When I was in junior high taking Latin, we would say "Coolus beanus, mano."

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They say cool beans here in Ohio, too, but the natives won't share the
meaning of the phrase.  What do you think?

On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Ken Follett wrote:

> In a message dated 1/12/99 12:05:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> > I'll always remember my town by the sea.
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> Kool beans! (Seems to be the in thing to say on LI these days.)
>
> ][<en
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