Edd Brynes at Gerald Lloyd "Kookie" Kookson III on 77 Sunset Strip just personified cool. He had a lingo all of his own and because his character was so popular, we hung on his every word. And imitated him. Below are some classic expressions from Kookie Talk and a bonus pic for fans.

Antsville	A place full of people
Chick in skins	Woman in a fur coat
Front burner	Current crisis
Germsville	An illness - Buzzed by germsville means put in the hospital
Ginchiest	Collest
Heels on fire	In a hurry
International intrigue dodge	Private eye business
Lighting up the tilt sign	Lying
Long green	Money
Mushroom people	People who come out at night to play
Smog in the noggin'	Memory loss
Stable the horses	Park the cars
Washington	A dollar

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