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Holy cow - giant Friesian may be tallest in UK (OF COURSE there are pictures :-))
The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | May 12, 2008 | Richard Savill

Posted on 05/12/2008 8:14:03 AM PDT by Stoat

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Pictured The giant 6ft cow that is as big as a small elephant the Daily Mail

 

britain's tallest cow

Chilli the giant cow stands at 6ft 6ins and weighs well over a ton

 

britain's tallest cow

Chilli lives at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Chard, Somerset

britain's tallest cow

Despite his grand stature, Chilli only grazes on grass during the day and enjoys the occasional swede as a treat


1 posted on 05/12/2008 8:14:03 AM PDT by Stoat
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Despite his grand stature, Chilli only grazes on grass during the day and enjoys the occasional swede as a treat

I'm guessing that the articles are referring to this

Definition swede in Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

swede - definition from dictionary.die.net

Swede
    
     2: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
        [syn: rutabaga, turnip cabbage, Swedish turnip, rutabaga
        plant, Brassica napus napobrassica]
     3: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn:
         rutabaga, swedish turnip, yellow turnip]

UK Agriculture - Four Seasons

Winter
Swede, a seasonal root crop that provides lots of fibre and energy and tastes great when mashed and seasoned. Swedes became important as a field crop in the eighteenth century providing fresh vegetable through the autumn and winter months; lifting lasts until March.
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And they're probably NOT referring to this:

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2 posted on 05/12/2008 8:14:43 AM PDT by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2012: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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The steer grazes on grass during the day and enjoys the occasional swede as a treat.

???

3 posted on 05/12/2008 8:15:30 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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ah, thanks


4 posted on 05/12/2008 8:16:22 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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hehehe...:)


5 posted on 05/12/2008 8:16:23 AM PDT by rlmorel (Clinging bitterly to Guns and God in Massachusetts...:)
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”He now stands at 6ft 6ins

Then that's a pretty short girl.

6 posted on 05/12/2008 8:16:34 AM PDT by DManA
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This FR thread may also be of interest:

World's tallest horse visits Missoula today

7 posted on 05/12/2008 8:16:54 AM PDT by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2012: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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“Listen, babe, you could be big! I mean, you are big — which is the point. Tell you what we’re gonna do. Gonna slap some blue make-up on you and team you with this lumberjack guy. Box office boffo!” — [/Hollywood-speak]


8 posted on 05/12/2008 8:17:00 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Et si omnes ego non)
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The steer grazes on grass during the day and enjoys the occasional swede as a treat.

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!1!

9 posted on 05/12/2008 8:17:29 AM PDT by martin_fierro (Udderly ridiculous)
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The occasional Swede can be quite a treat!


10 posted on 05/12/2008 8:17:34 AM PDT by allmendream (Life begins at the moment of contraception. ;))
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Ever seen my cat?

11 posted on 05/12/2008 8:19:55 AM PDT by martin_fierro (Udderly ridiculous)
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That’s a lot of burgers.


12 posted on 05/12/2008 8:20:51 AM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham ("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
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If that beast is a “he”, it’s NOT a cow!


13 posted on 05/12/2008 8:24:45 AM PDT by willgolfforfood
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14 posted on 05/12/2008 8:24:53 AM PDT by martin_fierro (Udderly ridiculous)
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PETA is gonna “have a cow” when they start cloning this baby.


15 posted on 05/12/2008 8:27:24 AM PDT by BlueStateBlues (Blue State for business, Red State at heart..)
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May have been referring to this


16 posted on 05/12/2008 8:28:59 AM PDT by JRios1968 ("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff"--Ronald Reagan)
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Bull.


17 posted on 05/12/2008 8:30:53 AM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat lead.)
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I wonder how much $$$ they could make in stud fees?


18 posted on 05/12/2008 8:32:51 AM PDT by Sax
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First thing I thought of was that cat picture.


19 posted on 05/12/2008 8:33:03 AM PDT by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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The steer grazes on grass during the day and enjoys the occasional swede as a treat.

Of course, he prefers the bite-sized swedes.

20 posted on 05/12/2008 8:36:17 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Secondhand Aztlan Smoke causes drug addiction obesity in global warming cancer immigrant terrorists.)
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