August 18th, 2008 | Category: General
TURKEY HILL HISTORY: A GIANT COW IS BORN (PART 2)
Posted by: Turkey Hill Team
The following is an excerpt from our official history book, Turkey Hill: A Family Vision. To purchase your own copy, visit our online store.
Whenever Turkey Hill products are introduced into a new territory, the Giant Cow can be found promoting the brand at various events. By the year 2000, her calendar had so many appearances scheduled, the Dairy decided to purchase a second giant cow. Less than five years later, a third cow was added to keep up with the demand. Although the sister cows are all the same size and shape, each has different spots. All three are kept busy attending store openings, promotional events, parades, and professional sporting events throughout the Northeast.
As one would expect, the Turkey Hill Cow tends to attract attention wherever she goes. This attention often results in mishaps or other experiences that make for interesting stories. The giant cow was once ticketed for speeding at 70 miles per hour. To this allegation, the driver instinctively responded, “Now officer, you know that no cow can run that fast!”
Unfortunately, some stories are far less amusing. Because of the giant cow’s height, her head was once decapitated as she went through an underpass. The cow has also been the target of vandalism, from pranksters trying to repaint her spots to more severe scrapes and cuts. She was once even the victim of a drive-by shooting in New York City. Suffering from holes in her side, she was immediately taken to the Dairy’s garage, where she was patched, painted, and restored to her old self.
Although the three giant cows have never produced a drop of milk, they are assets wherever they go. After all, “Giant cows make people smile!”
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39 Comments
Would love to see it come through Greenup,KY someday. Love the new coconut cream pie ice cream! Tastes so authentic! Brings back memories of my Granny’s coconut cream pies she use make many years ago.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:00 pmyes i had the coconut cream ice cream…………its great!!!!!!!!!!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:37 amI saw the cow last week in Gap, PA. I was sitting at the light on Route 41 on the bridge across from the town clock waiting for the light to turn green, and coming down Route 41 and turning onto the bridge to go on Route 741 was the cow! It was so cool to see…And it did make me smile!
August 20th, 2008 at 8:55 pmVery interesting.
August 20th, 2008 at 1:36 pmi would love to see that cow in Buffalo,ny!!!!!!
August 20th, 2008 at 1:25 pmdo those giant cows really exist or is everyone eating just a bit too much Turkey hill ice cream!?
August 20th, 2008 at 1:08 pmudderly fantastic!
August 20th, 2008 at 1:05 pmI can just imagine the looks on peoples faces when the giant cow is going down the highway! Can’t believe the police would want to give out a ticket for speeding. They should be fined…no Turkey Hill for a month!!
August 20th, 2008 at 10:27 amI have never seen the cows, but hope they will come to Western PA soon…..I am still looking for the Coconut Cream Pie flavor…has anyone else tried it…
August 20th, 2008 at 8:39 amWhat a great story! Thanks for sharing. I would love to see this cow with some Turkey Hill.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:38 amThese cows would be a great hit at county and state fairs. And of course so would the Turkey Hill ice cream that hopefully would accompany them.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:10 pmseeing the TH cows is a moooo-ving experience
August 19th, 2008 at 8:48 pmYou can park one of your giant cows in my yard, anytime you like or even all 3 of them,,,,, as long as you bring some TH ice cream with her!
August 19th, 2008 at 7:50 pmI passed the Giant cow on the road once. It is so cute! You know when you see the giant cow, turkey hill is not far!
August 19th, 2008 at 7:30 pmI’ve seen the Giant Cow at a church on 72 here in Lebanon, Pa. Made me smile and go buy some of my favorite Turkey Hill Ice Cream. Linda
August 19th, 2008 at 7:14 pmI love the cows. They are very cute.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:13 pmOur family saw one of the cows at The College of NJ. It was very cute!
August 19th, 2008 at 6:40 pmGreat story! I like the color of cow also. Maybe she can come to Pittsburgh soon.
August 19th, 2008 at 5:58 pmBring the cows to NJ for a visit!!!! I’d love to see them.
August 19th, 2008 at 4:56 pmI’ve never seen the giant cows. But I’d like to!
August 19th, 2008 at 4:47 pmMan the giant cows are sooo cute!!!!! I hope to see them in person some day! I love Turkey Hill!
August 19th, 2008 at 3:51 pmHi Turkey Hill fans,
August 19th, 2008 at 3:45 pmTurkey Hill, I love your Part2 story
aobut Turkey HIll Cow. They are so pretty. when are you comming to Maryland??? I know we are close by,(3 to 4 hours drive) but I would love to see Turkey Hill Cow come to maryland to visited a day or two. Love me some
turkey hill ice cream.
I Live in Staten Island which is a suburb of NYC, and Im sorry for the terrible experience the driver and the cow had to endure. Some people are just BAD! Sorry again and hope to see one of those giant cows someday!
August 19th, 2008 at 3:36 pmThe giant cow that used to inhabit our area has since moved on to somewhere else. It certainly was a novelty while the dairy was open. Our favorite thing was to take visitors out to see it and not tell them about it. They were always surprised when they came to the top of that hill!
August 19th, 2008 at 3:22 pmOur local giant cow has since moved on to somewhere else. I don’t remember where, but it was a novelty while the dairy was open.
August 19th, 2008 at 3:15 pmNever seen any of these giant cows. When can we expect to see any of them in NJ?
August 19th, 2008 at 2:36 pmWe would love to have the giant cow in our annual dairy parade someday!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:36 pmI always Smile when I see the Huge Cow traveling down the Road. She inspires us to remember to stop for milk, ice cream and cheese. She is cute. I hate that some people want to damage her.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:30 pmMy family & I have crossed paths with the roving cow several times, and it always brings a smile to our faces. We also get a craving for your ice cream, too! The only thing that would make them look cooler would be to have them both done a Chicago Bears baseball cap!
August 19th, 2008 at 12:52 pmYou should have one of the cows at the Etown fair this week. Try putting it in the milking contest.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:29 pmI have not had the pleasure of seeing this magnificant bovine,perhaps four is needed.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:58 amYour cows are great for advertising and good will.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:33 amMAYBE NEXT YEAR , YOUR THE TURKEY HILL COW , COULD COME TO PA TO FAMOUS FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES ,AND BE IN THE LITTLE LEAGUE PARADE;;; THE FOLKS OF ALL AGES WOULD ENJOY HER;;;
August 19th, 2008 at 10:13 amKind of a unique concept.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:54 amLee Carr reminded me of the old poem
August 19th, 2008 at 8:16 am“I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one.
But I’ll tell you anyhow,
I’d rather see one than be one”
I saw a peanut stand, heard a rubber band,
August 19th, 2008 at 8:11 amI saw a needle that winked its eye.
But I think I will have seen everything
When I see a Giant Cow.
i think whomever thought of the cow had the coolest idea ever….i think it’s grreaatt!!
August 19th, 2008 at 7:04 amSo when do we get to celebrate their birtdays with Party Cake Ice Cream??
August 19th, 2008 at 6:37 amI’ve seen these cows a few times at different places around the LC. (Once at Long’s Park, once at Good & Plenty on 896…) It’s true!! They always make you smile… and crave Duetto.
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