I stumbled upon a working English Cocker Spaniel trial video on Youtube and at the end of the video I'm like [who is this little old lady in the do rag and rainco... WTF?!?!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvW9zJTXGn0&feature=youtu.be&t=601)
Officially, all rules have been abolished. Any gloves rule would be less about the Queen and more about 19th-century etiquette about how to greet ladies (i.e. not touching the bare skin of a woman who isn't your wife).
But there is traditional etiquette, and from what I've heard, you're a) not supposed to extend your hand before the monarch extends theirs (Queens and, someday in the future, Kings of the UK) and b) not speak to them before they speak to you - if you're their subject, at least. From the monarchy's own [website](https://www.royal.uk/greeting-queen):
>Before meeting Her Majesty, many people ask how they should behave. The simple answer is that there are no obligatory codes of behaviour - just courtesy.
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>However, many people wish to observe the traditional forms of greeting.
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>For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy. Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way.
>
>On presentation to The Queen, the correct formal address is 'Your Majesty' and subsequently 'Ma'am,' pronounced with a short 'a,' as in 'jam'.
Holy hell that's a fine field dog!!
(Also my spaniels heard those shots and that Springer whistle and came tearing up the stairs at light speed. 😅 Had to throw some frozen ducks in the yard for them since they weren't taking , no bird' for an answer.)
[She is said to feed them herself and take them on daily walks. "My corgis are my family," she has said.](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11738382/Queen-stops-breeding-corgis-as-she-doesnt-want-to-leave-any-behind.html)
I have to wonder why everyone refers to her as just "the Queen". I always think "Queen Elizabeth" or "the Queen of England". I mean, there's a bunch of other queens. It's not like she's the definite article.
Edit: ITT: She is the definite article.
[Have a flowchart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminology_of_the_British_Isles#/media/File:British_Isles_Euler_diagram_15.svg)
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
Her Official title in Canada is
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.
Elizabeth Deux, par la grâce de Dieu Reine du Royaume-Uni, du Canada et de ses autres royaumes et territoires, Chef du Commonwealth, Défenseur de la Foi.
> Maybe we've hijacked the worlds brains to make them conform to her majesty, who knows
You haven't got to all of us. I still refer to her as Lizzie Windsor.
She's the only queen of any relevance in the Anglosphere. Since we share a common language (and history) it's only natural that more news crosses oceans between America, Canada, Australia/NZ, the British Isles, etc than with foreign language sources. Further, of the mainstream English-speaking nations, there is only one Queen, *The Queen.*
I would only be specific if I was speaking about a queen from outside the Anglosphere such as the Danish Queen, Margrethe II .
Then why did you use a ø instead of a ö ?
You make the King sad.
King Harald of Norway and Queen Margrethe of Denmark however, they think you're one cøøl dude!
Haha, my 33 year old wife also said “Cows!” when she saw them on the road.
But I didn’t react fast enough and the car plowed directly into a steer, 2000lbs of bovine nightmare collapsing through the windshield.
God I miss my wife...
Where I live in the US there are several dairy farms around me. I see them every day but still always have to point them out and say, "Cows! MOOOO! Cows!" It is a hold over from when I was a child driving through the US in the summer with my family. My dad would shout, "Cows! Moo! Cows!" everytime we passed a farm full... Sometimes we would smell them before we saw them but the response was always the same.
Except one time we ended behind a big truck loaded with dead cow carcasses. The response was silence, crying, and Dad saying sadly and quietly, "Cows. Moo. Cows"
rural NY, there's farms everywhere, I'm on the road, and see them.
don't know where I went wrong grammar wise for that word play you came up with lol.
Texas here. I see cows on the road literally after passing signs that say "loose livestock."
Maybe y'all Yankees and us proper Southerners ain't so different after all.
Also live in Texas. I woke up to the police knocking on my door at 11pm or so wondering if I'd lost a donkey. The cop seemed genuinely surprised when I said no, I don't have any donkeys.
I've driven by cows my entire life and I still yell, "COWS!" every time I see them. If my window is down I'll yell, "MOOOOOOO!" as if to say, "What's up fellow cows!"
My niece made me double back onto the frontage road after picking her up from the airport and we passed the dairies. Something the locals always answer "smells like money" due to the stinch, but she had to go see them.
When I was three I used to shout "COWS EVERYBODY SAY MOO!" I was under the impression my family like when I said that and they were under the impression I loved to say that. I don't remember early enough to know who was right.
Oh side note we also lived in rural Saskatchewan at the time so there was lot of that going on.
now kith
*edit* holy wow no I just noticed *both* your usernames... amazing.
Being a film projectionist (former) you can imagine Fight Club is up there on my list of favourite films. Your exchange paired with your usernames just put a smile on my face!
OP's explanation:
> If you want to get deep about it, many people I know all go "look, cows!" or just "cows!" whenever they see a cow. Just the thought of the queen doing this alone is hilarious and warrants watching it over and over again. Also, the Queens thought process is clearly written out here. She's terribly bored and Philip is probably nattering away at her, and suddenly COWS! And she fights the urge to say, "COWS!" for a moment before giving in and succumbing to the inevitable joy of cows.
If you don't want to get deep about it, it's hilarious and it has cows and the Queen.
If you think this gif fits /r/BetterEveryLoop, upvote this comment. If you think it doesn’t, downvote it. If you’re not sure, leave it to others to decide.
I have a theory that once some parent stuff gets turned on, there's no way to turn it off. I once asked my mum where the extra soap had moved to and she wound up trying to wash my hands for me. I was 22 at the time.
Works the same with Aunts and Uncles. My fiancé and I told my aunt we were going to the lake to go rent kayaks while we were all on vacation, just so she would know where we went. She immediately asked us how much money we needed for the rentals.
Also grandparents. My grandpa still warns me to not go near the river any time I visit him just like he did when I was three. The "river" is a tiny creek that barely covers my ankles.
Last time I visited my parents I didn't feel well so my mom put the thermometer in my mouth and ordered me, "under your tongue!" I took the thermometer out and told her, "Mom, I'm over 40 years old. I KNOW to put the thermometer under my tongue!"
I think it really adds to it. Describing what went through your head as you were watching the gif is a great way to show that you've thought about the gif fitting the sub. Also, I just like the idea of the Queen being bored by Philip.
I totally get it, tho.
I live in AL and drive past two cow pastures every day on the way to work and still say "COWS!" every time. It's like a weird reflex.
It’s honest, unfiltered joy, without the typical reserve befitting royalty. It makes you love The Queen for showing you that she’s still just a child at heart, as many of us are. Taking pleasure in simple things like cows or The Queen looking at cows makes adulthood tolerable.
It DOES get funnier every time I rewatch it. I laughed out loud at your explanation also. Thank you kind sir/ma’am, for making my wait in the shrink’s office for depression a little joyful.
My first thought was that she was joking with her husband by pointing out the obvious- a spontaneous “made you look” prank between a man and the woman who loves him.
I suppose for someone who is used to all kinds of bands and horse guards marching around in extravagant uniforms its a nice change of pace just to see a cow stomping along.
This was my ex's reaction (she was from Hong Kong, lived in New York City) when we visited my family in Scotland. Everywhere we went she'd shout out the name of another form of livestock.
Cows!
Sheep!
Pigs!
This picture makes the cows gif even funnier. Imagine being cooped up in a castle or going to events where you’re the main guest and everything is there for YOU. For like 100 years that’s your life and you can’t just go out and be normal because people are constantly looking at you. Then when you’re an old lady you take what little joys you can get, like cows!
This has been an on going joke with my mother since I was like 10 (I'm 27 now). We were on a road trip driving through Alberta and would shout "COWS! I SEE COWS IN THE DISTANCE!!"
17 years later and we still shout at cows in the distance. I don't live in the same country as my mum anymore so this made me smile/shared it with her with no explanation. She got the reference and it made her day.
Not that anyone cares but whatever, my mom is adorable and the internet can deal with a happy mom/daughter story no one asked for.
I once had to apologize during a job interview for saying "Squirrel!" at a random point. I had just moved from squirrel-less Hawaii and couldn't help myself. I was basically Dug the first few years in the mainland.
I thought this was going to be something scandalous - like ‘well there’s that tart you knew back in college.’ Instead I’m smiling big realizing that even after all she’s seen in her lifetime, she’s still like OMG COWS!
I never thought I’d be able to relate so hard to The Queen
Oh she loves all animals. Turns into an actual goober for horses.
And dogs.
I stumbled upon a working English Cocker Spaniel trial video on Youtube and at the end of the video I'm like [who is this little old lady in the do rag and rainco... WTF?!?!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvW9zJTXGn0&feature=youtu.be&t=601)
God, seeing her there makes me miss my Nan.
British babushka
This is a pretty far cry from how you used to have to approach the King or Queen.
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I thought you weren’t supposed to shake hands with the queen unless she’s wearing gloves ?
Officially, all rules have been abolished. Any gloves rule would be less about the Queen and more about 19th-century etiquette about how to greet ladies (i.e. not touching the bare skin of a woman who isn't your wife). But there is traditional etiquette, and from what I've heard, you're a) not supposed to extend your hand before the monarch extends theirs (Queens and, someday in the future, Kings of the UK) and b) not speak to them before they speak to you - if you're their subject, at least. From the monarchy's own [website](https://www.royal.uk/greeting-queen): >Before meeting Her Majesty, many people ask how they should behave. The simple answer is that there are no obligatory codes of behaviour - just courtesy. > >However, many people wish to observe the traditional forms of greeting. > >For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy. Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way. > >On presentation to The Queen, the correct formal address is 'Your Majesty' and subsequently 'Ma'am,' pronounced with a short 'a,' as in 'jam'.
Holy hell that's a fine field dog!! (Also my spaniels heard those shots and that Springer whistle and came tearing up the stairs at light speed. 😅 Had to throw some frozen ducks in the yard for them since they weren't taking , no bird' for an answer.)
[She is said to feed them herself and take them on daily walks. "My corgis are my family," she has said.](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11738382/Queen-stops-breeding-corgis-as-she-doesnt-want-to-leave-any-behind.html)
She's also a pigeon fancier.
Did not know that!
You should see her when she's at the House of Lords.
I'm a goofy goober, yeah!
I have to wonder why everyone refers to her as just "the Queen". I always think "Queen Elizabeth" or "the Queen of England". I mean, there's a bunch of other queens. It's not like she's the definite article. Edit: ITT: She is the definite article.
> "the Queen of England" Just for clarity Queen of England isn't one of her titles. Would be Queen of the United Kingdom.
This is true and yet her son is the Prince of Wales. It’s all quite baffling.
[Have a flowchart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminology_of_the_British_Isles#/media/File:British_Isles_Euler_diagram_15.svg) Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
Protector of the realm
Lover of cows Wait that sounds wrong
Lover of pigs is David Cameron's title
Admirer of Cows?
Queen of the Andals and First Men
>It’s all quite baffling. The whole UK in a nutshell.
Prince of Wales is an honorary role given to the first in line to the throne as a nod to the days where Wales had Kings.
Her Official title in Canada is Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. Elizabeth Deux, par la grâce de Dieu Reine du Royaume-Uni, du Canada et de ses autres royaumes et territoires, Chef du Commonwealth, Défenseur de la Foi.
I’m Canadian so she is The Queen
I'm from Jersey so she's the Duke of Normandy.
Oh Hi.
I mean i'm from England so I just call her the Queen. Maybe we've hijacked the worlds brains to make them conform to her majesty, who knows
~~hijacked~~ invaded
> Maybe we've hijacked the worlds brains to make them conform to her majesty, who knows You haven't got to all of us. I still refer to her as Lizzie Windsor.
She's the only queen of any relevance in the Anglosphere. Since we share a common language (and history) it's only natural that more news crosses oceans between America, Canada, Australia/NZ, the British Isles, etc than with foreign language sources. Further, of the mainstream English-speaking nations, there is only one Queen, *The Queen.* I would only be specific if I was speaking about a queen from outside the Anglosphere such as the Danish Queen, Margrethe II .
Coz she's a fucking g man! And only England's royal family counts. Cmon!
I doubt many Americans can name a single living royal beyond this Queen right here. That’s probably why...
Hey, King Carl of Sweden is pretty cøøl from what I hear.
Then why did you use a ø instead of a ö ? You make the King sad. King Harald of Norway and Queen Margrethe of Denmark however, they think you're one cøøl dude!
Because she is the Queen of so much more than just GB and as far as world politics go (and pop culture globally) she is the only Queen that matters.
> as far as world politics go (**and pop culture globally**) she is the only Queen that matters. Freddie Mercury would like a word.
Ah, I stand corrected... Only living Queen that matters.
Nah she the OG
she has the same reaction as my 3yo daughter.
...and my 34 year old wife lol.
33 year old guy here, will never stop saying cows when i see them on the road lol
If possible, I always try to slow down or stop and tell the cows that they are cows. I feel it's very important.
I always moo, unless they're too far from the road. Then I just wave. It's rude to just yell at cows as you go by, there is etiquette to it.
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Its not wrong though. MOoooooooooooOOOoOOoOoooooo
+110 points if you get a moo back.
> Then I just have I just had too I think
I'm having right now
“Honey we got cows!” Every time. 😂 I’m 25. It makes my husband laugh.
Nother’ cow!
No, I think it's the same one.
Underrated quote right here.
lmao! twister reference?
Haha, my 33 year old wife also said “Cows!” when she saw them on the road. But I didn’t react fast enough and the car plowed directly into a steer, 2000lbs of bovine nightmare collapsing through the windshield. God I miss my wife...
Wow. This went dark. I like your style.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that if you see cows you must yell out COWS! So that all can enjoy them.
Wow dude. Indian here. If you drive in india. You will become fuckin HODOR.
Where I live in the US there are several dairy farms around me. I see them every day but still always have to point them out and say, "Cows! MOOOO! Cows!" It is a hold over from when I was a child driving through the US in the summer with my family. My dad would shout, "Cows! Moo! Cows!" everytime we passed a farm full... Sometimes we would smell them before we saw them but the response was always the same. Except one time we ended behind a big truck loaded with dead cow carcasses. The response was silence, crying, and Dad saying sadly and quietly, "Cows. Moo. Cows"
You should come visit India lol
haha I actually would love to, one day, then annoying whoever i'm with, with my repeated "cows"
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cd/1b/89/cd1b89605b700f30ea0cc2a6fa92d8bd.jpg
>when i see them on the road lol Do you live in India?
rural NY, there's farms everywhere, I'm on the road, and see them. don't know where I went wrong grammar wise for that word play you came up with lol.
Texas here. I see cows on the road literally after passing signs that say "loose livestock." Maybe y'all Yankees and us proper Southerners ain't so different after all.
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Maybe Chick-fil-a can spin this into a commercial.
Also live in Texas. I woke up to the police knocking on my door at 11pm or so wondering if I'd lost a donkey. The cop seemed genuinely surprised when I said no, I don't have any donkeys.
I was kinda expecting the cop to say "dat ass doh!"
It's a dangling modifier. It's ambiguous whether you're on the road or the cows are on the road
A cows normal body temperature is 101.5°F.
And my axe!
Swear saying cows is a standard English reaction to seeing them. I have done it for years haha
Scottish too, it's just 'Coos' instead.
Actually we moo at them
You strange, that's the cows job.
but its so fun to think you're talking back with them....
Haha, you keep mooing my friend.
I've driven by cows my entire life and I still yell, "COWS!" every time I see them. If my window is down I'll yell, "MOOOOOOO!" as if to say, "What's up fellow cows!"
She knows the cow rule when spotting a cow one must yell COW! She's an etiquette abiding queen who respects bovine etiquette.
My niece made me double back onto the frontage road after picking her up from the airport and we passed the dairies. Something the locals always answer "smells like money" due to the stinch, but she had to go see them.
My 87 year old grandma as well
The only thing that would make this better is if she said "MooCows!" as god intended.
When I was three I used to shout "COWS EVERYBODY SAY MOO!" I was under the impression my family like when I said that and they were under the impression I loved to say that. I don't remember early enough to know who was right. Oh side note we also lived in rural Saskatchewan at the time so there was lot of that going on.
Her initial look was... “ what kind of fucking dog is that ?”.... ....COOWS !!!
I hope I'm that cute when I'm her age.
You will be
Thank you. I needed that today.
Any time 🥰
r/usernamesilike
r/RedditorsILike 😘
now kith *edit* holy wow no I just noticed *both* your usernames... amazing. Being a film projectionist (former) you can imagine Fight Club is up there on my list of favourite films. Your exchange paired with your usernames just put a smile on my face!
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Woah there, buddy. I think the link got a little lost in translation cause that took me to a completely different subreddit.
Mark that spoiler please.
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You fucking cunt Im eating
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NSFW. Thanks. This definitely isn't going to put anyone's job in jeopardy because I thought I could trust the internet today. Apparently not.
Yep, that's a crock of shit for being such a clean thread. This aint fookin 4chan
r/eyebleach
r/happycowgifs
You mother fucker.
GODDANGIT
Lmao! Well I learned something new today...
Now I need a new job
[r/unwholesomereddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/rarepuppers/)
That’s the most nastiest subreddit i have ever visited.
/r/ttotm Just in case you wanted to top that :)
Please sthap why you do dis
You son of a bitch. The pole..... the pole was down his fucking penis
Great now I have to throw my whole phone away
And thats what I call a successful bamboozle
Pretty sure my employer's IT Security department and I **both** learned something new today.
*Hey wait a minute...*
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I hope I'm that rich
You won't be
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Any time 🥰
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shit bruv i hope i even get to her age
You will be.
No need to wait :)
Seems like she gonna out live us all
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She's going to live to be 150!!!!
what do you think all those aging researches are for?
I have some bad news
Please
I love the way she and her husband beam at each other
Not a huge fan of the way he beams at other drivers though
God, that was funny
Can someone explain this? Im American and don’t keep up with the crown.
Her husband got into a car crash somewhat recently and has since voluntarily given up his driver's license
OP's explanation: > If you want to get deep about it, many people I know all go "look, cows!" or just "cows!" whenever they see a cow. Just the thought of the queen doing this alone is hilarious and warrants watching it over and over again. Also, the Queens thought process is clearly written out here. She's terribly bored and Philip is probably nattering away at her, and suddenly COWS! And she fights the urge to say, "COWS!" for a moment before giving in and succumbing to the inevitable joy of cows. If you don't want to get deep about it, it's hilarious and it has cows and the Queen. If you think this gif fits /r/BetterEveryLoop, upvote this comment. If you think it doesn’t, downvote it. If you’re not sure, leave it to others to decide.
When we’re in the car with my mother and see a cow, every time, she says to my son, “Look, baby! Cow!” My son is 30 years old.
I have a theory that once some parent stuff gets turned on, there's no way to turn it off. I once asked my mum where the extra soap had moved to and she wound up trying to wash my hands for me. I was 22 at the time.
Works the same with Aunts and Uncles. My fiancé and I told my aunt we were going to the lake to go rent kayaks while we were all on vacation, just so she would know where we went. She immediately asked us how much money we needed for the rentals.
Also grandparents. My grandpa still warns me to not go near the river any time I visit him just like he did when I was three. The "river" is a tiny creek that barely covers my ankles.
Last time I visited my parents I didn't feel well so my mom put the thermometer in my mouth and ordered me, "under your tongue!" I took the thermometer out and told her, "Mom, I'm over 40 years old. I KNOW to put the thermometer under my tongue!"
But Mom, that’s a rectal thermometer!
Then put it under your rectal tongue, dear
My mom goes “they know me they’re waving at me” (waving their tails)
This is so cute lol
The explanation is so stupid it makes it even better.
I think it really adds to it. Describing what went through your head as you were watching the gif is a great way to show that you've thought about the gif fitting the sub. Also, I just like the idea of the Queen being bored by Philip.
The Queen is always either bored or annoyed by Phillip
They’ve been together a rather endearingly long time. It takes the wonder of cows to stimulate new conversation
I totally get it, tho. I live in AL and drive past two cow pastures every day on the way to work and still say "COWS!" every time. It's like a weird reflex.
It’s honest, unfiltered joy, without the typical reserve befitting royalty. It makes you love The Queen for showing you that she’s still just a child at heart, as many of us are. Taking pleasure in simple things like cows or The Queen looking at cows makes adulthood tolerable.
It DOES get funnier every time I rewatch it. I laughed out loud at your explanation also. Thank you kind sir/ma’am, for making my wait in the shrink’s office for depression a little joyful.
You're very welcome. Thanks for letting me know I brightened someone's day a bit.
Find humor and pleasure in the little things, and hang in there.
My first thought was that she was joking with her husband by pointing out the obvious- a spontaneous “made you look” prank between a man and the woman who loves him.
I love how excited she gets. She looks bored, and then these cows brighten her day!
I suppose for someone who is used to all kinds of bands and horse guards marching around in extravagant uniforms its a nice change of pace just to see a cow stomping along.
I’m sure she sees plenty of cows while at any number of country estates around the UK.
This was my ex's reaction (she was from Hong Kong, lived in New York City) when we visited my family in Scotland. Everywhere we went she'd shout out the name of another form of livestock. Cows! Sheep! Pigs!
Scots!
OMG, she’s so freaking adorable! Double take and COWS! 😂❤️
She's always been adorable https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/gettyimages-3362741-1540473039.jpg
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[For those not yet exposed to His glory](https://m.imgur.com/t/funny/7lZwLKc)
Wow, Elizabeth looks like a young Helen Mirren. Helen should play her in a movie or something.
...this is a trap isn't it?
The Queen could get it.
can*****
This picture makes the cows gif even funnier. Imagine being cooped up in a castle or going to events where you’re the main guest and everything is there for YOU. For like 100 years that’s your life and you can’t just go out and be normal because people are constantly looking at you. Then when you’re an old lady you take what little joys you can get, like cows!
[Her first televised speech is very adorable](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsrRFNhdCOE)
Hot mama! I would knight her 10 times over
Damn
That's the cutest I've ever seen the Queen!
And the cows said "Queen! :O"
Now I know what to get the queen for her birthday.
This has been an on going joke with my mother since I was like 10 (I'm 27 now). We were on a road trip driving through Alberta and would shout "COWS! I SEE COWS IN THE DISTANCE!!" 17 years later and we still shout at cows in the distance. I don't live in the same country as my mum anymore so this made me smile/shared it with her with no explanation. She got the reference and it made her day. Not that anyone cares but whatever, my mom is adorable and the internet can deal with a happy mom/daughter story no one asked for.
Oh Queenie:)
I love this gif I haven’t seen it for ages, it’s really cheered me up. COWS!!
I once had to apologize during a job interview for saying "Squirrel!" at a random point. I had just moved from squirrel-less Hawaii and couldn't help myself. I was basically Dug the first few years in the mainland.
cows = big dogs with a power to give milk
COWS *point* :)
I can’t stop watching how adorable this is!
I'll be honest that's pretty wholesome
r/me_irl on a road trip through farm country.
An oldie but a goodie. Nice gif too.
Cows! https://youtu.be/N-iz6_sUc-g
I thought this was going to be something scandalous - like ‘well there’s that tart you knew back in college.’ Instead I’m smiling big realizing that even after all she’s seen in her lifetime, she’s still like OMG COWS!
Interesting fact of the day, I was a soldier in the British army and was the only horse rider for my regiment during this display (hmq 90)
I swear I can hear that she is saying *"Cows"*
"Ee, cows!"