Re: Cows on the Subway? Are Maria and I Needed There?

[barbara wolf <lupa@biddeford.com>]

At 03:52 PM 2/26/96 -0500, you wrote:
>            -Reply
>
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> On Fri, 23 Feb 1996 12:39:32 -0500 "Jacquelyn O'Sullivan"
> <jackieo@osf.org> wrote:
> > If Maria is good at cutting and herding, absolutely ;-) Actually, I
> > use the word "cow" advisedly, because I do have a soft spot for
> > bovines...
> >
> > These are the folks who stand in the doorway of a crowded car,
> > refusing to move to let others off or no. They are the people (in this
> > case, usually men {donning asbestos undies}) who sprawl themselves
> > like you-know-what over two or more seats, or who spread-eagle
> > themselves across the width of the car (oooo, my Lenten discipline is
> > getting shaky again...) like apes. I could go on, but I won't.
> >
> > I don't have a good quarter horse (the stairs could be a problem even
> > if I did), but a cattle prod sometimes looms a tempting investment.
> zones out there?
>
Don Twentyman adds:
>   1) What is the appropriate manner in which we, as Anglicans, should
> react to this behavior?
>   2) Has the "cow" phenomenon entered into the churches, blocking the
> narthex when one wishes to make a dash for the doughnuts and coffee?
> (This is a serious matter for those of us who are doughnuholics!)
>
And then there are all those cows at the Mall--the ones who walk in clumps
or lines and never step to one side for oncoming pedestrians.  I find it
best simply to keep to my path, firmly. This takes courage, mind you, and
willingness to look totally absent-minded.  And good balance, since the cows
only give way at the last possible moment.  To avoid giving offense, I
always try to produce a surprised little smile just before crashing into them.
Barbara Wolf

        "But we've got to be careful not to reduce people by cramming
        them in the limits of our understanding, haven't we?"

                                                Reginald Hill