Because people have such a high opinion of Wisconsin already...

University of Wisconsin hockey player Kyle Klubertanz was arreseted for "cow tipping" a molded cow in front of the Kohl Center last August.

Anything I could say really wouldn't be able to rival the story itself, so here you go:

Badgers' Klubertanz fined for cow tipping

Mike Miller — 6/21/2007 2:49 pm

University of Wisconsin hockey player Kyle Klubertanz and former hockey player Jeffrey Slinde were each assessed $200 fines today for tipping over a cow last August in front of the Kohl Center, home of Badger hockey.

Klubertanz, 21, of Sun Prairie, and Slinde, 22, of Madison, were on their way home from the campus bar scene at about 2 a.m. on Aug. 3 when they decided to tip over one of the more than 100 sculpted and decorated cows which graced various parts of Madison last summer as the Wisconsin CowParade.

They tipped over one of three cows which were placed near the Kohl Center and were spotted doing so by workers at the Kohl Center who called police.

When officers arrived at the scene and asked the pair why they tipped over the Badger-red clad cow, Klubertanz replied: "We were stupid."

All three of the Kohl center bovines, "Moo Rah Rah Wisconsin;" "If you want to be a Moosaic, come along with me," and "Looking for Bucky," were tipped over during the summer, according to the Milk Marketing Board, which sponsored the event.

After a brief court session today, Klubertanz, who will be a senior in the fall, said he thought it was the Bucky cow that he and Slinde tipped over. The base of the cow was damaged as was the right side above the udder and the left hoof.

Both Slinde and Klubertanz were charged with a misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property, but those charges were lowered today to county disorderly conduct, a forfeiture action which leaves the pair with no criminal record. Along with the fine and court costs, each has already finished 30 hours of community service by volunteering at youth hockey camps, said attorney John Hyland, who represented Klubertanz.

The damage didn't seem to diminish the value of the cows when they were auction after CowParade was finished. "Looking for Bucky" brought $11,500, while "Moo Rah Rah Wisconsin" brought $11,000. The "Moosaic" cow was tied for the top spot at the auction, bringing in $13,000, said Moriah Morris of the Milk Marketing Board staff.

The primary beneficiary of the auction was the new American Family Children's Hospital at the UW.

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First questions first: If this happened last August, why are we just hearing about it now?
Secondly, you'll notice that Klubertanz said he thought he was tipping over the Bucky painted cow. What exactly does this have to do with anything? As though, upon hearing this explanation, we will all say, "Oh, ok, if it was supposed to be the Bucky one. Well. Clearly!"