Popular Mechanics has provided a thorough analysis of why Missy, a P.E.I.-bred supercow alternately known as the Claudia Schiffer or Gisele Bündchen of bovines, sold for a staggering $1.2 million at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto last year. The supermodel comparison is apt, as Missy’s teats and legs are apparently unrivalled miracles of biology. Dairy farmers prefer teats that are perpendicular to the ground, bearing a shape that is compatible with milking machines. Missy’s well-developed legs indicate a healthy heart and chest cavity and provide more room for the udder (ideally, a cow’s udder should be at least eight inches wide, with strong supporting ligaments).
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Posts Tagged ‘Royal Agricultural Winter Fair’
Pantry Raid
Meet the “Claudia Schiffer of cows,” Canada’s $1.2-million superbovine
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Sarah Palin invokes God while defending meat eating, Timothy’s World Coffee sold, the $1-million cow
Famed meat lover Sarah Palin (Photo by Roger H. Goun)
• Sarah Palin takes aim at vegetarians in her highly anticipated memoir, Going Rogue. The moose-hunting former governor’s justification for being a meat eater: “If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?” Perhaps Palin should present her infallible logic to Hillary Clinton over carnivorous scones when the two meet for coffee. [Examiner]
• Paris no longer reigns supreme as the Michelin star capital of the world. With 11 three-star restaurants, Tokyo has inched ahead of the City of Light, which houses a meagre 10. Some observers say that comparing the two cities isn’t fair, as Tokyo is home to about 160,000 restaurants—about four times as many as Paris. [Bloomberg]
Culinary Curiosities
Five reasons to hit the Royal Winter Fair
Butter, the devil you know
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair starts today, and since we can only spend so much time gawking at horses and Prince Charles, we thought we’d scope out some of the more interesting (read: weird) things to take in at the Ex this week. With its butter-carving contests and dog tricks, the fair proves that rural exhibitions can be fascinating to city folk—as long as they know what to avoid. Here, five choice destinations:
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