Man in cow suit crawls out of Wal-Mart with 26 gallons of milk

[FSogol]

at a Walmart in Garrison, VA. He then gave away free milk in the parking lot until being arrested.

http://now.msn.com/living/0429-cow-suit-thief.aspx

[Scuba]

1. Article says witnesses were udderly stupified.

[FSogol]

3. Missed that. Udderly hilarious.

I believe this happened at another Walmart in 2011, so maybe it is part of a new crime wave.

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2. 26 gallons of milk would weigh something like 200 lbs:

So this guy alleged crawled along the floor while concealing 26 gallons (weighing 200+ pounds) of milk? Hmmmm?

[Arkansas Granny]

4. That's what I'm thinking, too. That would be the contents of 6 square milk crates. Hmmmmmm?

At 8.6 pounds per gallon, that amount of milk would weigh close to 225 lbs.

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6. Here's another version, from May 1, 2011:

Man in cow suit shoplifts milk from Va. Wal-Mart
Sunday - 5/1/2011, 9:48am ET

STAFFORD, Va. - A man dressed in a cow suit is being charged with shoplifting 26 gallons of milk from a Wal-Mart. Stafford County Sheriff's spokesman Bill Kennedy says the 18-year-old man crawled on all fours into the Garrisonville store Tuesday night. "Moments later, the cow walked back outside, this time walking upright, pushing a car full of 26 gallons of milk," says Kennedy ...

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2366071

[Arkansas Granny]

7. That makes a lot more sense.

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8. Now I want to know how he got the car into the store

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5. Story is a year old now, from April 27, 2011: should be an update available by now

http://www2.insidenova.com/news/2011/apr/27/walmart-cow-suit-milk-shoplifting-ar-1000251/