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gracious
Posted by Gary on October 12, 2002 In Reply to: Re: Jelly posted by ESC on
October 11, 2002
: : : : : : : : Does anyone know where the expression
adjective "jammy" comes from. I'm not sure how widely it's used but means lucky
- as a kid it was lengthened to "jammy dodger" which is a biscuit - any ideas?
:
: : : : I think it comes exclusively from that biscuit confection with strawberry
jam (or jelly if you're US) inside, meaning a dodgy sort of person-with the 'dodger'
bit left out.
: : : : We have strawberry jam in the US, too. Jam, made with
whole fruit, has seeds; jelly, made with juice, doesn't.
: : : It has a different
consistency too. When I see a glob on the kitchen table, I think to myself, "It
must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake that way."
: : I'll just bet you do.
:
And as The Killer sings:
: I like a little coffee/I like a little tea/ But
jelly, jelly, jelly is the thing for me"
I assume you mean Mr. J.L. Lewis? If
so I think (thing?) he might well have been singing Jerry, Jerry, Jerry is the
thing for me. I worked with "Killer" in the 1970s in my previous life as a recording
engineer. A most alarming character. As far as I know he didn't actually kill
anyone during his stay in London but he always gave the impression it was his
response of choice if you did something he wasn't 100% pleased with. From the
safe distance of 25 years and a few thousand miles I can say that he came across
as a tiny bit conceited.
Great to have had a front row seat while he knocked
seven bells out of the studio piano though.
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