There’s far more leather available than there is demand for it. I have two pairs of the same model shoe. The new pair was acquired to replace the old. The old, though, has leather twice as thick as the new. Why? I don’t expect that thinner leather of the new pair to last as long as the old.
Ok – if I’m allowed one serious comment for today (and I hate using it on Argyle Sweater) – they actually do have ostrich leather. My Texas brother-in-law owned a pair of ostrich skin boots. Pretty cool! (We now return you to humorous comments)
I think we’re supposed to believe that the ostrich wants so badly to be killed and turned into leather that it has disguised itself as a cow, in order to fool ‘em at the slaughterhouse.. Kind of unpleasant as a premise for something amusing. Like Charlie the Tuna is sad because he can’t get turned into sandwiches?
My guess is that in a reversal of the Chick-fil-Aadvertising, the cows have dressed up the ostrich to resemble a cow, lest they be turned into a footballs. (Note the nervous sidelong glances from two of the cows, perhaps fearing that their ruse will be discovered.)
Farside99 almost 3 years ago
Looks like a Vikings helmet. Imitation leather for a less-than-real team? Go Rams!
ronaldspence almost 3 years ago
Udderly ridiculous!
Bilan almost 3 years ago
Not imitation, emu-lated leather.
Bilan almost 3 years ago
Besides, cattle don’t follow the Vikings, they follow the Cowboys.
marco2205 almost 3 years ago
A bit of ostrich of the English language.
iggyman almost 3 years ago
This strip is for the birds today!
Nuliajuk almost 3 years ago
I thought it came from Naugas? Where else would Naugahide come from but from fierce wild Naugas, whose vast herds once roamed the plains?
walt1968pat Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Imitation? I think not I have two pair of ostrich hide western boots and they are far from imitation.
drycurt almost 3 years ago
There’s far more leather available than there is demand for it. I have two pairs of the same model shoe. The new pair was acquired to replace the old. The old, though, has leather twice as thick as the new. Why? I don’t expect that thinner leather of the new pair to last as long as the old.
e.groves almost 3 years ago
That’s a funny drawing, but I don’t understand the imitation leather thing.
uniquename almost 3 years ago
Wanting to be a cow is a bird-brained idea.
IshkaBibel1 almost 3 years ago
I got me some nice Ostrich cowboy boots
rm8ty almost 3 years ago
Oh quit cowning around.
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I have no clue what this is supposed to mean
WCraft Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Ok – if I’m allowed one serious comment for today (and I hate using it on Argyle Sweater) – they actually do have ostrich leather. My Texas brother-in-law owned a pair of ostrich skin boots. Pretty cool! (We now return you to humorous comments)
tinstar almost 3 years ago
That’s a load of bull.
Mayor Snorkum almost 3 years ago
I think we’re supposed to believe that the ostrich wants so badly to be killed and turned into leather that it has disguised itself as a cow, in order to fool ‘em at the slaughterhouse.. Kind of unpleasant as a premise for something amusing. Like Charlie the Tuna is sad because he can’t get turned into sandwiches?
Zen-of-Zinfandel almost 3 years ago
Some folks are confused, will Hilburn egret posting this one?
Lablubber almost 3 years ago
Where’s Doug?
heydavey almost 3 years ago
My guess is that in a reversal of the Chick-fil-Aadvertising, the cows have dressed up the ostrich to resemble a cow, lest they be turned into a footballs. (Note the nervous sidelong glances from two of the cows, perhaps fearing that their ruse will be discovered.)
Thehag almost 3 years ago
Why use an ostrich when they make stuff out of the skin/leather? And to confuse this even more—
http://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/whyisit/whyisit-pigskin.htm