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Cattle? |
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But, we've had this discussion here before..... |
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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Thomas M. Beaudry [mailto:k8la@×××××××××.com] |
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 08:00 |
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> To: Gavin Jones |
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> Cc: gentoo-dev@g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Larry the Cow |
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> > Just one question, "Larry" the cow, surely a cow is female |
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> and a bull |
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> > is male ? |
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> Wow, you're right. I was about to argue with you but decided |
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> to follow my own advice and look it up first. According to |
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> the Oxford dictionary it's a female bovine at least one year |
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> old that has given birth. |
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> So, is there a non-sex implying term other than bovine? I |
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> can't find one. |
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> Thomas M. Beaudry |
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> k8la / ys1ztm |
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