Bovine Musings

[Barb Binder]

Last year, I picked a few images from Adobe Stock to use to answer questions on the forum. I spent some time making my decisions, because people are sometimes so stressed by the time they get to us that I wanted to lighten the mood. When I get a clipping path question in InDesign, I use this cow. I have the clipping mask ready to go and I've used him repeatedly. I even think he ended up in one of my "Something for the Weekend" contributions. In short, I am very fond of this particular cow.

Fast forward to this week, and to Republican congressman Devin Nunes' lawsuit against Twitter and a few specific parody accounts. One is @DevinMom and another is @DevinCow. Of course I checked out (and maybe followed) the cow account.

I had no idea I was using Devin Nunes' own cow for my clipping path answers. I'm glad the cow is finally receiving the fame he deserves—because he is adorable— but I guess it's time to look for a new clipping path image.

~Barb

[cmgap]

I have a beautie from the French Alps if you're interested.

[jane-e]

Oh, no, you have to keep it! We haven't even started to churn out dairy puns!

[Barb Binder]

Jane:

I was udderly dismayed to learn that I am going to have to find a new clipping path image.

~Barb

[jane-e]

Don’t be hasty. Take stock of the situation first. If you stop worrying, you might even find it amoosing.

~ Jane

[Barb Binder]

That's Mooo-sic to my ears, Jane-e!

~Barb

[tromboniator]

If you can't find another cow, a cattle work just fine.

[Ussnorway]

I assume the cow feels like he has been T-boned

[Leslie Moak Murray]

Those are the worst puns I have ever herd.

[tromboniator]

How dairy you say such a thing?

[Trevor.Dennis]

[tromboniator]

No, it's pasture bedtime!

[jane-e]

Ponytail is right — we can be butter than this!

[Ussnorway]

I think we have milked this enough

[rodneyb56060189]

It behoofs me to agree

[Barb Binder]

Really? No more cowments?

~Barb

[rodneyb56060189]

hehe....

hay, I'm still thinking !

[rodneyb56060189]

I hope those nice cows keep making milk, cause they don't know what's at steak.

[jane-e]

No, no more cowments, Barb, we can put this out to pasture.

[rodneyb56060189]

no sense grassing about it, cause it cud be worse

[rodneyb56060189]

[rodneyb56060189]

This thread has caught the attention of mainstream businesses around the world.

Finely chopped hay has led to a new scientifically proven process called CUD-A Acceleration.

A forum called 'creative cow' has been created.

Pretty cool.

[rodneyb56060189]

I might as well admit it...

years ago ( maybe 30 ? ) I played acoustic guitar and used to make up songs. Usually they would never be completed... like this one...  It doesn't even have a TITLE.

The idea is that some cattle ( not milk cows) in some setting that fits the image of the old west cattle ranchers …

Like it's a cowboy song. Maybe they would sing it quietly while working on their quarter horses around the herd, etc.

Being from NYC I imagined the cows have to move from pasture to pasture ( hence the fights with sheep people on the open range ( BLM land basically )).

I got one verse and one chorus... and ran out of steam.. maybe you can help me finish it finally, after all these years ??

It's a simple G chord ( hammer 3rd string in beat with a basic cowboy beat )..progression.

chorus:

Moooooooooooove along..

Moooooooooooove along.

Well we gotta get you moving

You'll like where you end up going

Moooooooooooove along

then starts various verses..

It's slow 4/4 beat and meant to soothe the cows, but make them move … to next pasture.

any suggestions welcome.

[rodneyb56060189]

Well we gotta get you moving

change to "Well we gotta get you doggies moving "

hehe.. almost time to get out guitar ...

[Ussnorway]

i think we need a youtube | vimeo clip to really understand what this song sounds like mate