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So many motorists were concerned that a cow walking in knee-deep water in a flooded field was stuck that it caused a traffic jam near De Bary, Fla. To get traffic moving again — and to stop 911 calls to the Highway Patrol about a “drowning” cow — highway workers set up an electronic sign to flash the message “The Cow is OK” to passing cars. But two days later, the sign was still there, causing a traffic jam as motorists looked for the cow, which had long since walked away. (Reuters) ...These are the same drivers, of course, who would never stop to help an injured person.


Publication Date: 28 November 1999

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Volume 6, Page 66
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