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[BurtMacklinFBI]

I do get the annoyance with the name (pro internet tip, Urban Dictionary is not a real dictionary), I might feel the same way if it were an original band I were expected to be personally invested in. For a successful gigging cover band though, I think I would have held my nose and gone to the audition anyway.

 

[Knavery]

This is a really unusual post--almost trollish.

 

[micguy]

You can trademark a misspelled name, not sure if you can do that with a normal word.

 

[joebar]

If they’re gigging, I don’t care if their name is Butter Queens on Sale

 

[Koshchei]

OP: thanks for the chuckle. If this was real though, get thee to a psychiatrist post haste.

 

[seilerbird]

I do get the annoyance with the name (pro internet tip, Urban Dictionary is not a real dictionary),

And talkbass is not a place where people actually talk about basses.

 

[Christophe C]

(...) (pro internet tip, Urban Dictionary is not a real dictionary), (...)

That's why I used a green smiley. Humour, Joke, Smile.... OK, I'll get my coat (Sorry, I may be "too belgian", different culture, different language

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[Kmonk]

Twenty years ago, I was in a cover band and we took turns making a set list. The drummer wrote "She Talks To Angles" instead of "She Talks To Angels" and "Chang of Heart" instead of "Change of Heart". I guess we should have dropped the songs since they were misspelled.

 

[JohnnyBottom]

 

[micguy]

pro internet tip, Urban Dictionary is not a real dictionary

Words become "real" words by a few simple steps:

1) Someone makes up a word. If noone ever did this, we'd all still be standing around in caves, making grunting noises. New words are an absolutely essential part of the growth of a civilization.

2) Other people start to use it, the word has an agreed upon meaning, and its use becomes common within a certain subset of the population.

3) The word gradually (sometimes it's fast - "skyjacking" got into the vernacular in a real hurry) moves into wider use.

The Urban Dictionary is part of #2. While you can say it's not a "real" dictionary, that misses the point of why the Urban Dictionary exists - to build our vocabulary to incorporate new ideas. Many would argue it's more up to date and therefore more relevant (at times) than a "real" dictionary. In times like today, where things change fast, things like the Urban Dictionary are vital and very useful. Old words (what's in most dictionaries) you don't have to look up very often - people know what they mean. Where a dictionary is really useful is for new stuff. To be useful in that context, it has to be up to date - on line and updated frequently, not printed in a book.

 

[micguy]

Twenty years ago, I was in a cover band and we took turns making a set list. The drummer wrote "She Talks To Angles" instead of "She Talks To Angels" and "Chang of Heart" instead of "Change of Heart". I guess we should have dropped the songs since they were misspelled.

Listen to "Don't ask me why" - Billy Joel says "aks" half the time, "ask" the other half. It still sold a few copies.

 

[Ronzo]

Don’t worry about it.

Who ever heard of korn on the cob.

I thought it was “Korn Against the Biskit”.

 

[BurtMacklinFBI]

Words become "real" words by a few simple steps:

1) Someone makes up a word. If noone ever did this, we'd all still be standing around in caves, making grunting noises. New words are an absolutely essential part of the growth of a civilization.

2) Other people start to use it, the word has an agreed upon meaning, and its use becomes common within a certain subset of the population.

3) The word gradually (sometimes it's fast - "skyjacking" got into the vernacular in a real hurry) moves into wider use.

The Urban Dictionary is part of #2. While you can say it's not a "real" dictionary, that misses the point of why the Urban Dictionary exists - to build our vocabulary to incorporate new ideas. Many would argue it's more up to date and therefore more relevant (at times) than a "real" dictionary. In times like today, where things change fast, things like the Urban Dictionary are vital and very useful. Old words (what's in most dictionaries) you don't have to look up very often - people know what they mean. Where a dictionary is really useful is for new stuff. To be useful in that context, it has to be up to date - on line and updated frequently, not printed in a book.

Thanks, I'm aware of how words enter a language though. I'm also familiar with Urban Dictionary, which exists to sell merch, not to fulfill some high-minded greater purpose. It's a site that lets any random goon with an internet connection post a word, and then they make it available on a mug or whatever. Sure, it's sometimes useful for figuring out what kind of slang young people are using these days, but it's also loaded with nonsense like "Copestetic". I mean, seriously... I know you want to bust the OP's chops, but I cannot believe you could possibly really believe this is anything other than a misspelling of "copacetic". That's what it is. You know it, I know it. Some dork didn't know how to spell the word correctly, didn't know it had been slang for years, and thought he was the first one to punch it into Urban Dictionary.

 

[GBBSbassist]

Wouldn't bother me one bit.

 

[LBS-bass]

Apparently there are two "words" at play here. "Copacetic" is an actual word that means what the guy said. "Copestetic" appears to be an urban slang version of it, not really a word, but perhaps a ubiquitous mispronunciation that's gained its own currency as slang. Sort of like another word i saw someone post here, "aight," which is just a slang version of "all right."

So I'm guessing the OP isn't aware of the slang version and decided he was getting into bed with a bunch of people whose education level was at the elementary school level. Not going to argue as to what that signifies about the OP or anything else, just trying to get a better read on what actually is going on here.

 

[micguy]

I mean, seriously... I know you want to bust the OP's chops, but I cannot believe you could possibly really believe this is anything other than a misspelling of "copacetic". That's what it is. You know it, I know it.

I didn't reply to that. I posted a reply to your post saying the Urban dictionary wasn't a real dictionary something with which I disagree. While it's motives may be something you could debate, it's part of the way words get defined and distributed today. And yes, like any leading edge thing, it's messy, and like a lot of stuff these days, crowd sourced.

 

[Ronzo]

Thanks, I'm aware of how words enter a language though. I'm also familiar with Urban Dictionary, which exists to sell merch, not to fulfill some high-minded greater purpose. It's a site that lets any random goon with an internet connection post a word, and then they make it available on a mug or whatever. Sure, it's sometimes useful for figuring out what kind of slang young people are using these days, but it's also loaded with nonsense like "Copestetic". I mean, seriously... I know you want to bust the OP's chops, but I cannot believe you could possibly really believe this is anything other than a misspelling of "copacetic". That's what it is. You know it, I know it. Some dork didn't know how to spell the word correctly, didn't know it had been slang for years, and thought he was the first one to punch it into Urban Dictionary.

What a load of coal! Next, you’ll be telling me that Munky, Head, and fIeldy aren’t their real names!

And what about Korn Against the Biskit’s lead singer, Ferd Berfel?

 

[The Owl]

....almost spit my coffee out.......I needed a "lighter" moment this morning and TB has delivered!

TB NEVER fails in that department.


Somehow I'm getting this weird mental picture of Frasier Crane auditioning for something and just nitpicking EVERYTHING to death.

 

[Lava]

That's a bumner.

 

[jnuts1]

This may be the single worst reason i've ever heard to pass on a paying gig