Where does the phrase 'you're such a cow' come from....?

[badgerchops]

A mate of mine was kidding earlier on email and said 'you're such a cow' (when clearly i am a badger..) ;-)

Anyway, got me thinking what a weird saying it is which we all say... why ?

[beryllium]

I prefer the term 'Meadow Lady' ;-)

[legend760]

i think its cos cows dont choose partners .
they just let any old bull have their way.
similar to some females .
with the old yoyo knickers.
a smile is enough.
if you cough,theyre off

[badgerchops]

Well thanks Legend. i feel good about myself now.

[legend760]

oops.
thats what happens when i speed read .
so have you got black and white furry bum then?

[Octavius]

Because, sadly, a cow is seen (affectionately mind) as a lumbering clumsy oafish buffoon, as often demonstrated in pantomimes!

Isn�t it obvious you silly moo!?!

Badgers are seen as sly intelligent creatures for some reason. So calling someone a silly badger is really rather paradoxical, even an oxymoron (not an idiotic Ox).

[RATTER15]

Arent Bagers responsible for infecting these silly cows with TB!! Poor cows!!

[badgerchops]

Badger is a nickname given to me yrs ago, out of nowhere.

Daft cow
Silly moo
yeah ok i get it ... sorta.. still dont get why cows

[joko]

i guess its just a way of calling someone an animal, like pig, dog etc.

not sure why cow tends to be used to mean 'bytch' though...

mind you, dog means ugly, and pig means smelly/dirty - neither is very apt really

[Octavius]

Better to be called a cow than a chicken or a pig
To be an elephant or a whale would make you too big
A rhino�s got a big horn, a stud is not an ass
Monkeys are a strange lot, and cheetahs are too fast
Giraffes are rather silly but not like zebras, see
They hide themselves in the plain as clear as clear could be
So when you are a camel and they say you have the hump
Or when you are just being daft and called a heffalump
Be thankful for the cow, she�s a dependable old bean
And though we may chastise her it�s not because we�re mean
For anyone that can eat the grass and make themselves so fat
And turn the lovely green grass into a squishy cow pat
Must be worth a mention in a rhyme or two
So lets send all the other ones off to Timbuktoo