The Camino is full?

henrythedog · May 5, 2023

Notwithstanding that it is (or has recently been) one of the peak times for Peregrinos on the Frances; there is considerable danger in extrapolating from limited information; whether it’s your personal experience or not.

Three professors of logic travel by train to a conference. They compete to show their mastery of the art of observation.

They see a brown cow in a field by the side of the rail track.

1. ‘There are brown cows here’

2. ‘ There is at least one brown cow here’

3. ‘There is at least one cow here which is brown on at least one side’.

Turga · May 6, 2023

4. 'This place is clearly littered with brown cows!'

markie6 · May 6, 2023

5. What are my chances of booking a Brown Cow without Whatsapp and avoiding the herd

Kirkie · May 6, 2023

henrythedog said:
Notwithstanding that it is (or has recently been) one of the peak times for Peregrinos on the Frances; there is considerable danger in extrapolating from limited information; whether it’s your personal experience or not.

Three professors of logic travel by train to a conference. They compete to show their mastery of the art of observation.

They see a brown cow in a field by the side of the rail track.

1. ‘There are brown cows here’

2. ‘ There is at least one brown cow here’

3. ‘There is at least one cow here which is brown on at least one side’.

Reminds me, happily and freshly, of a course I took some years ago online - Rational and Critical thinking. From a university in the Anitpodes. Straw people. Thank God I grew up with a pencil, and eraser, and stiff teaching with mental arithmetic.
nb. I might be misremembering. Don't you love the modern propensity for turning everything to your advantage? Nothing is wrong now. (Loud voice: oh yes it is)
Thanks for the laugh, dear Henry. Have a great day. Watch out for the holes in the bucket.
Seriously, may all those for whom this special day in UK is one to be treasured make the most of it.

edit: https://www.classical-music.com/features/works/theres-a-hole-in-my-bucket-lyrics/

Vacajoe · May 6, 2023

Thank goodness for brown cows! They provide chocolate milk!

Pilgrim9 · May 6, 2023

henrythedog said:
Notwithstanding that it is (or has recently been) one of the peak times for Peregrinos on the Frances; there is considerable danger in extrapolating from limited information; whether it’s your personal experience or not.

Three professors of logic travel by train to a conference. They compete to show their mastery of the art of observation.

They see a brown cow in a field by the side of the rail track.

1. ‘There are brown cows here’

2. ‘ There is at least one brown cow here’

3. ‘There is at least one cow here which is brown on at least one side’.

There was, at the date and time that I observed that particular field, at least one cow which was brown on at least one side.

Turga · May 6, 2023

Vacajoe said:
Thank goodness for brown cows! They provide chocolate milk!

Aww! I didn't know that, but it is so logical! I guess, then, that the black and white cows provide the café con leche.

Pafayac · May 6, 2023

I have never seen a brown cow walking on the Camino.

Vacajoe · May 6, 2023

I’ve never seen a brown cow,
Someday I hope to see one.
But I can tell you anyhow,
I’d rather see one than be one.

A take-off of a Shel Silverstein poem I was required to memorize at school 50 years ago(!) and have never forgotten!

Brian&Deb J. · May 6, 2023

That poor brown cow standing forlornly in a field. Obviously couldn't get a room, should have booked ahead

NorthernLight · May 6, 2023

Pafayac said:
I have never seen a brown cow walking on the Camino.

Have you stood for a long time in the field waiting for one to walk by?

bubba · May 6, 2023

How now brown cow? They live in the NOW!
Not in the future or the past.

trecile · May 6, 2023

Vacajoe said:
I’ve never seen a brown cow,
Someday I hope to see one.
But I can tell you anyhow,
I’d rather see one than be one.

A take-off of a Shel Silverstein poem I was required to memorize at school 50 years ago(!) and have never forgotten!

Not by Shel Silverstein - in fact it was written by Gelett Burgess well before Shel Silverstein was born.

The Purple Cow

I never saw a Purple Cow,

poets.org

backpack45 · May 6, 2023

Pafayac said:
I have never seen a brown cow walking on the Camino.

I have seen MANY brown cows on the path of the Camino!

trecile · May 6, 2023

backpack45 said:
I have seen MANY brown cows on the path of the Camino!

And white ones too!

mattythedog · May 6, 2023

Pafayac said:
I have never seen a brown cow walking on the Camino.

I have seen many brown cows on the Camino every time. Literally. It’s the purple ones that are rare

David Tallan · May 6, 2023

Pilgrim9 said:
There was, at the date and time that I observed that particular field, at least one cow which was brown on at least one side.

There appeared to be, at the date and time that I observed that particular field, at least one cow which was brown on at least one side, unless, of course, I misidentified what I was seeing or its colour or was otherwise mistaken in my observation.

David Tallan · May 6, 2023

Pafayac said:
I have never seen a brown cow walking on the Camino.

Just walk on the Frances into Galicia.

bullingtonce · May 6, 2023

henrythedog said:
Notwithstanding that it is (or has recently been) one of the peak times for Peregrinos on the Frances; there is considerable danger in extrapolating from limited information; whether it’s your personal experience or not.

Three professors of logic travel by train to a conference. They compete to show their mastery of the art of observation.

They see a brown cow in a field by the side of the rail track.

1. ‘There are brown cows here’

2. ‘ There is at least one brown cow here’

3. ‘There is at least one cow here which is brown on at least one side’.

If you will permit me to take a tangential route . . . the Camino can never be full as there can never be too many pilgrims even if there is no lodging and it is pouring cats and dogs. The Camino is limitless even if there is no lodging, no food, and even insufficient water. The spiritual aspect of the Camino far outweigh any physical/material concerns, at least to my way of thinking.

mattythedog · May 6, 2023

David Tallan said:
There appeared to be, at the date and time that I observed that particular field, at least one cow which was brown on at least one side, unless, of course, I misidentified what I was seeing or its colour or was otherwise mistaken in my observation.

I think Y’all have partaken of a bit too much vino tinto

David Tallan · May 6, 2023

mattythedog said:
I think Y’all have partaken of a bit too much vino tinto

A perfect example of how observations can be in error. I haven't partaken any vino tinto in months.

mattythedog · May 6, 2023

David Tallan said:
A perfect example of how observations can be in error. I haven't partaken any vino tinto in months.

If I saw so many onesided brown cows, I’d quit drinkin’ too!

Bradypus · May 6, 2023

There are no brown cows. All Spanish bovines are black, flat and 14 metres tall. And male. A load of bull.

Former member 92300 · May 6, 2023

There are brown cows on the Camino?

A specialty milkshake in the US!

Yoyo · May 6, 2023

mattythedog said:
I have seen many brown cows on the Camino every time. Literally. It’s the purple ones that are rare

But every now and then, if you are lucky, you get to see one.

MaxHelado · May 6, 2023

I do not wish to reserve a brown cow but I believe one should be available to me in every town

Vacajoe · May 6, 2023

trecile said:
Not by Shel Silverstein - in fact it was written by Gelett Burgess well before Shel Silverstein was born.

The Purple Cow

I never saw a Purple Cow,

poets.org

Curse you my pre-school teacher!!!! Funny, for 50 years I’ve remembered the poem but misremembered the author! Thanks for teaching me something new today!

Mycroft · May 7, 2023

Brian&Deb J. said:
That poor brown cow standing forlornly in a field. Obviously couldn't get a room, should have booked ahead

And moo'ved more quickly!

nycwalking · May 7, 2023

markie6 said:
5. What are my chances of booking a Brown Cow without Whatsapp and avoiding the herd

Slim.

Herd of brown cows needed for Cola Coa.

maruska89 · May 7, 2023

Dairy I say I'm lovin' this thread!

bubba · May 7, 2023

ALLEGED BROWN COW

henrythedog · May 7, 2023

bubba said:
ALLEGED BROWN COW

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Brown on at least one side, certainly.

(Have you ever wished you had never started something?)

Botaivica · May 7, 2023

Forestgirl · May 7, 2023

bullingtonce said:
If you will permit me to take a tangential route . . . the Camino can never be full as there can never be too many pilgrims even if there is no lodging and it is pouring cats and dogs. The Camino is limitless even if there is no lodging, no food, and even insufficient water. The spiritual aspect of the Camino far outweigh any physical/material concerns, at least to my way of thinking.

Have you ever walked a camino?
Jennifer

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Got my answer. Thanks

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