warm- because it is "the dairy state" !!!

allwayright- like I said get off my back already. he has his opnions that are negative and I have my opinion that his neg opinion stinks. What does that have to do with my intelligence Mr truck driver?

Bessie got PIMPED out! :) lol! She seems to have some sort of lacy black scarf on her head, threaded w/ red ribbon, I think...lol! ;)

A combination of Christopher Walken and Talledaga Nights.

hannah,

I'm entitled to my opinion even if it isn't "happy talk" like yours.

Soo can we sign her utters again? Because I feel bad now that she's all painted again, but there is no sign telling me not too... Reguardless I wish she wasn't in the Dell Taco parking lot, but leave it to Janesville to do everything ass-backwards.

Curlrock - reference to Christopher Walken??

gonzo: "the cow idol returns and god sends a flood. may be a coincidence. it may not."
<chuckle> good one!

I like to picture Bessie as marsupial that goes around and scares people, because she so fast.

Bessie la steako buritto.....

I think they should leave the name as Bessie (or Bessy). Just because it is near a mexican style restaurant, does mean we have to give it a mexican name.

Pollo de la lucha is the preferred translation for fighting chicken. Or El Bessie vaca de la lucha (Bessie the fighting cow).

Hannah asked: "did anyone notice sat 21st the mexican like head scarf on the cow?"
Yes, I noticed something, and because of the wind on Sat. it was really flying around. I was not very close to verify but it looked like black garbage bags to me. Anybody know?

I think they should change Bessie's name to "El Diablo". I think that means "fighting chicken" in Spanish.

hannah - yes i did. Wondering who put it there? Why it is was there?

did anyone notice sat 21st the mexican like head scarf on the cow?

GO BESSY

Thank god the cow os back!!

I am with SK. I didn't grow up in Janesville but I always knew "where the cow was" and Shakey's!
Altho I also don't think it is fitting to be next to Del Taco, I am glad to see her back, close to her "old home." I am sure there are many kids traveling on I-90, pointing out the window, to the beloved Bessie.
Kudos to Al at Utzig for a fine job he did!

hiredgun: You want a muskie...go to Hayward. You can walk in one.

Hiredgun..you think the cow is dumb? At least it's a real animal, try the Hodag in Rhinelander, talk about rediculous....

hiredgun,
Look at the bright side. At least it isn't wearing one of those stupid looking foam cheeseheads.

I missed Bessie & I'm glad she's back.
She has always been the perfect landmark to tell people "meet me by the cow" and they knew exactly where you meant.

hired gun- I think there is aready enought negativity in the blogs here. Keeep you neg opinion to yourself!

Personally, I think it's an eyesore. Why is it that every time we come up with something representative of Wisconsin, it has to be a big, stupid cow. How about a deer or a musky, instead?

Kudos to Al Utzig of Utzig's Carstar for doing such a GREAT job taking care of Bessie during her absence, as well as giving her such a youthful makeover. Al, you're the best!!!

I'm glad she is back, but it was hard to get a picture by her. My daughter almost was hit by a car in the Del Taco parking lot! There is all that open land right there why did they put her that close to the resturant?

I miss the Oasis. I know it was a dive but it felt like it belonged here.

janesvillean: Is that really necessary? Can’t we have one pleasant story without someone bashing GM or its workers? This is a story about a giant cow statue and it somehow comes back to GM; ---unbelievable---!

Good story gazette sorry the people on these blogs are so misrable, can't even appreciate an upbeat story,Always finding somthing to complain about.

Would you people STOP putting GM down? What is it with you? If you have nothing nice to say then don't say anything at all. Look in the mirror at yourselves you are no better than anyone else.

or you could go down and do it

i say use bessie as a way to reinforce the weakening dams....

ol bessie looks great. to bad they stuck her next to that stinking Del Taco, soon to be an empty building im sure.

GM closed a plant in Mexico, too.
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The dairy industry was here a long time before GM and will still be here in 2011.

the cow idol returns and god sends a flood. may be a coincidence. it may not.

That'd be a good place for the Tahoe, it'd show where our industry is moving to just like our taste of food; MEXICO

Bessie is listed on the RoadsideAmerica website. I will try to get them to update their cow article and maybe list this story in their trunkations blog. Just visit http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/cow.h...
and bookmark the page.

I think they should have replaced the cow with a fiberglass Tahoe! Now, that would worth seeing. Plus, that may show GM how important they are to this city.

When my family visits they like to have their pictures taken in front of the cow so I’m glad Bessie is back. Bessie the cow is something unique to the area and her return adds a bit of cheer during a spell of bad economic and weather related news.