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An awful lot of bullock

Published Tuesday 13th May 2008 08:45 GMT

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That's 

By Sam
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 08:57 GMT

..a lot of quarter pounders.

Why are the veggies looking at me like that?

World Record? 

By Simon Riley
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 09:05 GMT

Surely the world record for the UK's tallest bovine would be the UK record.

Holy Cow! 

By Mark Otway
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 09:18 GMT
Coat

Mine's the leather one, XXXL.

Old Cow 

By Marc Lawrence
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 09:20 GMT
Coat

Perhaps he has some old genes in him. The Aurochs was a breed of cattle often hunted in prehistory which was much larger than our current breeds...

Ill get my red coat and run for it.

Well obviously... 

By Big Al
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 09:21 GMT
Joke

... this story contains a serious load of old bull!

I wonder if the animals were abandoned because they were the result of horrific genetic manipulation, and experimentation into Things Man Was Never Meant To Know? So hard to tell, these days...

Vegan winn 

By Jamie
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 09:26 GMT
Linux

That is proof that to stop meateaters VEGANs around the world are genetically engineering cattle to grow extra large and start eating humans.

Swedish cow terror! 

By JonB
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 09:27 GMT

"Chilli does not have a special diet and eats grass, with the occasional swede as a treat."

Better keep Sven away from him...

There's no hiding place 

By Paul Rogers
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 09:31 GMT
Coat

cud these puns get any worse? udderly terrible!

Hmmmm.. 

By GrahamT
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 09:37 GMT
Coat

A two metre high Chilli beef. I'll have fries with that, please.

What kind of record is that. 

By Steve
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 09:49 GMT

Surely it has to be a 'world' record to get in the guiness book of 'world' records.

Otherwise it's not much of record is it.

I reckon that I can break the world record for the most number of press-ups done by anyone in Steves family. Define your group small enough and you can hold any record you like.

Good breeding 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 09:49 GMT

This pair need breeding off. Such a shame Friesians are lousy beef cattle. Maybe crossed with a decent meat breed...

Yes, I know it's a bull but.. 

By Julian
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:05 GMT
Coat

Looks like they're trying to milk the publicity for all its worth....

The next record... 

By Matt Finish
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:11 GMT
Boffin

...surely, it must follow, the UK record for the pat with the widest splat?

Methane? 

By Mark Jan
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:13 GMT
Paris Hilton

Watch out for Greenpeace and the other loony global warming fanatics wanting to slaughter the beast usng its no doubt excesive methane production as an excuse!

Paris, because even she knows it's bollocks.

@UK record 

By Simon Neill
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:14 GMT

Perhaps we KNOW it is the tallest in the UK, but the world record isn't known?

Gladicattle 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:18 GMT
Flame

So nothing to do with all the steroids they pump into the cattle these days.. oops! ...sorry wrong side of the pond!

I'll have ... 

By Peter Hawkins
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:22 GMT
Happy

.. 10 litres of pepper sauce and a couple of cases of your finest claret. Bring the fillet first, then the sirloin.. then

Deserve It 

By Gav
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:36 GMT
IT Angle

What does a cow have to do to "deserve" an entry in the Guinness Book of Records?? Is this the same kind of "deserve" you hear so much about on X-Factor?

Cue the sad music;

"Chilli was abandoned as a calf, so devoted his life to eating up his grass every day. He wants to win this word in memory of the mother he hasn't seen in 8 years, where-ever she may be." <Insert shot of sad bovine eye shedding tear, Display vote telephone number>

Government Job? 

By Dave
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:40 GMT
Coat

I hear the NuLab spin doctors will be offering him a job - they have a need for a large amount of bullshit.

Mine's the teflon one.

I'm the tallest man 

By Geoff Mackenzie
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:41 GMT
Coat

at this particular address. Can I get a record, too?

Mine's the red one.

Re: Deserve It 

By Sarah Bee
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:46 GMT
staff

Um, I think you may be taking this a smidge seriously, Gav.

Do you need a cuddle?

Re: Re: Deserve It 

By GettinSadda
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:53 GMT

> Do you need a cuddle?

Yes please!

Cow on a lead 

By Alan Edwards
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 10:58 GMT
Happy

The Times' picture has the cow with a harness around it's nose, with the keeper holding the lead.

Possibly a bit pointless? If that cow decided it was going, I doubt she could do much about it...

Alan.

Re: Re: Deserve It 

By Steven Raith
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 11:02 GMT
Coat

Hi Sarah.

I need a cuddle. You free tonight?

Mines the one with the knife holes in the back, which is the result of Ms Bees reaction to this post.

Steven R

Chilli?? Why the name??? 

By Chris Phillips
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 11:12 GMT

Presumably because he's a Friesian... Freezing... chilly.... get it....??

Re Good breeding 

By sandyman
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 11:30 GMT
Unhappy

If you check out the definition of Bullock, you'll see that he (it?) will not be doing a lot of that

Re: Vegan winn - Beefing things up! 

By Chris Hawkins
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 11:38 GMT
IT Angle

Lets hope he doesn't get together with the lot shown on this link.......

http://www.cowswithguns.com/cowmovie.html

@Mark Jan 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 12:31 GMT
Paris Hilton

> Paris, because even she knows it's bollocks.

That was close - one apostrophe away from a libel suit.

Paris, because she prefers a birthday suit.

Wow! 

By Daniel Voyce
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 12:35 GMT
Thumb Up

Can you imagine the size of the steak off that???

I for one 

By Deemat
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 12:53 GMT
Coat

welcome our new bovine overlords.

@Alan Edwards 

By Keith Williams
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 14:10 GMT
Flame

I do beleive that chilli is/was a bull. His sister is a cow.

RE:Deserve it 

By Jay
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 14:46 GMT
Heart

/me hands Sarah Bee a tazer to defend herself from the El Reg Pervo-bot army following her after her "cuddle" comment.

Re: RE:Deserve it 

By GettinSadda
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 15:34 GMT
Coat

> /me hands Sarah Bee a tazer to defend herself from the El Reg Pervo-bot army following her after her "cuddle" comment.

Oh, taze be Sarah...

Yeah, mine's the one with "PBA Member" on the back

Re: RE:Deserve it 

By Sarah Bee
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 15:37 GMT
staff

Taze be to God?

Amen.

I could... 

By Mike
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 15:44 GMT
Joke

Make a lot of poop out of that .

Apart from 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 15:53 GMT
IT Angle

the huge amounts of bullshit, what's the IT angle?

Sarah Bee 

By Steven Raith
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 16:14 GMT
Coat

After that atrocious pun, I retract my previous statement.

Shocking.

Steven R

The IT Angle 

By Bill
Posted Tuesday 13th May 2008 19:17 GMT

Anonymous Coward>

> the huge amounts of bullshit, what's the IT angle?

The it in bullshit possibly?

@Mark Jan 

By Mark Aggleton
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 07:02 GMT
Black Helicopters

I think yesterdays times had an article about Estonia taxing farmers on methane emissions.

Crap Beef 

By Scott Mckenzie
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 09:29 GMT

As said above, Fresians are not great beef cows, traditionally Dairy, he needs to breed with a good Hereford or something to get some nice Beef, as he is... he'll be sponsored by McDonalds or Cravendale before we know and they'll be milking him all they can....

UK's Biggest Cow 

By Arthur Coppock
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 13:23 GMT
Joke

I think it was today's Dail Mail that pointed out that Cherie Blair already holds this record ...

@Scott Mckenzie 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 13:38 GMT

milking him??? now that would be a record!!

Re: UK's Biggest Cow 

By Sarah Bee
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 13:47 GMT
staff

Oof.

Re: RE:Deserve it 

By GettinSadda
Posted Wednesday 14th May 2008 21:50 GMT
Alert

> Taze be to God?

It should have read "Taze me" - Damn this wonky Dell keyboard!

@Alan Edwards 

By Ishkandar
Posted Saturday 17th May 2008 15:30 GMT

Grass skiing ??

@Scott Mckenzie - You pervert !! The only thing one can "milk" out of a bull....

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