This isn't more bubblegum-on-the-sidewalk, is it?  I don't know who or
what to trust anymore.

On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Leland Torrence wrote:

> The phrase is adapted from the colloquial "cul biens"  a French Canadien
> derivative meaning "to pick the good ones".   Originally the reference was
> "a trapper's choice" meaning the best moose meat, but more recently used
> when picking a good sheet of gypsum board.  What with the internet and all,
> kids liked it and picked it up not knowing its origins.
> Best,
> Leland
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maura Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 5:30 PM
> Subject: Re: Early Influences
>
>
> >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,
> >> [log in to unmask] writes:
> >>
> >> > I'll always remember my town by the sea.
> >>
> >> Kool beans! (Seems to be the in thing to say on LI these days.)
> >>
> >> ][<en
> >>
> >
> >Maura Johnson, Field Services Coordinator
> >Ohio Historic Preservation Office
> >BGSU, Jerome Library, 5th Floor
> >Bowling Green, OH  43403
> >Phone:  419-372-6935   Fax:  419-372-0155
>

Maura Johnson, Field Services Coordinator
Ohio Historic Preservation Office
BGSU, Jerome Library, 5th Floor
Bowling Green, OH  43403
Phone:  419-372-6935   Fax:  419-372-0155