Origin of "hoopie"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Yup. Sidney Greenstreet and the Shriners.  Was that a band too?  Or were they just in _Casablanca_ together?

  Clearly I'm slipping.

  JL

Mark Mandel <thnidu at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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Poster: Mark Mandel
Subject: Re: Origin of "hoopie"
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On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Jonathan Lighter
wrote:

> The band took its name from the 1966 novel by Willard Manus.
>
> Maj. Hoople was the only person I ever saw who wore a fez. Except for
> Laurel & Hardy in "Sons of the Desert." And Akbar & Jeff.
>
> JL
>

And Sidney Greenstreet. And a parade of Shriners, either live or in the
comics.

Mark Mandel

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