Date:  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 01:35:47 -0600
From:  Greg Pulliam <gpulliam[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CHARLIE.CNS.IIT.EDU>
Subject: hoopty

>From: "Dazaifu" <dzfhs-02[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mxw.meshnet.or.jp>
>Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 12:27:18 -0000
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>It's not just a Chicago area term. It was alive and well in the New
>Orleans area when I was in high school (1989-92). I think it may have
>appeared in some rap songs of that era, which would of course explain how
>it got around to different places. I dont know its origins, however.
>
>Tara Sanchez
>dzfhs-02[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mxw.meshnet.or.jp
>
>Dazaifu Senior High School
>4114-3 Takao
>Dazaifu, Fukuoka 818-01 Japan
>
>Futsukaichi Kyoshokuin Jutaku B-121
>Oaza Murasaki 650-5
>Chikushino, Fukuoka 818 Japan
>
>

Gregory J. Pulliam
Illinois Institute of Technology
Lewis Department of Humanities
Chicago, IL  60616
gpulliam[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]charlie.cns.iit.edu