April 06, 2005

• Ah, Mr Furious, pray tell, were you inspired by pete's call to yaction, and my yak poetry posting? *simpers
• No.
• Yaks are unable to moo... That makes me sad.
• Don't worry, they can bellow and grunt.
• And that, as everyone knows, is way better than mooing.
• I narrowly missed a chance to see the world's only herd (?) of white yak uselessly tiny gif in Tianzhu County, Gansu on a trip there, to my lasting regret.
• Fine post, Mr Furious! High in the peaks roams the wild yak with ice-pick horns and a felted wool back.
• Another titchy gif of the noble White yak. Some day I will view your splendour!
• black yak + white yak = yin yang yak
• More about yak and dri. Sponsor a yak for life.
• Oh, 'tis a bonny Highland cowoo whose thatch of hair it can't see through, and so it cocks its head to see if there's some way to knock down we.
• Yaks can't moo, they bellow and grunt and say "Hello! How do you do? It's sad I can't moo, but I can play the cello!"
• Abiezer, those white yak are a thing of beauty. From the Yak and Dri link: The Yak will remain stubborn all though the race, and at the same time will engage in a noisy, grumpy conversation with its rider. I do not believe this, as everyone knows that yakkety yak don't talk back.
• grooooooaaaaaaannnnnn
• Sweet. Thanks Mr. Furious! Ren and Stimpy would be smiling in their wacky, boinging, cartoonish graves. It appears to also relate to bicycles, Airplanes (YAKOVLEV aircraft built for the military, with no expense spared in design and quality...), and a host of Kids magazines.
• Our country reeks of trees Our yaks are really large And they smell like rotting beef carcasses And we have to clean up after them And our saddle sores are the best We proudly wear womens clothing And searing sand blows up our skirts And the buzzards they soar overhead And poisonous snakes will devour us whole Our bones will bleach in the sun And we will probably go to hell And that is our great reward For being the-uh ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen
• The Kilties? Fine men, and true. heheh
• This thread led me to think As I sit down to my evening drink Way back in my Yoot I played Trivial Pursuit and they said Yak's milk is pink.
• I heart yaks. black yak + white yak = yin yang yak Bees, post that large and loud. It's beautiful!! No. posted by Mr Furious at 10:33AM UTC on April 06, 2005 *pouts 31 ways to prepare yak! 1. yak pudding 2. yak stew 3. broiled yak 4. shaved yak... or if you prefer, unshaved yak 5. fried yak sandwiches 6. grilled yak with lemon sauce 7. yak wings 8. boiled yak 9. yak and spam 10. bacon and yak 11. flapjacks with yak syrup 12. maple syrup and yakjacks 13. yak surprise! 14. A-1 (tm) Yak Sauce 15. glazed yak: a delicious yak steak, glazed with honey and pineapples 16. a yak-shake 17. yak a la mode: your choice of vanilla, raspberry sherbet, or rocky road! 18. chocolate yak (similar to chocolate moose) 19. yak-burgers 20. yak tart 21. bologna and yak sandwich 22. chicken catcha-yak 23. yak parmagiana 24. yak chips 25. yak juice 26. yak kabobs, or the variation: Bar-B-Yak! 27. deviled yak 28. yak salad 29. yak chow mein 30. chili con yak 31. Yak-a-dillas 32. French Yak 33. spaghetti and yakballs and 12 more ways! 34. yak fondue 35. yak su yung 36. yak with black bacon 37. Yak and Turf, or Surf and Yak 38. blackened yak 39. suki-YAK-i 40. yak and crumpets 41. yak drop soup 42. creamed yak 43. yak au gratin 44. yak-a roni and cheese 45. yak thermidor aux crevettes with a mornay sauce, garnished with a truffle pate brandy, and a fried egg on top of spam.
• I've seen yak meat for sale in Tibetan markets up in Kham - they leave the tail on to prove it's genuine. Those crazy Khamba...
• I think eating animals is a bad idea.
• I'm with you there Mr Furious but it's a hard sell with nomadic pastoralist communities. I understand that despite the harshness of their environment Tibetan nomads actually avoided eating all sorts of species, knowing that where they could not avoid killing they should keep it to a minimum. For example, I've read a lot of official Chinese press complaining at Tibetan unwillingness to go in for fish-farming because it breaks 'superstitious' taboos. I highly recommend Robert Ekvall's 'Fields on the Hoof' for an insight into nomad economy.
• The best thing about this thread is the way the guy linked to the thread itself. Get an infinite regress going.
• Oh ...I know a song about yaks too... er...never mind...I see Pallas Athenas beat me to it.
• GramMa - 46. Yak Yakitori
• Too bad you have to sponsor an entire yak to get the "Yak for Life" t-shirt. I'm wondering if they'd do better to sell these by themselves? I'd buy one...
• Yummy, Islander
• A yogi, a yeti and a yak Were treading a Tibetan track Said the yogi named Burt "Let us look in yon yurt, and see if we can't find a snack"
• More Yak, less moo flinging.
• This Yak thread r00ls. Let's have more personal experiences with Yaks! People in Toronto, go to your zoo, you fuckers, and come back with info on the Yaks!
• a.k.a. Yakfo.
• Yak, yak, yak. When are you going to do something about it?
• Kayyyyyyyak?
• Yakitori
• Yakademia?
• Yakademia nuts?
• Yakintosh?
• Yakamashii!
• Exploitation and optimization of Yak Culture(pdf)
• from the link above:

  The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau belong to one of non-polluted region in world, and possess of the most valuable and rare cattle breed-yak. It is one of three breed that is polluted―the rest breeds include penguin, polar bear and yak, but the yak is only can be eaten. There are alpine lands at an elevation higher than 3000m, and it is referred to as the "third pole". Much of this region offers an important habitat for many wildlife species, the yak show a high value in use. From of old, the yak is called “plateau boat”, and it is a very important vehicle on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The yak have a lot of merits, for example their body are very strong, and thick down and hair like skirts to resist cold, their hooves are very sturdy so that they can run smoothly on the rugged mountain road, together with muffle show thin and the ability of agility, their down color mainly take on black.

  polluted breeds? Plateau penguins? Something is lost in translation. The description of the yak is beautiful, though.
• Yak skiing.
• Yak cheese!
• sing the praises of the yak whose down colour take on black which come as news to the eidery goose but the yak is only can be use
• If this thread goes on much longer, we'll need a yak FAQ.
• Yak yak
• Yak yak
• A quadruple yak! Ye saw it here first!
• Yak FAQ maybe, but here where the yak blog should go.
• Whoops! Didn't realize that had posted twice *blushes, ashamed Forgive me for yak, yak, yak, yaking so much.
• Lovely yaks. A lovely movie of yaks doing what they do.
• Whose yaks these are I think I know They chew the cud in mountain snow They climb high up Then down they go
• My little yak must think it queer That I drink scotch and he drinks beer Between each spicy pizza slice Quenching more than thirst, I fear. He gives his Yaky bells a shake and says the barmaid's tits are fake. The only other sound's a fart, I dealt the gas, now must depart. I stink like shit, both dark and deep, And feel a fool, not far a leap. And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.
• and, if you want to be a hero, take home yak yak.
• *opens door, tosses bucket of slops onto Ralph *gives Bees the fisheye *slams door
• Executive's Yak Is Talk Of Office
• Racing Giant Yaks in Mongolia