What is the origin of the saying, "cool beans" ?

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It started out in the US drug culture of the late sixties. Because their shape made them look kind of like beans, some people started calling certain drugs (ludes and acid) "cool beans." In the 70s and 80s, some people would say "Cool beans" as a positive response when asked how they were doing.

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posted by Anonymous
Sorry. I was there in the late 60s. Acid usually came in the form of tiny tabs, or paper impregnated with the drug. You'd have to be really tripping to think it looked like beans! add a comment

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I think the term is usually used with ecstacy add a comment

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Answer by Betty0320 (734)

"Cool beans" has its origins late 1960s America during the height of the Drug Culture. Hits of acid were called "cool beans" for their bean-like shape. They were also referred to as "whacky beans" or just "beans." "Cool beans" resurged again in the 1980s meaning an affirmative answer. It has nothing to do with Boston or actual beans.

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posted by Anonymous
It wasn't acid. LSD was usually served up in sugar cubes or paper (blotters). Cool beans refers to a group of amphetamine or barbituate capsules or tablets (uppers/downers) offered together, in a bowl or palm. Due to their colorful shapes, they looked like jellybeans. Later it became a positive affirmation. add a comment

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Answer by Anonymous

Cool Beans is a term coined by a absolutely stunning woman who resides in Langley BC... The breathtaking woman who answers to the name T.Y. uses the term to describe things she likes!

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Answer by Anonymous

Cool Beans, as a phrase, was first uttered by Sandra Keyer in San Francisco in the mid Seventies.

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Answer by Anonymous

When I was a teen a bean was 100$

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Answer by Anonymous

Beans are'nt cool!!!! they are hot!!!!!

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Answer by Anonymous

What about " cool beans, maynard.." where why and when did the " maynard " become part of the phrase?

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The "Maynard" portion is a direct reference to the "Good stuff, Maynard" line from a 1980s Malt-O-Meal TV commercial. add a comment

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The Maynard portion came from the TV show Dobie Gillis (the character Maynard G. Krebs, played by Bob Denver) add a comment

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