and might i add that i'm really a fan of the painted cows as tourist attractions....

Haha, me too. Especially if the cow is following a theme. I saw one that looked like Van Gogh painted on it. Another looked like it was made of cheese.

I went to MN and saw their Linuses and that was fun.

when a bunch of the nrls were in norfolk/va. beach two years ago we noticed the painted and decorated mermaids all around downtown norfolk...those were very cool.