Posted on 09/28/2005 11:21:52 AM PDT by blam
That's not a cow, you ninny!
Looks to be from the Cow Tse Tong era, Eastern China.
How do they tell it's an icon of worship rather than a childs toy or piece of art? The date is not all that long after cows were domesticated in that area. Wouldn't it have been a popular new subject for craft artists? After one child has one wouldn't every other child in the village want one? I remember having a farm set with little toy cows when i was young. I didn't worship it - I got out in the sandbox and played with it. As far as I'm concerned, the statues these archaeologists found were craft/art toys used to acclimate young children to the domesticate animals their livelihood depended on and these particular archaeologists make themselves appear pretty darn foolish to say people worshiped, or humped cows without any proof. Tell me where I'm wrong!
I still worship cows. Especially when they are part of my dinner -- Cheeseburgers, Steak, Meatloaf, etc...
I heard Osama is a big fan of that too.
I don't want to hear a judgmental word out of anyone here. It was a perfectly valid lifestyle choice.
The author is even now wailing "'Cows with humps'! Why couldn't I have written 'cows with humps'?!"
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