• The aliens looked just like cows

    From Paul Rubin@no.email@nospam.invalid to rec.music.filk on Tue Jan 20 12:36:56 2026
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0n127y74go :

    Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools

    Scientists are rethinking what cattle are capable of after an Austrian
    cow named Veronika was found to use tools with impressive skill.

    The discovery, reported by researchers in Vienna, suggests cows may have
    far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed.

    Veronika, a cow living in a mountain village in the Austrian
    countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of scratching herself
    using sticks, rakes, and brooms.

    They call Veronika a cow but I have to wonder what is REALLY going on.
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  • From Gary McGath@garym@mcgath.com to rec.music.filk on Tue Jan 20 17:39:29 2026
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    On 1/20/26 3:36 PM, Paul Rubin wrote:
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0n127y74go :

    Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools

    Scientists are rethinking what cattle are capable of after an Austrian
    cow named Veronika was found to use tools with impressive skill.

    The discovery, reported by researchers in Vienna, suggests cows may have
    far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed.

    Veronika, a cow living in a mountain village in the Austrian
    countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of scratching herself
    using sticks, rakes, and brooms.

    They call Veronika a cow but I have to wonder what is REALLY going on.

    If we see cows with guns, don't say we weren't warned.
    --
    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com
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  • From Rich Brown@rabbdi@freemars.org to rec.music.filk on Tue Jan 20 16:54:34 2026
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    On 1/20/26 16:39, Gary McGath wrote:


    They call Veronika a cow but I have to wonder what is REALLY going on.

    If we see cows with guns, don't say we weren't warned.


    Or lasers.
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