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Mashmellow Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

cuckoo for cocoa puffs

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*71*0 01p 02br 00I will not swear by my interpretation out of context, but on the surface it is an advertising slogan. 02br 02br 02p 00 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • *71*0 01p 02br 00I will not swear by my interpretation out of context, but on the surface it is an advertising slogan.
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00I will not swear by my interpretation out of context, but on the surface it is an advertising slogan. 01b01i00T02i00o be cuckoo for cocoa puffs02b00 =01i00 to love eating COCOA PUFFS (a presweetened breakfast cereal).02br
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02i00PS: The bird on the box front is, I believe, a c

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0Yes, he's "crazy about" (really, really enjoys) eating these things. 02br
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00It has beome an expression that just means crazy in general. It's not used a whole lot, but a little. And not when it's truly a mental illness.0-
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0 thank you both!that helps me a lot. 0-
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A shirtless man with Samurai sword on I65, Bryon Womack is for "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs"? Craving to eat it? Man brandishing samurai sword tells police he is cuckoo for cocoa puffs ,An abnormal action for a normal person to do so. Well, the consequences are worth more than a cuckoo for Cocoa Puf
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Hi,

No-one seems to have noted that th words 'cuckoo' and 'cocoa' sound a bit the same when said.

I'm sure that's why they were chosen for the adverising slogan. They make it quite amusing.

Clive
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