The phrase is usually used to mean “a long time,” or to refer to being out really late. (For example, if you’re going to party until the cows come home, you’re probably going to have a crazy late night.) Hence the phrase.

The phrase “Holy cow!” was used by baseball players at least as early as 1913 and probably much earlier. It became associated with several American baseball broadcasters. The phrase may have originated with reporter and broadcaster Halsey Hall who worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1919 until his death in 1977.

The phrase “to have a cow” is defined as “to be very worried, upset, or angry about something” in Free Dictionary Online. Other sources also define it to mean to react very strongly and emotionally.

Cows actually only have one stomach… but it has four different compartments to it, so you will hear them being described as having four stomachs. Each compartment is used for a different stage of their digestive process.

‘Brown cow’ is an 18th century description for a barrel of beer. The saying probably originated as a way of calling for another round of drinks. An early example can be found in Scottish author Allan Ramsay’s play The Gentle Shepherd (1725):

“How now brown cow” (/ˈhaʊ ˈnaʊ ˈbraʊn ˈkaʊ/) is a phrase used in elocution teaching to demonstrate rounded vowel sounds.

In a strong Northern Irish accent ‘now’ sounds close to ‘nye’. ‘How comes out like ‘hye’. Though I am an American, my accent sounds Irish to many.

Sold for between $6.50 and $7.50 for two litres, How Now is far from competitively priced. But Palmer has her eyes on the long game and says her ultimate goal is to teach other farmers how to produce milk ethically.

A growing number of consumers are ditching dairy products after learning that dairy is a slaughter industry— with male calves born on dairy farms killed at a few days to a few months old for veal, and around one year of age for beef; and female cows typically slaughtered at 3 to 6 years of age, when their milk …

Most milk in America is “cruelty-free”. Most milk in America is “cruelty-free”. Sure many people will argue this, but as a dairy farmer, when my herd’s average production drops the first thing I look at is the cow comfort. From a strictly financial standpoint the worst thing anyone can do is abuse their animals.

Today, modern dairy cows are bred specifically to produce large quantities of milk. Like humans, cows only produce milk after they have given birth, and dairy cows must give birth to one calf per year in order to continue producing milk. Typically they are artificially inseminated within three months of giving birth.

It can carry harmful pathogens, including salmonella and E. coli, and many infants and children are allergic to it, though some outgrow their allergy. And many adults are lactose-intolerant, meaning they lack enough of a digestive tract enzyme critical to processing lactose-laden foods such as cow’s milk.

Cow milk is essential in strengthening your immune system and repair the damaged cells and tissues.

• Strengthens bones and muscles. Due to the presence of ample amount of calcium, cow milk is highly associated with the development and maintenance of bone and muscle.
• Improves brain health.
• Good for weight loss.

The Risks of Cow’s Milk

• Bleeding from the intestines during infancy. The intestines of some babies may bleed if they drink cow’s milk during their first year of life.
• Food allergies. About 2% of children are allergic to the protein in cow’s milk.
• Lactose intolerance. Lactose is the sugar found in milk.
• Heart disease.

The Side Effects of Cow’s Milk

• The baby’s system can’t handle it.
• Type 1 diabetes.
• Growth hormones.
• Casein is a Carcinogen.
• Calcium is not that great for the bones.
• Childhood Constipation.
• Nobody needs the cow’s milk.

Lactose is sugar, and sugar should be avoided before sleeping. Milk that lingers on your teeth can cause damage. Without brushing your teeth after drinking milk (especially at night before sleeping), the sugar in milk will stay on your teeth. This will lead to cavities and decay.

Walter Willett, chair of the HSPH Department of Nutrition, suggests that drinking one to two cups of milk a day can be safe and nutritious.