Personally, I think Green Eggs and Ham is worth more than two readings. And I have read the collected works of Jane Austen, but wouldn't touch Joyce or Proust with a ten foot pole....
Sounds kinky. I think, though it might be related to 'noodling' - "Noodling is a southern US practice of fishing for catfish using only bare hands.", Wikipedia. Now excuse me while I go back to drinking and watching the monster truck rally......