Ned Hamson on Nostr: HOW NOW, BROWN COW? | NANMYKEL.COM Wikimedia commons A Google find: I’m 58 years ...
HOW NOW, BROWN COW? | NANMYKEL.COM
Wikimedia commons A Google find: I’m 58 years old and I can count how many times I’ve heard that expression on one hand. It’s not, and hasn’t been a common expression since about 1780. A brown cow was a nickname for a barrel of beer, specifically in the early 18th century in Scotland. “How now brown cow” was a way of asking for another pint.
http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2024/04/19/how-now-brown-cow-nanmykel-com/
Wikimedia commons A Google find: I’m 58 years old and I can count how many times I’ve heard that expression on one hand. It’s not, and hasn’t been a common expression since about 1780. A brown cow was a nickname for a barrel of beer, specifically in the early 18th century in Scotland. “How now brown cow” was a way of asking for another pint.
http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2024/04/19/how-now-brown-cow-nanmykel-com/