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'''''Ool''''' was the cavespeak word for ''food'' in the 1981 comedy ''{{link | website=http://youtu.be/c1AQZopGG44 | text=Caveman}}'', featuring Ringo Starr. Some regulars at [[Chicago]]'s [[Thursday]] adopted it as a codeword to describe going out to eat [[After-meeting|after meetings]], usually at a 24-hour deli called the Belden in West Rogers Park. | '''''Ool''''' was the cavespeak word for ''food'' in the 1981 comedy ''{{link | website=http://youtu.be/c1AQZopGG44 | text=Caveman}}'', featuring Ringo Starr. Some regulars at [[Chicago]]'s [[Thursday]] adopted it as a codeword to describe going out to eat [[After-meeting|after meetings]], usually at a 24-hour deli called the Belden in West Rogers Park. | ||
− | The question, "Ool?" or a secret sign were delivered surreptitiously so those in the know could sneak off without including certain deadbeats known to skip out without paying their full share of the check. | + | The question, "Ool?" or a secret sign were delivered surreptitiously so those in the know could sneak off for these [[after-meetings]] without including certain deadbeats known to skip out without paying their full share of the check. |
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[[Category:food]] | [[Category:food]] | ||
[[Category:obscure_fact]] | [[Category:obscure_fact]] |
Revision as of 02:58, 25 December 2020
Ool was the cavespeak word for food in the 1981 comedy Caveman, featuring Ringo Starr. Some regulars at Chicago's Thursday adopted it as a codeword to describe going out to eat after meetings, usually at a 24-hour deli called the Belden in West Rogers Park.
The question, "Ool?" or a secret sign were delivered surreptitiously so those in the know could sneak off for these after-meetings without including certain deadbeats known to skip out without paying their full share of the check.
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