Today correlates with Cow Day (Vache, 15 Pluviôse) on the French Republican Calendar, used in France from 1793-1805 (Years I-XIII of the Republic). I'm quite sure they took honoring farm cows rather seriously, but Gary Larson used cows in many funny ways in his "Far Side" comics. On my tie they are posing as "barn-less" beggars, driving a "Moofia Staffcar," entering the "Cowcatcher" bar (which is across the street from The Udderplace theater whose marquee says "Now Playing: 101 Dead Matadors"), and wearing a t-shirt that says "Same Manure, Different Day." In 1992, Larson published a collection named "Cows of our Planet." Happy Cow Day!
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