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cyberpj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 06:56 PM
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San Francisco Zoo Horse Named "Coulter"... !
While looking for celebrity eagle Stephen Jr. in the children's area at the San Francisco Zoo, a colleague at the Chronicle ran into a different conservative icon: "Coulter," an American cream draft horse who bears a not-so-subtle resemblance to a certain controversial conservative pundit by the same name.

A follow-up visit shows that the similarities are plentiful: Both have a long mane of blonde hair and legs that are thin enough to comfortably slip a LiveStrong silicone bracelet on the lower thigh. And whether it's fair or not, many a liberal blogger has pointed out that Ann Coulter's head does have some equine qualities.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/08/23/san-francisco-zoo-horse-n_n_27877.html
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 06:57 PM
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1. Isn't a coulter a term that has something to do with plowing?
I thought it was a piece of a plow, which led me to believe her ancestors were plowmen.
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Mugsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 06:58 PM
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2. Well, HALF of the horse was named Coulter.
Edited on Wed Aug-23-06 06:59 PM by Mugsy
The back half. :)
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 07:01 PM
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3. A "different" conservative icon?
While looking for celebrity eagle Stephen Jr.

That'd be Stephen Colbert Jr., you nimrod! He's about as much of a conservative icon as Ned Lamont. :dunce:
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wellst0nev0ter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 07:12 PM
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4. I, For One, Feel Sorry For The Horse
I can't believe someone didn't come up with that zinger before me :dunce:
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rfranklin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 07:50 PM
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8. It'scruelty to the animal...
Call the SPCA--we need to have its namesake euthanised immediately!
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wellst0nev0ter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 10:06 PM
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10. LOL!
:rofl:
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 07:18 PM
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5. It's a part of a plow -- and he's a draft horse
It's the little blade thingy in front of the actual plow that "prepares" the soil for the plow by making a cut in the dirt. They tend to break.

Or so I learned many moons ago.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 07:54 PM
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9. Yep. The coulter precedes the plowshare.
The coulter cuts the turf. The plowshare slices deep into the soil and the mouldboard turns the soil over. The coulter is often a metal disc, called a "yeoman's coulter.".
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 07:23 PM
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6. The un-named snakes at the zoo are breathing a collective sigh of
relief tonight...even though it would be apropos to name her after one of them!

The jackasses at the donkey exhibit are also resting easy, I'm pretty sure. :)
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 07:39 PM
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7. Heard the horse has a smaller Adam's apple ...
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Generic Brad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 10:11 PM
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11. Could it be an ass named Coulter instead of a horse?
Sometimes people tend to mix up the two animals.
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cyberpj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-24-06 09:10 AM
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12. Well.... both of them have been ridden quite a bit.
The human one always looks like she was "rode hard and put away wet".
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