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On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:56:09 -0500, "David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> did some sarious thank'n and scribbled: > >"Philip Deitiker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> I think we need a new theory here. Everybody has a >> conspiracy theory and I have mine. >> >> Here it goes. Has anyone noticed that when one Kook >> disappears a new one shows up. Just as soon as one is >> thrashed a new one pops up or an old one flys out of the >> woodwork, it is almost like a tennis ball server or >> some instrument is throwing them. >> > FYI the term "Kook", as I remember, probably originated in the old black and white TV >detective show 77 Sunset Strip. Their teenager of all trades was one Gerald Kookson >III or >Kookie for short. He drove a California custom car, dressed "hip," as opposed to the >suit >and tie the other characters wore, and was always combing his hair, which was styled >in >what was known then as a duck tail. >There was a briefly popular song titled "Kookie, Kookie lend me your comb" and a brief >fashion trend based on the way he dressed (casual with white socks) You are correct on this, I prefer the word "Fruitloop" as its origins in the cereal industry are well-known. Other words include loony-farm escapee, and of course the favorite Netloon. We could have a nomenclature conferance and decide on the best words to describe the 'phenomena'.
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