Bell cow?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quote">quote</span>: “<span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Doug">Doug</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Doug">Doug</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="notch">notch</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="undisputed">undisputed</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="herd">herd</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="he">he</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span>) <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>.</p><p><span word="Bell">Bell</span> <span word="cow">cow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>. <span word="Cow">Cow</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="attach">attach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ringing">ringing</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span>) <span word="moves">moves</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="ringing">ringing</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="pack">pack</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="cow">cow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="herd">herd</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lions">lions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alpha">alpha</span> <span word="male">male</span> (<span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="male">male</span>), <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="circles">circles</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="Chargers">Chargers</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="scratching">scratching</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>, $10.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chargers">Chargers</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="Mathews">Mathews</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Danny">Danny</span> <span word="Woodhead">Woodhead</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="carries">carries</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>-<span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p>
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