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October 30th, 2026

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The Passing Parade

News of the Weird

By News of the Weird

Published Oct. 30, 2026

The Passing Parade

• Lee Meyer of Neligh, Nebraska, altered his Ford sedan a few years back, cutting out half the roof and the passenger-side door and adding a farm gate, so that he could drive his Watusi bull in the Kolach Days Parade in Verdigre.

(A Watusi bull, for you non-Nebraskans, has large, long horns, similar to a Texas Longhorn.)

The bull, Howdy Doody, hitched another ride with Meyer on U.S. 275, but the Norfolk police weren’t having it, People reported: "The officer performed a traffic stop and addressed some traffic violations that were occurring with that particular situation," Capt. Chad Reiman said. "I don’t know why he was doing it that day. I can honestly say that I haven't seen anything like that before."

Meyer was asked to leave the city and return home with Howdy Doody.

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