‘Miscellany’ Archives
Copacetic
* Slang adjective means decent, respectable, A-OK, all right, common, satisfactory. It is pronounced koh-puh-set-ik. Suspected origins include Latin, Yiddish (Hebrew kol b”'seder), Italian, Louisiana French (coupe-setique), and Native American. The Alley Newspaper”'s inherent expose”' and emphasis on the many dynamic qualities of our Community that are Copacetic. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, May 25, 1878 ”“ November 25, 1949 is credited with having introduced a new word, copacetic, into popular culture. Robinson was an American tap dancer and actor, the best known and most highly paid African American. There are many theories about the origin of copacetic. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson believed he had coined the word as a boy in Richmond, Virginia. When patrons of his shoeshine stand would ask, “How”'s everything this morning?” he would reply, “Oh jes”' copacetic, boss; jes”' [...]
Phillips West Neighborhood Upcoming Events www.phillipswest.info
April 7th (Thursday) 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. ”“ Phillips West Community Meeting! Join your neighbors and other Community Partners for updates from Local City Government, Business Partners and City of Minneapolis 3rd Precinct Police. The meeting will take place at the Center for Changing Lives in the Centrum Room (2400 Park Avenue). Free parking is available in the rear of building off Oakland Avenue. Free Jakeeno”'s Pizza & Beverages will be provided! If you would like more information or would like to get involved with the neighborhood please contact Crystal Windschitl at 612-879-5383 or email her at pwno2005@yahoo.com
Soldiers Heart=Shell Shocked=PTSD, A Pyrrhic victory: There is no winning of a war
A Pyrrhic victory is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Someone who wins a Pyrrhic victory has been victorious in some way. However, the heavy toll negates any sense of achievement or profit. Another term for this would be “hollow victory” The military teaches soldiers how to fight, how to kill, and how to survive; but do they teach them how to live with themselves? “Soldiers Heart” was what people called the emotional and psychological condition men often suffered when they returned from the bloody and surreal battlefields of our American Civil War. After WWI it was called “Shell Shock.” No matter what time in history, a person”'s experiences of war, that often equate to scenes and memories of unimaginable bloodshed, anger and fear, are with them for the balance of their lives. We all have met veterans who seem to have “handled it differently.” One man went [...]
