Buckles Blog: Col. G.W. Hall parade #2

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

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Anonymous said...: What's a Bovalopus?

Bruce the Clown; 09 February, 2010 08:18
Buckles said...: Same thing as an Igarodi only slightly larger.; 09 February, 2010 08:21
Anonymous said...: The side panel shows a cow with long horns, as one might see in a rice patty. Walter L. Main also featured one. RJRIII will know the genus and species. In the 196os Chang Reynolds wrote an article titled "The Bovalapus Brigade" in Bandwagon, and it and perhaps readers comments will provide further insights.; 09 February, 2010 10:04
Anonymous said...: Patty? Paddy.; 09 February, 2010 10:34
Anonymous said...: It's a cross between a cow (bovine)
and a wolf (lupus).

A. Non Ymous; 09 February, 2010 10:50
Jim A said...: Looks like an Indian or Water Buffalo. They are hardy and relatively easy to handle -- used to cultivate rice paddies in S.E.Asia. Their milk is also the main ingredient in Buffalo mozzarella cheese.; 09 February, 2010 12:41
Chic Silber said...: A paddy is where rice grows and

a patty is a small flat rice cake

These are what Bovalopi (plural)

eat for lunch & dinner with gin; 09 February, 2010 16:44
Anonymous said...: Chic,
What, no olive?
Bob Kitto; 09 February, 2010 17:48
Anonymous said...: I think I saw one of these last year on May 1st.
cc; 11 February, 2010 11:16

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