IV - copacetics....

[Henry Musikar]

I have a SoCali bro'inlaw who has used the word for years with no apparent
irony.  That said, I have always felt that "no problem" is "passive
aggressive" (a phrase that I hate).  "No problem" has often been used, even
in Jamaica, mon, to insist that, in spite of the upset of others, there is
no problem.

And don't get me started on "Don't worry. Be happy." I've always thought
that it works better as ironic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyYZUhSeRYc 

Henry Mu
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http://astore.amazon.com/tdcoccamsaxe-20/  

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Allonby

I remember it getting used a lot in the seventies. Seems like it
creeped into the popular culture post-Viet Nam through returning
veterans, sorta like fubar, snafu, and clusterfuck.

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Carvill, John wrote:
> Welcome Stephen.
>
> Dunno about other books, but he did use copacetic in Vineland:
>
> "Well, Ralph," DL drawled, "matter of fact, see, Brock ain't in the past
> right now, he's in the present tense again, badassin' around up in
> Vineland County, actin' like a li'l fuckin' army o' occupation."
>
> "Hey - I got nothing to do with pot growers, all right? You know that.
> As soon as I saw all this drug hysteria coming, I diversified on out of
> that whole market. Plus it's a Republican Justice Department, come on.
> I'm copacetic with all these people."