What to do when your town covers itself with stooooopid “art cows” that are, in fact, cow-shaped billboards?
It really happens: A community art project that installed 37 fiberglass cows in and around Vermont’s biggest city has been plagued by vandalism, leaving four men charged, one injured – the cow he tipped broke his foot – and sponsors beefing up security.
In all, six of the 600-pound sculptures have been targeted by vandals since being installed in May.
“These aren’t quickie, random acts of stupidity,” said Tom Torti, president of organizer Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. “These acts of stupidity take time.”
Au contraire, Mssr. Tortí! It is the cow which is stupid, not the tipper. The tipper is merely pushing these stupid cows to their logical extension—defaced and down.
Taking a cue from cities that have used ersatz pigs, moose and bison in similar street displays, Burlington businesses signed onto the $90,000 “Cows Come Home” project, in which sponsors agreed to pay $3,500 for each cow and then use a decorative theme to promote their businesses.
Stupid.
And what did we say to the pigs when they popped up like pimples on our sidewalks in Seattle?
Hee hee: “…sponsors beefing up security.”
I hadn’t thought about the pigs for a long time….now I remember those sick fucks that permeated our fair city. I want to hurt the person who made me remember them….I want to hurt them REAL bad.
You wouldn’t be advocating for people to make pipe bombs, now would you? Because that would be really, really illegal. And I for one am not going to come visit you in prison.
Isn’t cow tipping a revered pasttime? Maybe these are artists who want to make their own commentary on art.
Vaches stupides! The adjective is also plural.
I happen to be in Burlington right now and I can attest, that the cows are a pitiful, kitschy, attempt to draw tourists and wholesome families to “local” businesses (you know, like Starbucks and Danform Shoes) and disguising as art.
hahahahaha! Awesome.
@5. Fixed. Thanks.
God, this was tired when we did it 11 years ago. And it was new then.
That sucks. Jacksonville has done manatees, jaguars, turtles and something else. they aren’t sponsored though. They are auctioned off for art programs.
I had almost forgotten Toronto’s era of moose art. I hated those things so much.
@4, Cow tipping is a joke played on people who don’t know shit about cows. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_tipping
A cow that does not want to be tipped, will not be tipped.