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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 68 points 2 years ago (4 children)

"cow that was tossed 30m up in the air"

How hard do you have to hit a cow to knock it 30m into the air?

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 94 points 2 years ago (4 children)

With a high rate of mooovement.

[–] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He had no chance. It’s was coming the udder way.

[–] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Think we milked this for all its worth

[–] EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Naw I still got some beef with this story

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Maybe we should steer this conversation away from the puns and back on track.

Edit: Extra pun

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Fetchez la vache!

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 11 points 2 years ago

and a lot of moooomentum

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

First assume a spherical cow in a frictionless vacuum...

Trains have a fuck ton of momentum, and this was an express train. It likely also had a cattle guard on the front which could explain the air it got.

[–] souperk@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

It's like it was hit by a train!

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago

The Onion would never - could never - publish this.

[–] souperk@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Florida Man: Challenge accepted! It's going to be legendary!!!

[–] cone_zombie@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Florida Man should really become Marvel's next superhero

[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a normal day in India

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago

Kind of expected "the police who were also relieving themselves..."

[–] Elephant0991@lemmy.bleh.au 9 points 2 years ago
[–] reflex@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

An udder shame.