[Publib] Sacred cows

[Robert Balliot]

George -

The notion of 'scared' cows was a British misinterpretation of local
economics.

Cows were more valued for their long term value as producers of milk over
their short term value as meat. They were treated as 'sacred' to circumvent
butchery.

R. Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com


On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Needham,George <needhamg at oclc.org> wrote:

>  I always used to say that sacred cows make the best hamburger. Then one
> day, I realized I was saying it to a co-worker who is a Hindu. Oops…
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