[78-L] Finale Hoppers

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Boy, these'll help when I go to do 1920's crossword puzzles!
Great stuff!
Mal

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Jeff Lichtman wrote:
>> Okay, riddle me this.  Many old acoustic recordings refer to "finale hoppers
>> "  Can anyone tell me what they were?
>>
>> Bud
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> According to the Flapper's Dictionary it's a young man who arrives 
> after all the bills are paid:
>
> http://www.havemann.com/flappers_dictionary.html
>
> The term is also used in the song, "She Knows Her Onions," as 
> recorded by Jones and Hare:
>
> "She hates finale hoppers,
> She don't like college boys,
> She likes the sugar poppers,
> Who buy expensive toys."
>
> Jeff Lichtman
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