Prof. Sam LawlerFor no reason at all, please give me your favourite cow-related figures of speech! (Stuff like "No use crying over spilled milk" or "until the cows come home", puns extremely welcome)
Dr. Anna Latour@sundogplanets In Dutch we say "Dat is een waarheid als een koe", which literally translates to "That is a truth like a cow", meaning that it is *very* true. I guess b/c you cannot avoid a cow when it is in front of you.
@sundogplanets We also say "Als het kalf verdronken is, dempt men de put", which translates to "One closes the well after the calf has drowned", meaning that measures to prevent something bad from happening only happen after that bad thing has already happened.
@sundogplanets We also say "Over koetjes and kalfjes praten". Literal translation: "talking about cows and calfs", and it means making small talk.