First, three friends we encountered at the Freeborn County Fair:
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Next, an awesome house in Albert Lea, Minn., devoted to said cows:
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(I almost described the above as "an udderly moo-ving tribute," but then I almost barfed from my own doings. In fact, mentioning it post hoc is currently making me gag.)