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How come it's "cowabunga" and not

2020-08-30 16:45:08.9198+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

How come it's "cowabunga" and not, like, "elkabunga", or "mooseabunga", or "wildebeestabunga"?

Edit: Writer Eddie Kean on the origin of "Cowabunga" on The Howdy Doody Show.

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