Romancing the Bovine


iconGreeblie wonders how they get horse semen. I can tell, by the way he says "I don't even want to know". Well, I once saw a show on the Discovery Channel on how they mate bulls, and let me tell you... if you think you're job is bad, you aint seen nothin' yet.

Apparently bulls are very aggressive maters, so they use artificial insemination so that the cows don't get hurt. This, naturally, requires getting the bull into the mood. At first, I thought it was almost comical how they pull this cow sized cart behind a pickup. It's not really even shaped much like a cow, but they throw some cow hide on it, and the bull doesn't seem to know the difference.

What was most shocking was that there is a guy that actually rides down inside that thing. The narrator explained that when the bull mounts that contraption, this guy has about three fucking seconds to get this 'cup' into place before the bull shoots his... is done. Now, this cup is not really a cup. It's more like a thermos. A BIG, LONG thermos.

Now, they never really mentioned this, but I started thinking... everyone has a bad day on the job eventually, right? I mean, when this poor guy has a bad day, he really has a bad day. If he fumbles around with that 'cup' too much, or drops it by accident... ugh. Lets just say I had a Ghostbusters flashback and could picture him saying, "He slimed me".

So, next time you're having a bad day, and you think your job really stinks, think of that guy riding down there waiting for that bull. Your job doesn't seem too tough, now does it.


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lol, you've never seen "serving sara" have you? there is a worse job than holding the cup..imagine having to physically help the bull get into the mood.

Posted by: Samkit at May 9, 2003 11:58 PM

When breeding Thouroughbred racehorses (which if I remember right, must be done the old fashioned way), a guy has to stand by and shove the stallion's penis into the mare. They too only have a short time to do this. That's gotta be a nasty job!

Posted by: bogie at May 10, 2003 6:31 AM

and now I know way too much,,, ;-)

Posted by: Dave at May 10, 2003 7:39 AM

I believe I speak for everyone here when I say "Ewwwwww...."

Posted by: CGHill at May 10, 2003 1:07 PM

That reminds me that my grandfather wanted to pay my way through Texas A&M's animal husbandry program so I could take over the family herd. These processes are the precise reason I turned down that otherwise-excellent offer. No way in hell am I gonna be the pivot man in a bull circle jerk.

Posted by: Scott Chaffin at May 11, 2003 7:23 AM

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