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Why did Harry Caray always say ‘Holy Cow?’ It could be linked to a 1930s flying bovine. No bull!

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My. My. My.

What a week!

A parade of headlines featuring Donald Trump’s political shenanigans, porn stars, “cash-and-kill” checkbook journalism, student protest arrests, unsafe cars and two wars.

Holy Cow!

Time to lighten it up a bit and enjoy a bit of Chicago levity heading our way next week via the late legendary sportsman Harry Caray’s familiar “bovine” burst of surprise.

Harry claimed it kept him from … swearing. And apparently it saved him from a lot of that.

“No one is more associated with saying ‘Holy Cow!