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Chookas!

Thu, 21 June 2001, 07:41 am
ali22 posts in thread
I was at work last night (we had our first preview) and everyone was running around with the normal ritual of saying "chookas".

It suddenly occurred to me, where on earth did this saying come from? We all have theories on "Break a leg" but I've never heard one for "chookas".

Any guesses?

By the way, has anyone heard anyone use "Break a leg" lately? All I've heard for the last few years is "chookas"...

RE: Chookas! Superstition

Fri, 29 June 2001, 03:11 pm
Walter Plinge
This Chookas business is very perplexing ;it must have some logical origin,we just can't pin it dowm;so here's my theory.
It's along the lines of "If I tell you your'e good will that help you to produce the goods"?So my suggestion is that CHOOKAS is an acronym for;"CAN HEAPS OF OVATIONS KINDLE ACTING SKILLS?"
Having read this please press the delete
button in your head,& resume normal services.
I will attempt to do the same.
Peter.

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