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The term “shoobie” originated in the late 1800s, and it derives from daytrippers taking the train to the New Jersey beach, with their ticket price including a boxed lunch packed in a shoe box.
Caroline Coffey
Jack Lule: "On Reading"
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What great reporting to find this.
Professor of Journalism, Lehigh University. Reader. Writer. I write about what I read.
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