[chumdawg]

This may not work well for the introverted types, but if you're wanting to have a little fun at the tables, and especially if you are drinking, you can say:

"I had the cow...AND the calf."

Say it like you mean it, and with a smile of course, and trust me, they will get a kick out of it. Then when you get involved postflop when there is an obvious draw on the board, you call out very enthusiastically:

"Gimme that COW!"

They'll eat that stuff up. Sets up all sorts of bluffing opportunities. And the next time someone folds to you, you can smirk and say, "I only had the calf that time."

Soon they will be asking you which one you have. Before the hand is even over. How can you pass up this sort of fun?