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[–] huginn@feddit.it 29 points 2 months ago

That explains a persistent mystery from my childhood: why was the cheat code "Big Bertha" the one that made the catapults all throw cows instead of rocks in Age of Empires.

Now I know.

[–] JovialSodium@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For those curious how old, this picture seems likely to be from her 47th birthday. They were born on St. Patrick's day in 1945, and there's mention in the Wikipedia article of leading the St. Patrick day parade to aid with funding.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bertha_(cow)

[–] adamkempenich@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

I can’t believe Guinness World Records dropped that category in 2006. Low-key makes me sad.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Damn cow is more useful than I am.

[–] HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Having a jesus there would be too much for them to handle

[–] CheeryLBottom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I do my best! 🙏