Hail Fellow Well Met
You've probably heard the phrase "Hail fellow well met," describing a person whose behavior is hearty and friendly. It was used in a 1728 poem by Jonathan Swift called My Lady's Lamentation and Complaint, but Swift, ever the satirist, used it a bit differently. The poem is far too long to quote it all here, so I'll just quote the relevant verse.
Hail fellow well met
All dirty and wet
Find out if you can
Who's master, who's man.
Of course, "hail fellow well met" could also describe a greeting, like this guy greeting another guy at a street fair with what's known as the Folsom handshake.
2 comments:
Two really great pix, Larry. I wonder how much fun the two guys in the first picture had getting all muddy like that. And I love the Folsom handshake!I have experienced it several times...
I would join them in a heartbeat.
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