Saturday, July 21, 2007

Milky Way

Those heavy udders bulge, leak, might drag the ground if these were ordinary cows; the cows long for thirsty calves and overzealous milkmaids.

Where do you think the Milky Way came from?

Ever hear the expression "When the cows jump over the moon"? Some of them, when jumping so far and high (over a moon made from blue cheese) leaked a little. This was the result of extreme exertion, of leaping such a long distance by an animal accustomed to chewing and leisurely moseying. A drop here, a trickle there: The cows' journey was marked by a spatter-trail of milk.

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