Cow-pie bingo scratched

Among the latest recreational activities to fall afoul of liability fears: the cow-pie bingo event at Westby, Wisconsin’s Syttende Mai Festival, an annual celebration of Norwegian folk heritage (pictures). Last year, it seems, a Holstein named Baby managed to escape the designated containment, and although nobody was hurt some kids were scared, causing the organizers […]

Among the latest recreational activities to fall afoul of liability fears: the cow-pie bingo event at Westby, Wisconsin’s Syttende Mai Festival, an annual celebration of Norwegian folk heritage (pictures). Last year, it seems, a Holstein named Baby managed to escape the designated containment, and although nobody was hurt some kids were scared, causing the organizers to reconsider the whole venture. “In cow pie bingo, a large area is marked as a grid with up to 500 squares, and gamblers bet $2 a square (six for $10) on where Baby will deposit a fresh meadow muffin.” (George Hesselberg, “Hopping Holstein shuts down cow pie bingo”, Wisconsin State Journal, Apr. 24).

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