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gocats2002 Mar 23rd, 2003 09:29 PM

Rouge Cow
 
What happened to the post on the rouge cow? Did it just get submerged or did the Fodor's sweepers get overzealous? I loved the imagery, and the story of the apes attacking a Fodorite was priceless!

icithecat Mar 23rd, 2003 09:59 PM

It is a subversive plot.<BR><BR>Rogue cows have been known to lick rental cars and cause damage.<BR><BR>All travelzines want to cover up this problem so as to not discourage travel.

gocats2002 Mar 23rd, 2003 10:09 PM

From one cat to another, I feared as much! Perhaps, too, the suggestion that day-old baguettes could serve as weapons was seen as a threat to national security...<BR>Glad Fodors was on top of this one!<BR><BR>:-(<BR><BR>

Marilyn Mar 23rd, 2003 10:28 PM

You know, I wondered what happened to that thread! But I'm glad to see the rouge cows have their own thread now. Maybe that will satisfy them and they will be less violent, or violet. Ya think?

icithecat Mar 23rd, 2003 10:37 PM

Oh my god.<BR><BR>A rogue cow with a day old baguette as a weapon.<BR><BR>What will happen to the world next.

Clifton Mar 23rd, 2003 10:44 PM

Rouged rogue cows in dark glasses and stylish scarves wielding baguettes. Day old? Are these cows cost-conscience?

gocats2002 Mar 23rd, 2003 10:51 PM

I don't think the cows chose day-old baguette because they were cost consciousness. I believe it was the only weapon they could get through airport security. You see, they were flying to Europe and had to leave their six-shooters behind, and were concerned about being confronted by rabid Europeans lurking in dark alleys.<BR><BR>Do we all live on the west coast, and shouldn't we be going to bed?

icithecat Mar 23rd, 2003 11:01 PM

Clifton.<BR><BR>If you have ever tried biting into a day old baguette, wearing rouge or not, you would realise what a formidable weapon one would make.<BR><BR>Yes we are all wet coasters.

Natalia Mar 23rd, 2003 11:08 PM

One rouged Bessie to another:<BR>avez-vous le lait?

icithecat Mar 23rd, 2003 11:22 PM

Natalia.<BR>Non. Je nais pas du lait, suelement cette baguete ici du parentage questionable.<BR><BR>Must be morning in Britain now.

Sylvia Mar 24th, 2003 12:25 AM

&gt;Must be morning in Britain now.<BR><BR>Yes, it is and I know for a fact that the rouge cows have a cell in Scotland. We know somebody who had the front of his car kicked and dented by a Highland bull. Of course the bull's rouge and eye-shadow were obscured by his hair-style. The weapon of choice is of course year old haggis used as grenades.

Betsy Mar 24th, 2003 06:09 AM

Inquiring minds want to know: Was this cow rogue or rouge? Sorry I missed the original post!

capo Mar 24th, 2003 06:53 AM

I loved that cow in &quot;Moolin Rouge&quot;!

gocats2002 Mar 24th, 2003 07:35 AM

Betsy,<BR>The post was started by a purported American lawman, who was concerned about how to protect himself on an upcoming trip to Europe. He noted that, in the US, he packed a pistol, 24-7 - his words.<BR><BR>Needless to say, his question received an outpouring of sympathy and concern, especially for how he might successfully fend off the almost certain attack of a rogue cow in Switzerland. Typos ensued, as is tradition, and the rogue cow soon became rouge. Not sure what flavor the milk became - strawberry?.<BR><BR>Fodors decided we should mooove on, as this post was too much bull for the censors. For me, I say, any laugh in the storm!

uncle_sam Mar 24th, 2003 09:06 AM

They are French cows,right!<BR><BR>No worry, they've probably already surrendered!<BR><BR>US

cruelbee Mar 24th, 2003 09:20 AM

I saw a rouged cow drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's, her hair was perfect.<BR><BR>Owwwoooo, rouged cows in London.<BR>

Kavey Mar 24th, 2003 09:24 AM

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cigalechanta Mar 24th, 2003 09:25 AM

Spend your moolah wherever you want. If pup can go so can rouge cow. just leave the monkey behind and wear your bra<BR>as you et mom out of jail.<BR>we all wait til the cows come home.

jor Mar 24th, 2003 09:51 AM

On a return flight from Zurich this weekend we were surprised amd felt more safe with the presence or flight marshals disguised as both gouge and rogue cows They must have been packin' manure. Watch out for those rear ends!!!

wemr Mar 24th, 2003 10:25 AM

Oh please, uncle sam. we Know you want everybody to bocott France. You reference everything to France, then knock it down. Cows, chickens, kitchen sinks. Give it break already.

uncle_sam Mar 24th, 2003 10:28 AM

wemr,<BR><BR>&quot;rouge&quot; cows..get it...they are French!<BR><BR>US

KE1TH Mar 24th, 2003 10:33 AM

According to my dictionary, the word &quot;Uncle&quot; has French roots.... so I guess that &quot;Uncle Sam&quot; should find a new moniker.....

RNC Mar 24th, 2003 10:40 AM

Uncle sam<BR><BR>How many French does it take to defend Paris?

ben_haines_london Mar 24th, 2003 11:06 AM

<BR>That is why the cows that laugh, Les Vaches qui Rirent, laugh. They know they have a secret weapon, the dreaded day-old baguettes, and an invincible leader, the rouged bull. CIA have never managed to get a picture, but Walt Disney, on the FBI payroll, did catch some secretly-shot footage of their cousins the hippopotami, in his Fantasia.<BR><BR>Ben Haines<BR>

nina Mar 24th, 2003 11:12 AM

You forget, the pistol packing lawman was headed for Switzerland and Italy, where he would most certainly be threatened by rogue cows and irritable nonnas alike. I still say a large provolone would surely provide the needed security against these formidable attackers, as well as a hearty snack.<BR><BR>Buon Appetito!

Marilyn Mar 24th, 2003 11:27 AM

Ok, now I get it. The rouge cows are Commies! No doubt affiliated with the Red Brigade and the Khmer Rouge. And in their study groups they read Chairman Moooo's Little Red Book.<BR><BR>(I'm much better at this after my second cup of coffee.)

Marilyn Mar 24th, 2003 11:29 AM

Wait, wait, that should've been &quot;Cowmer Rouge&quot;. Damn. I'm not as awake as I thought I was.

uncle_sam Mar 24th, 2003 11:37 AM

RNC,<BR><BR>No one knows ...its never been tried before!<BR><BR>USnone

uncle_sam Mar 24th, 2003 11:38 AM

Sorry, USnone..that's my &quot;mini me&quot;...!<BR><BR>US

CharlieB Mar 24th, 2003 01:33 PM

Actually &quot;rouge cows&quot; are a marketing ploy of the French cosmetic industry and should be boycotted.

Clifton Mar 24th, 2003 10:01 PM

One misplaced 'g' and things get out of hand. Ok, I typo'd. It was 1am.<BR><BR>Now I've got the Beef Council's lawyers after me for defamation. Some sort of image thing. The Dairy Farmers Association is up in arms as the cows strike over the rogue image. Got milk? Too late! Apparently 'rogue' is no longer PC. Many cows came from the wrong side of the pasture and were not exposed to the necessary education on the proper use of baked goods. It's not their fault. Really.<BR><BR>And then there's the two tie-dyed PETA people camped out on the front lawn, protesting the testing of cosmetics on animals. Kumbaya all you want, I'm getting tired of mowing around you!<BR><BR>So, formally, I ask for a pardon and issue a retraction on the matter of cows, where it relates to rouge-ness.<BR><BR>Remember, to err is human. To forgive, bovine.

Sylvia Mar 25th, 2003 12:00 AM

&gt;Ok, now I get it. The rouge cows are &gt;Commies! No doubt affiliated with the &gt;Red Brigade and the Khmer Rouge. And &gt;in their study groups they read &gt;Chairman Moooo's Little Red Book.<BR><BR>Exactly so! Les Vaches Rouges have been in operation for many years. As Ben Haines will confirm, they have strong links with the London Underground.

Marilyn Mar 25th, 2003 08:51 AM

Clifton, you may have made the original typo, but you were followed (on the original thread) by a host of lemmings who copied your innovative spelling. I'm sorry you're having so much trouble, but perhaps you can sell the story rights for a made-for-tv mooovie. I'm sure fodorites will help come up with a title.<BR><BR>Sylvia, I think you are on to something. Les Vaches Rouges are probably responsible for some of the more errant variations in the Mornington Crescent rules, dontcha think? Perhaps they have just mis-read the rule book?

nina Mar 25th, 2003 09:07 AM

Is a rouged cow any relation to a mascared pig?

gocats2002 Mar 25th, 2003 09:19 AM

Clifton, It is udderly unfair that so many organizations seem to have a beef with you over your minor typo. Perhaps they will be cowed if you point your lawnmooer in their direction. In any case, I hope they don't milk you for all you have, and that they mooove on soon! Good luck!<BR>Gocats

capo Mar 25th, 2003 09:45 AM

<BR>There once was a cow that was rouge<BR>And also exceedingly huge<BR>While usually lazy<BR>One day it went crazy<BR>Scaring all of the people in Brugge<BR>

KathrynT Mar 25th, 2003 11:03 AM

There was once a pistol-packing rouge cow<BR>That said &quot;I'm going to Switzerland now<BR>I want to find that tourist<BR>That was by Fodorites dissed<BR>And kiss him 24/7, and how!&quot;<BR>

Carolred Mar 25th, 2003 11:11 AM

Some people are just afraid of any cow that thinks differently than they do.<BR><BR>Relax, go to the dreaded rouge pasture land, and you will see that they are no different than you. A lot can be learned from one who quietly chews his cud while others stay home in their pens and moo away for no apparent benefit.

kismetchimera Mar 25th, 2003 11:17 AM

VIVE LA VACHE ROUGE!!!!! VIVE LA DIFFERENCE:):):)

capo Mar 25th, 2003 11:33 AM

<BR>Then one foggy Christmas eve, Santa came to say:<BR><BR>&quot;Rudolph with your nose so rouge, won't you help me guide my luge?&quot;


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