Feedlot Hobnobbers

Cow #1: Damn this wind. It’s driving me nuts.

Cow #2: Yeah, and our water ration has been cut back

Cow #3: And the hay is too crisp. I can hardly chew it.

Cow #2: And the smell…

Cow #1: I wonder where they’re sending us. All this corn and alfalfa sure is nice but I’m starting to put on a lot of weight.

Cow #2: Yeah, I could use a bit of exercise. We’ll be heading to summer pasture before long to rejoin our moms.

Cow #3: Not to change the subject but I saw the boss man talking to the packing house agent yesterday.

Cow #1: Probably planning a fishing trip. They’re great friends, you know.

Cow #2: How do you know that?

Cow #1: They always go elk hunting together and throw barbecues all summer.

Cow #3: Oh, that’s nice. What do they do with the elk?

Cow #2: They eat it, stupid.

Cow #3: Savages. Why can’t they just eat grass and hay?

Cow #1: Something to do with their digestive systems.

Cow #2: Damn this wind.

Cow #1: Hey, stop complaining. At least we don’t have hoof and mouth.

Cow #2: Not yet anyway. I saw where thousands of cattle in Europe had to be destroyed so as to prevent the spread of mad cow disease.

Cow #1: Probably just a ploy to jack up the price of beef.

Cow #3: It works for the oil companies.

Cow #2: Look, here comes our ride now. How are they going to fit us all in that trailer?

Cow #1: At least it’s not windy.

Cow #2: Well, we might as well get on with it.

Cow #3: Let’s try to get a seat together. Ready?

All cows: Mooooo…