Joseph wrote: >Anyway, in my top ten list, I remembered > saying I always liked Jimmy Webb's "Ten Easy Pieces", and then someone > reacted (I think it was Kakki) by placing a "Yay" at the end of that > number. Clueless about "yay" and its usage, I thought at first I was being > ridiculed publicly for my personal choice because I had this misguided > assumption that as "yay" is close to "Yuck", someone is telling the list > that my taste is one inch this side of garbage.
Oh dear - I feel so bad you wondered about my meaning at the time! "Yay" is the highest expression of everything wonderful and exciting in American slang! I would never say "yuck" to any musicial choices someone else loves - besides I'm a music slut and pretty much appreciate everything anyway ;-) Kakki
