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certainly not bitter that despite this blog's efforts, Wikipedia
deleted the article on exploding cows on the grounds that, if
you want to get technical, cows do not, as a rule, explode. Or
so the so-called "experts" say. But we are wondering if
Wikipedia might want to reconsider its decision, in light of
this article from the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, which contains the
following statement:  Blood and gore aren't new concepts for
Box, who had an exploding cow in his Pickett book, "Savage Run."
(Emphasis added for emphasis.)    Clearly they are prejudiced
against good humor, Dave. Give them some ice cream.  Don't have
a cow, man . . .  Very mooooving argument, Dave.  Exploding
cows: a possible topic for Mythbusters?  I just ordered the Box
set.  (Emphasis added for emphasis.)  Sounds like you could have
cribbed this phrase from one of your customers back when you
were trying to teach business people how (not) to write...
Brilliant idea, Braniff. Maybe the