Are these the only people in the world who have not seen Dynamite Whale? (new window)

Not like the frozen cows are hurting anything, just let them be

You couldn't work Conundrum Hot Springs into the headline, subby? That would've been epic.

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Knock Knock...
Who's there?
Interupting Cow...
Interuptin MOOOOOOOOOOOO

Uh, this is standard practice for the Forest Service in California. Pack animals that die in the back country are usually 'disposed of' in this way.

Imagine if no one noticed until July.

Ew.

Shoot the hostage.

queezyweezel: Walker: This is one of the strangest stories I've ever read....and I'm a longtime member of the Fark community.

1. How did cows get 11,000 feet up a mountain?
2. How did they turn the doorknob to get into the cabin?
3. How did "dozens" of cows fit into a tiny cabin.
4. How could they not figure out how to turn around and leave?
5. You want to blow them up?

1. There are quite a few high country cattle operations. 11,000 feet isn't that high, it's right around tree-line in a lot of areas. Lots of grass and tundra to munch on.

2. The door probably blew open in the winter weather

3. Some of the warming cabins around there are sizeable. You could fit a lot of cows in there.

4. One of the cows probably brushed against the door and pushed it shut

5. Lots of tiny chunks that will decompose quickly instead of large slabs of rotting puss. Makes sense to me.

5a. F*ck yeah! (any time you get the chance to use explosives....use them.)

didn't see what happen to the whale did you?

Instead of dragging them all the way down the mountain, drag them into the forest nearby and let nature take it's course.

"the use of explosives is always an option"... not so much (2:00 for blubbery bits) (new window)

you build a tower, of course.

TravisBickle62: Not like the frozen cows are hurting anything, just let them be

From TFA:

"Officials want to act fast to stop any water contamination in the nearby hot springs if the cows start decomposing during the thaw."

Yuck!

Reminds me of a passage I read years ago, when the WWW was just a lad:

"The splefty gargles of the winter splargphast were wanching merrily over the undulating carcass." -- from a website titled, "How to use the word 'butt' in any sentence" -- of course, the word 'carcass' was then replaced with 'butt'

"The idea to blow them up with explosives has been tossed around by officials, after 7 or 8 beers & a couple of tequilla shooters"

Fixed for accuracy & because that's when the best blowing up stuff real good ideas occur.

Chainsaw the cows, skewer their tasty frozen bits, and roast them like hotdogs over a campfire.

How is this not a bad plan?

Bwougas!

Conundrum Hot Springs

Appropriate name is appropriate.

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Most human problems can be solved by the appropriate charge of high explosives.

I said this to a tow truck driver when he asked me what I wanted to do with my dead car (blown engine). I think he reported me to DHS as a terrorist, the humorless fark.

Walker: This is one of the strangest stories I've ever read....and I'm a longtime member of the Fark community.

1. How did cows get 11,000 feet up a mountain?
2. How did they turn the doorknob to get into the cabin?
3. How did "dozens" of cows fit into a tiny cabin.
4. How could they not figure out how to turn around and leave?
5. You want to blow them up?

6) Why were they dressed in woman's underwear and have lipstick on thier udders?

Spring's coming, I guess they need help soonish at Conundrum Hot Springs.

Interesting reading.

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you build a tower, of course.

Don't you mean "cower"?

Danger Mouse: Walker: This is one of the strangest stories I've ever read....and I'm a longtime member of the Fark community.

1. How did cows get 11,000 feet up a mountain?
2. How did they turn the doorknob to get into the cabin?
3. How did "dozens" of cows fit into a tiny cabin.
4. How could they not figure out how to turn around and leave?
5. You want to blow them up?

6) Why were they dressed in woman's underwear and have lipstick on thier udders?

Fap.

The problem is irrelevant--the use of explosives is ALWAYS an option.

Walker: This is one of the strangest stories I've ever read....and I'm a longtime member of the Fark community.

1. How did cows get 11,000 feet up a mountain?

This is a high alpine pasture. They bring the cattle up in May and take them down in September. The rest of the time, the place is totally deserted.

/apparently they forgot to bring them back down

BillCo: Are these the only people in the world who have not seen Dynamite Whale? (new window)

And with that we're done here....

ZAZ: 4. How could they not figure out how to turn around and leave?

Did they cabin have steps?

There's a legend that cows will go up stairs but not down. I heard somebody once led cows up to the top floor of my school as a prank. (I'm not going to look up whether the legend is true because I don't want to spoil my childhood. I want it to be true.)

That's not a legend. Anyone with a dairy operation can tell you that it's true. Cattle won't walk down stairs. I think it's because they can't see their legs when going that way to make sure their hooves land on a step. You'd have to provide a ramp.

Our milking parlor when I was a kid was built on two levels, separated by three stairs at each end. Cows up top, people at the bottom. It put the cows at the right height to wash them and attach the machines, and we'd never have to worry about them coming down by us.

Unfortunately it also put them at the right height to kick us in the stomach if they didn't feel like being milked at that moment.

/csb

Lights fuse, runs, covers ears, COWBOOM!

themeaningoflifeisnot: Dozens of cows? Not quite. The article says several cows got into the cabin. Nice exaggeration, subby.

Actually it says "a bunch" of cows. It would be helpful if the farking article gave a number.

Let's say it's 10 cows, just so we have a number.. how hard would it be to get a couple of guys with chainsaws to cut them up, throw them in a pile, and light it up? That's probably a couple of days work, tops.

...lookin for Michael Feldman's "Thanks for the Memos" bit on the Forest Service using dynamite to remove dead horses....

I immediately thought of the whale story when I saw the headline. I hope the rangers see that vid before attempting a repeat.

I would prefer the 11,000 foot BBQ cookout option.

Haul in a barrel of bbq sauce then set fire to the cabin.

pdieten: That's not a legend. Anyone with a dairy operation can tell you that it's true. Cattle won't walk down stairs.

the cows at our dairy operation walk down stairs.

Obliterating Animal Carcasses With Explosives (new window)

Shouldn't the Forest Service be trying to make it somebody else's problem?


After all, isn't it durned irresponsible of someone to lose several cows on Forest Service property? Let's trigger a federal investigation and prosecute someone!

Hey, has anyone posted the whale video yet?

why not use a chainsaw?