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Thread #45461 Message #671991
Posted By: greg stephens
19-Mar-02 - 12:01 PM
Thread Name: What's wrong with 'Folk Music'
Subject: RE: What's wrong with 'Folk Music'
It worried me using it which is why I qualified it, as I realised as I typed the word "wet" thatit probably isnt American usage.(A lot of problems arise in Mudcat discussions because of linguistic styles, Americans often find British /Irish use of humour incredibly offensive when nobody was being nasty at all, for example!). Anywy, I digress. The meaning of WET. I cant define it that easily, I'll give you a few examples of usage with American content which Ihope will explain it.PeterPaul and Mary singing Blowing in the Wind is wet, Bob Dylan singing it is not.Ned Flanders is wet, Homer Simpson is not.Jimmy Carter was wet, Nixon wasnt.Jimmy Rogers(The English Country Gardens one) was wet,Jimmy Rogers(Blue Yodels wasnt).Smoking behind the bikesheds is not wet, collecting pressed flowers is. Singing "Rock of Ages" is not wet, singing in churches with guitars is wet(unless you're black, in which case it may not be). Piano accordions are wet(Clifton Chenier excepted), button accordions are not.Cuthbert is a wet name, Jack is not.Celtic is wet, Irish,Scottish, Welsh and Cornish are not.Crystals are wet, Tai Chi is not(that's borderline) Well, that should do. Wet and not wet are emphatically not the same as good and bad.