out in 90-degree plus heat and the horrid stench of deep-fried foods and vertigo-induced vomit on a special errand to see the mostrosity, Jack?

[oldscratch]

CA still has you beat. In Davis, every april, the local gather around for their chance to put their hand in a fistulated cow's stomache. THAT's RIGHT! People line up to stick their hands in cowws stomaches. How do I know this? Sadly I've participated. They also had Dachshund races. Now those WERE fun.

[Flypsyde]

Well, now just hold on a second, there, oldscratch. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale has multiple living, breathing cattle with holes punched right into their sides. As SIU-C is my alma mater, I know this first hand.

There is, apparently, a disturbing thread in my life that somehow connects me to abnormal cattle.

[Sledman]

Now if you can combine this with mouthbreaker's game in this thread you will have the makings of something truly frightening. Especially if you factor in a ride on the tilt-a-whirl after each turn.



Alright...nobody's leaving till the cow is gone!!!

[Mojo]

Why is there a live cam trained on the cow- are they expecting it to do something (besides going rancid)?

[Padeye]

The butter would melt in Arizona but we sure as heck impeach more govenors.

[dorkbro]

Hey, you just get an animal made of butter. In Minnesota, the winner of the state fair beauty contest gets the "honor" of having her own head sculpted in butter.

Woohoo!! I get to be the butter-fat head this year!!

Doesn't that sound like a cry you would want to make?

(Yeah, yeah - dorkbro's just bitter cause he isn't even eligible for the contest.)

[DAVEW0071]

I'm just waiting for someone to pile up a bunch of pancakes underneath the butter cow's ass.

[oldscratch]

Speaking of stupid ass stuff. Has anyone seen the Corn Palace in SD. That is strange. And not in a good way. Does anyone really need all the postcards of every cornpalace ever built?

And flypsdale, I still think CA has you beat, I mean did people ever line up to stick their hands in those cows? I think not. Not to mention all the other assorted hick weirdness we have. At least we don't have an incest belt like Wisconsin.

[jjjfishe]

Oh yeah... Oklahoma has it's own Cow made out of butter. I've seen it a few times at the Tulsa State Fair.

[Cervaise]

Animals made of butter? Pshaw.

Here in Washington State, we race slugs. And we eat 'em, too.

[LouisB]

Speaking of stupid ass stuff. Has anyone seen the Corn Palace in SD. That is strange. And not in a good way. Does anyone really need all the postcards of every cornpalace ever built?

Hey, the Corn Palace is cool. It is a monument to a people who have very little to do and lots of time to do it in. Who knows what sort of evil they would get up to if they were not decorating the Corn Palace?

[oldscratch]

Originally posted by LouisB

Hey, the Corn Palace is cool. It is a monument to a people who have very little to do and lots of time to do it in. Who knows what sort of evil they would get up to if they were not decorating the Corn Palace?

That's true. Ever seen children of the corn? I'd much rather they build palaces then go around sacrificing parents to some demon god. IMHO

[teela brown]

Cervaise: Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! That plate of slugs almost made me hurl my Cornnuts! Saw a passel of the critters after the last rain here in the redwoods near Santa Cruz, CA. Ick.

[Demo]

Is it just me, or does that look like a plate of turds to anyone else? Gross! Aaagghh turds on the eggs! Can't look any more...Ewww! Turd-hot-dog! Grody!!!

:: going to wretch now ::

[PunditLisa]

Ohio was home to more serial killers than any other state.

And a whole slew of presidents.

Draw your own conclusions.

[Whammo]

I dunno... I kinda like the butter cow.

Nevada where im living now has the Liberace Museum....

[elelle]

Naw, Flypz. we ain't got notthin' like that in Mizzisloppy; it'd melt in a minute.

But I do so want to challenge you to live on in Spiffldinfamy by standing up ever so slowly under the udder and Stickinyerwholeheadinit! And, THEN, you can leave with yer head held high! Be sure to wear one of yer fancy shirts for the photo op.

I'll pay ya.

[pLt]

2/12 Morris St.

Nothing but the center of the known universe for the great state of Queensland.

[Doobieous]

Originally posted by Democritus
Is it just me, or does that look like a plate of turds to anyone else? Gross! Aaagghh turds on the eggs! Can't look any more...Ewww! Turd-hot-dog! Grody!!!

:: going to wretch now ::

Ewww! They do! Yuck....that had me cracking up the moment I saw the turds on eggs! lol.

Oldscratch: I've seen that fistulated cow. I was NOT about to stick my hand in there just to see what it feels like to be cud in its stomach. Dont they also have a cow with a "window" in its side?

[Deianira]

Flyp, be glad your claim to fame is a butter cow.

Maryland's for crabs... when I was in high school, I went to a national conference, and each state had a delegation. At dinner one night, the delegations took turns singing "Texas, Texas, we've got stars" or "Jersey, Jersey, we've got radioactivity".

Comes to Maryland's turn... and without thinking ahead, we shout, "Maryland, Maryland, we've got crabs!"

The singing came to an end for the evening. We never hooked up that week, either.

[beagledave]

heh...butter cow.....

we Iowans kick your ass..

please enjoy the Corn Cam

[pLt]

I point out - this thread should have died! No one can compete with the centre of the universe.

[Feynn]

Holy corn huskers batman...it worked!
That is so much better than porn cams.
I think all that excitement wore me out...

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

[SouthernStyle]

Back to the OP for a second....

I betcha YOUR state doesn't have a town named "Two Egg".

[ponch]

your puny little butter cow is no match for the worlds largest frying pan in Rose Hill, NC.

bring it on.

[Tally-Ho]

Originally posted by SouthernStyle
Back to the OP for a second....

I betcha YOUR state doesn't have a town named "Two Egg".

Don't blink or you'll miss it.
{chuckle}

[matt_mcl]

Yeah? Well, I bet your state/province doesn't have a ballpark shaped like a big ugly beetle.

[Crunchy Frog]

You lucky bastards!

What I wouldn't give for Missouri to do something cool like sculpt animals out of butter! I think that may be illegal here. Oh sure Missouri has St Louis and Kansas City, home of the Rams, Cardinals, Chiefs, Royals and Blues (in no particular order), but do you know what's in between all that vast milage of state wedged between 2 moderately sized cities? BRANSON, the rednecked Vegas!

(my apologies to anyone who finds all this boot-stompin' and fiddle playin' entertaining, but it's just not my thing)

[teela brown]

Hey, as of 7/25/00, 12:41 p.m., now there's a butter parakeet. Polly want a double bypass?

[Crunchy Frog]

Another lame thing I thought of in my state. And not just my state, but in very own city of St Louis, right next to Busch Stadium.

The International Bowling Hall of Fame I guess it slipped my mind out of shame or something.

[KimKatt]

Originally posted by Cervaise
Animals made of butter? Pshaw.

Here in Washington State, we race slugs. And we eat 'em, too.

[sarcasm on]Cervaise, I can't believe you would wait until after the event to tell us about this majestic festival. Now I have to wait a WHOLE YEAR to attend the next one!!![/sarcasm off]

[SwimmingRiddles]

Wow. Flyp, as the unofficial representative of all things Vermont, my state is jealous of your butter cow.

But a corn palace? We build a castle out of ice. I wish I could find a picture, but I just searched for about 20 minutes and came up with nothing. But a whole building made entirely of ice and snow. And it's gone in the spring.

We take our winters seriously up here.

[ChrisP One Kenobe]

Yeah, Ohio may have had a lot of serial killers, but we had Jim Jones. He was such a bad dude, he made people kill themselves. (Oh yeah, Koolaid) We also have a town named Santa Claus. Can anyone tell what state I'm from?

[Ellen Cherry]

Originally posted by ChrisP One Kenobe
Yeah, Ohio may have had a lot of serial killers, but we had Jim Jones. He was such a bad dude, he made people kill themselves. (Oh yeah, Koolaid) We also have a town named Santa Claus. Can anyone tell what state I'm from?

Indiana!

[ChrisP One Kenobe]

You a Hoosier, Ellen? PU or IU for you?

[Ellen Cherry]

Not a Hoosier, Chris, just nearby.

Wouldn't you all like to come to Kentucky, where Bardstown has a Bourbon Festival??

Of course, we also have Hillbilly Days, the Lee County Woolly Worm Festival in Beattyville, Henderson has its W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival (plenty of corn on the cob for us veggies....)

But sadly we can't beat the slug festival. < ralph >

[DoctorJ]

Lee County Woolly Worm Festival in Beattyville

My hometown, in fact. The problem is that this festival doesn't even succeed on the level of chintz. It's just unspeakably lame.

I don't complain about Kentucky, though; we created bourbon and bluegrass music.

Dr. J