March 27, 2009: Cows in Boats - Page 2

TheMercenary · 03-27-2009, 09:40 AM

It looks like they tied all their tails to their back legs. Can't have cows tipping the boats. Even though many of them may have been tipped themselves.

monster · 03-27-2009, 10:03 AM

We could milk this 'til the cows come home.

dar512 · 03-27-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

Do they have a poop deck?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-27-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Rossini

One of the weirdest things I ever saw was a boat full of sheep. No idea where they were taking them, but most of them jumped out and swam after it! I didn't know sheep could swim... where do they learn

Why Sheepshead Bay, of course.
Welcome to the Cellar Rossini.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-27-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

It looks like they tied all their tails to their back legs.

I don't see that??

They should replace all those light bulbs, along each shore, with LEDs to save juice.

TheMercenary · 03-27-2009, 12:57 PM

Ever see a cow that did not have it's tail out? They move non-stop. Maybe the docked their tails before leaving shore.

Shawnee123 · 03-27-2009, 02:08 PM

Next thing you know there'll be Pigs in Space.

TheMercenary · 03-27-2009, 02:15 PM

Or monkeys. Wait, we already did that.

dar512 · 03-27-2009, 04:08 PM

Pigs in space was already done too.

Shawnee123 · 03-27-2009, 04:11 PM

ORLY?

Gravdigr · 03-27-2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

They should replace all those light bulbs, along each shore, with LEDs to save juice.

Bet it's beautiful at night...

glatt · 03-27-2009, 04:27 PM

I checked it out on Google Earth, and it really is served mostly only by canals. There are roads that will take you to large parking lots within walking distance of the village, but the canals attached to a nearby lake are what go right up to each property. Pretty cool.

hipshot · 03-27-2009, 08:27 PM

Could they be marines? This could be the start of an invasion...

sandypossum · 03-27-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I checked it out on Google Earth, and it really is served mostly only by canals. There are roads that will take you to large parking lots within walking distance of the village, but the canals attached to a nearby lake are what go right up to each property. Pretty cool.

We went to Giethoorn a few times while we lived in the Netherlands. It's a popular day trip for the Dutch. You can hire little electric motor driven boats - they were called "whisper boats" as I recall, because they were almost silent. Clever Dutchies: no pollution from engines, no noise pollution in the cutesy village, and they only went at a leisurely speed, so no waves or hooning. You could also hire row boats. There is a lake on the edge of the village, and you could go out into that as well, and in the middle was an island with a cafe on it.

The Dutch are obsessive about cycling, so the village has cycle paths nowadays, but no cars. Makes for a pleasant and serene day out.

sandypossum · 03-27-2009, 09:16 PM

Incidentally, there is a similar roadless region in Germany, the Spreewald, about 100km east of Berlin. It's in the ex GDR, and was popular as a tourist spot for East Germans. I lived in Berlin for 5 years, and this is now a popular day or weekend trip from there. It is a much bigger area than Giethoorn, and has a canal network of hundreds of km. The Spreewald is the home to the only officially recognised ethnic minority in Germany (the Sorbs/Wends - a Slavish people) with their own language (the second official language of Germany, Sorbish).

When you hire a kayak (as one does there) you get a "road map" of the canals, which is signposted at intersections just as roads are. We saw locals going about on boats (motor boats), as well as postmen on boats, a police speedboat, and wheelie bins being collected by boat. There are locks (local lads run them for tips, or some you do yourself) and cafes and even otters (but we didn't see any).

Last time I went there was in 1999. I was pleased to see East German business habits lived on here! The only place to rent a boat was in the campground. You rented by the day, and you had to have the boat back by 6pm. As it was summer, of course everyone made the most of their rental, and everyone returned at 6pm. The only takeaway food joint in town was also at the campground (same place that rented out the boats) and - guess what? - the food joint also closed at 6pm! We tried to get into a restaurant, but there were only 2 and they were both full already, and there were no other shops open where we could buy food. Es lebe die DDR!

03-27-2009, 09:40 AM	#16
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	It looks like they tied all their tails to their back legs. Can't have cows tipping the boats. Even though many of them may have been tipped themselves. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

03-27-2009, 10:03 AM	#17
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	We could milk this 'til the cows come home. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-27-2009, 12:57 PM	#21
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Ever see a cow that did not have it's tail out? They move non-stop. Maybe the docked their tails before leaving shore. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

03-27-2009, 02:08 PM	#22
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Next thing you know there'll be Pigs in Space. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-27-2009, 02:15 PM	#23
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Or monkeys. Wait, we already did that. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

03-27-2009, 04:08 PM	#24
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Pigs in space was already done too. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

03-27-2009, 04:11 PM	#25
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	ORLY? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-27-2009, 04:27 PM	#27
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I checked it out on Google Earth, and it really is served mostly only by canals. There are roads that will take you to large parking lots within walking distance of the village, but the canals attached to a nearby lake are what go right up to each property. Pretty cool.

03-27-2009, 08:27 PM	#28
hipshot Enlarged to show texture Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 80	Could they be marines? This could be the start of an invasion... __________________ "When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car."

03-27-2009, 09:16 PM	#30
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 247	Incidentally, there is a similar roadless region in Germany, the Spreewald, about 100km east of Berlin. It's in the ex GDR, and was popular as a tourist spot for East Germans. I lived in Berlin for 5 years, and this is now a popular day or weekend trip from there. It is a much bigger area than Giethoorn, and has a canal network of hundreds of km. The Spreewald is the home to the only officially recognised ethnic minority in Germany (the Sorbs/Wends - a Slavish people) with their own language (the second official language of Germany, Sorbish). When you hire a kayak (as one does there) you get a "road map" of the canals, which is signposted at intersections just as roads are. We saw locals going about on boats (motor boats), as well as postmen on boats, a police speedboat, and wheelie bins being collected by boat. There are locks (local lads run them for tips, or some you do yourself) and cafes and even otters (but we didn't see any). Last time I went there was in 1999. I was pleased to see East German business habits lived on here! The only place to rent a boat was in the campground. You rented by the day, and you had to have the boat back by 6pm. As it was summer, of course everyone made the most of their rental, and everyone returned at 6pm. The only takeaway food joint in town was also at the campground (same place that rented out the boats) and - guess what? - the food joint also closed at 6pm! We tried to get into a restaurant, but there were only 2 and they were both full already, and there were no other shops open where we could buy food. Es lebe die DDR! __________________ you're never too old to have a happy childhood

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