I am a sheep.

I've been recently asked (by the one person that actually reads [some of] this blog) about the origins of this blogs's name ("i am cow..." in case you were to lazy to scroll up the page to check). As a result, with this post I've decided to "shine some light" upon the mysterious inspiration behind the title of "i am cow..."

The title of this blog is taken directly from a song by Canadian comedy band, the Arrogant Worms, simply called I Am Cow. I thought the line "i am cow..." fit the witty, interesting, and semi-original frame that bog title's (in general) seem to fit. Plus, my first choice for a blog name ("I Am Not Afraid of You, and I Will Whoop Your Ass") didn't quite roll off the tongue in the way I originally expected.

I could write a biography of the Arrogant Worms for you, but that's what Wikipedia's for, right?

Back to the song. It's strange, no denying that. It can be described as an anthem for the cattle population of the world. With lines like, "I am cow/ eating grass/ methane gas comes out my ass/ and out my muzzle when I belch/ Oh, the ozone layer is thinner/ From the outcome of my dinner", it can also be considered a very informative and...umm...pleasant song.

At 1:59 it is just short enough to be funny (any longer and it'd start to lose it's humor, and would seem more weird...), yet long enough to be considered a "real song" (do you know what I mean? Thought not.)

For your listening experience and pleasure (hopefully you'll find some entertainment in this song):

Arrogant Worms - I Am Cow


This song can be found on their album Dirt! or their greatest hits compilation Gift Wrapped. (Amazon)


ps. I'm working on trying to make these posts shorter to help encourage people to actually read the content instead of just browsing the page for links...