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Miniature Buffalo (ala miniature horses) could easily become the great American pet.
Put a mini-baler (a subsequent halfbaked idea) on your lawn mower to feed it for free. Get the kids to mow the lawn by telling them it's part of having a pet!
Or put it on a leash and let it 'mow' the lawn (and fertilize
it!).
Their fur is highly insulating (they often have snow on their backs). But it's hard to harvest because of their size and strength. No problem with the mini's.
buy one here
http://apps.tarsus-...p?SiteID=6&ProdID=3
[xandram, Jan 21 2008]
Coäts
Co_e4ts
Ha! [phoenix, Jan 21 2008]
Alberta's most famous buffalo jump.
http://en.wikipedia...hed-In_Buffalo_Jump
Been there, saw that, didn't stampede any buffalo. [Canuck, Jan 22 2008]
The International Miniature Cattle Breeders Society And Registry®
http://www.minicattle.com/entry.cfm
"Happy cows come from Happy Mountain® Farm" [phoenix, Jan 22 2008]
Buffalo
http://en.wikipedia...alo_Buffalo_buffalo
[angel, Jan 22 2008]
Anciently Baked
http://www.livescie..._dwarf_buffalo.html
Miniatute water buffalo, that is. [DrCurry, Jan 22 2008]
Petite Lap Giraffe
http://www.petitelapgiraffe.com
One day, my back garden will be a miniature Serengeti [marklar, Apr 19 2011]
Buffalo porn
http://images.googl...27&biw=1024&bih=574
For [Custardguts] initial anno on this idea back in the beginning of 2008 [normzone, Apr 21 2011]
[link]
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Just develop a buffalo porn industry, and sooner or later you'll have midget buffalo. |
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Almost, but not quite. And valid none the less. |
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Sorry, couldn't help it. If you want it gone, just say so. |
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Can we stampede a bunch of them over the curb? |
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Just be careful how mini you make them, [lurch], or you could have your very own tiny version of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. |
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Make them 'OO' scale so they look good next to my train set. |
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I'm trying to think of the British equivalent? |
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Although, I was birthed up in Canada so a mini herd would be kinda cool. I'd just have to watch my step, I imagine they'd be kinda crunchy to the foot. |
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Hey, I could make buffalo toe socks. |
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Just imagine sitting back in a deck chair with a cool beer, watching the massive herds of mini-buffalo on their annual migration from one side of your garden to the other... |
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..the Jack Russell would love it. |
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Alternatively, you could just glue horns on hamsters. |
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Yes, but imagine the constant, tiny honking ..... |
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No, hamsters, they're the fluffy ones, you're probably thinking of geese. |
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Part of an animal's resistance to cold comes from its bulk. Shrink the buffalo down, and you may well lose its storied resilience along with its size. |
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// you're probably thinking of geese // |
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No, surely the horns on the hamsters would honk ? What other noise would they make ? Surely not hamster klaxons, that would be going too far .... |
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[8th of 7] Do you really think I didn't get what he was saying? |
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Anyway, it was a bad idea, I wouldn't want a stampeding herd of horny hamsters. |
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Wait. I thought mini buffalo already existed? I always get their wings at the bar. |
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They're not buffalo, strictly speaking. The Buffalo is the larval form, which then turns into a pupa, and then the winged form of this extraordinary creature hatches out, from which we get what are called "Buffalo wings". |
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Thanks for the information [hippo]. I didn't realize their life cycle was so complicated. And I live in Oklahoma. |
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More prosaically, buffalo wings come from Buffalo. I was very disappointed when I found that out. |
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Buffalo have wings ? Like flying monkeys ? EEeeeeeeewwww.... |
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//buffalo wings come from Buffalo.//
Well, they don't necessarily, but the serving style originated there. Like Hamburgers can come from anywhere. Or Cheddar cheese. |
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Hamburgers come from New Haven. Allegedly. |
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And there's no Sanity Clause ..... |
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What you gon' do with all that junk? |
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All that junk inside that trunk? |
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I'ma get, get, get, get, you drunk, |
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On my great white mini buffalo hump. |
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<places pinky finger alongside of mouth> |
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I shall call him Mini-taurus. |
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The most fascinating thing about buffalo and other migratory cattle is their use of tornadoes to travel great distances. |
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I thought that they travelled via UFO traction beams. |
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//Arrange them in series - the resistances add up// [marked-for-tagline] |
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What if this ends up starting an underground miniature buffalo fighting society? |
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I doubt they'd get hurt, they wouldn't have the momentum. It would be very funny to watch them rutting. |
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How many buffaloes can you fit in a mini? |
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1) You do not talk about Rut Club.
2) You do not talk about Rut Club. |
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// What are we using to light the tunnels, so we can watch the fights? // |
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Giant luminous glow-worms |
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//The most fascinating thing about buffalo and other migratory cattle is their use of tornadoes to travel great distances.// |
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I've seen this. It's beautiful and terrifying at the same time. The buffs float blissfully, at least as blissfully as possible under the circumstances, while they chew their cuds and swat flies with their tails. You get the impression that they have no idea what's going on, yet there is clearly some pattern of organization at work. But damn, the mess they leave behind. |
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Clearly Mr. Winnebago was wrong when he thought structures of wood and aluminum might deter the buffalo and their swirling means of transport. |
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where the minibuffalo wando... |
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// I'm trying to think of the British equivalent // |
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After reading the page [angel] linked, I can no longer spell buffalo... oh wait. |
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[link] Mini giraffe (YIKINR) |
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I bought some bison burger last night, and the marketing slogan on the label was "America's original red meat". |
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Wouldn't a mini-buffalo be a picolo? |
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If this isn't the name of a public hair style, it ought
to be! |
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Would these not be Bison? Either way tis an excellent idea, and I want one NOW! |
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If they were to be called Buffalo, and they had very short legs would they be known as Buffalolows? |
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I am reminded of the South Paek episode where they had the idea of making a mini elephant that you could keep as a pet. Now THAT would sell! |
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I think the mini elephant was from Jurassic Park (the book,
not the movie). |
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Absolutely perfect! I've always wanted a pet bison. This is in the same vein as the micro-pig, but probably a smidge more difficult to achieve. [+] |
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