# What is a huckleberry friend?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-huckleberry-friend/291322>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 22, 2005, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-huckleberry-friend/291322 "2005-02-22T08:47:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-huckleberry-friend/291322/1 "2005-02-22T08:47:29Z")

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Someone who’s as sweet as huckleberries? Or did Holly Golightly have a fondness for huckleberry jam?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-huckleberry-friend/291322/2 "2005-02-22T09:08:46Z")

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[A true friend, someone that’s right for the job.](http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/21/messages/831.html) I didn’t know what Mercer was on about until I looked it up.

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**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-huckleberry-friend/291322/3 "2005-02-22T09:11:02Z")

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[This guy?](http://www.museum.tv/etv/C/htmlC/cartoons/cartoonsIMAGE/cartoons2.JPG)

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-huckleberry-friend/291322/4 "2005-02-22T09:58:14Z")

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I see. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-huckleberry-friend/291322/5 "2005-02-22T10:28:03Z")

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[You’re welcome.](http://www.vaiden.net/huckleberry_hound.jpg)  
😃

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**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-huckleberry-friend/291322/6 "2005-02-22T13:54:34Z")

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In the context of the song, it’s also a pun on “Huckleberry Finn”. (The song is about a river, remember.) Huckleberry Finn=\>Huckleberry Friend

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**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-huckleberry-friend/291322/7 "2005-02-22T14:01:14Z")

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[He’s your huckleberry…](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0108358/fcstil_0355.jpg)