Every Marx Brothers movie has a scene in which Harpo contorts his features into this classic pose:
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The Gookie. [Rhymes with “dookie,” not “cookie.”]
Based on a real-life person (yclept “Gookie,” of course), the Gookie Face never failed to get a laugh for Harpo, who credited Gookie for inspiring him to become an actor.
Back in college, when it seemed as though we were watching a different Marx Brothers flick every ten minutes, we would wait eagerly for the Magical Moment when Harpo would throw his Gookie. It made putting up with his sleep-inducing harp solos almost tolerable.
Everyone looks funnier with a Gookie. Unless that is the natural configuration of your features, in which case you have problems that will not be solved by Silly Behavior.
So here’s the Memely Challenge: Post a picture of yourself throwing your best Gookie. Link back to this post. And if you’re the sort to do so, tag five other bloggers to do the same.
Here’s mine:
![Gookie](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_szwPtOxjbd_4F6MQw8jxyt6jxvxkvVddzDvTq8wuNIpMJNpIYfNvZ32-O4X9qiGESyb9jjALgKeWgL9dCjcS3AHfod4BQJkC78NT3YXAoGlLGR1zOu2DVFrFJGrVf3QkKZv_jQhCvqcthlsfJNVkwAkC7z=s0-d)
Keep alive the memory of Harpo Marx. Throw a Gookie today!
The Gookie. [Rhymes with “dookie,” not “cookie.”]
Based on a real-life person (yclept “Gookie,” of course), the Gookie Face never failed to get a laugh for Harpo, who credited Gookie for inspiring him to become an actor.
Back in college, when it seemed as though we were watching a different Marx Brothers flick every ten minutes, we would wait eagerly for the Magical Moment when Harpo would throw his Gookie. It made putting up with his sleep-inducing harp solos almost tolerable.
Everyone looks funnier with a Gookie. Unless that is the natural configuration of your features, in which case you have problems that will not be solved by Silly Behavior.
So here’s the Memely Challenge: Post a picture of yourself throwing your best Gookie. Link back to this post. And if you’re the sort to do so, tag five other bloggers to do the same.
Here’s mine:
Keep alive the memory of Harpo Marx. Throw a Gookie today!
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