I don’t know if I ever said this on these boards at least. But Noël and her husband really have helped me a lot, since my father died 5 years ago. They help me with my cleaning, but other things too.
Anyways, the other day I was talking with Pete (Noël’s husband). And I was telling him, I would never be able to get illegal drugs, because I never hang out with that type of crowd. (I’m not bragging. It’s true. Although I do agree all drugs should be legalized–I digress.) And I am careful, for own safety as well, to avoid certain groups and places. Yes, Pete said, you should stay away from “wet places and wet faces”. I had no idea what he meant. But I just nodded intelligently as if I did.
Then curiosity got best of me. So I asked a family member (my cousin, if you must know). He didn’t know. So what-the-heck, I thought, I just asked Noël what her husband could have meant. She didn’t know either! But she brought up a good point. Pete grew up in a Polish neighborhood in SE Michigan (where I live, BTW). Maybe it was a regional thing.
The SDMB is my last resort. One of you has to tell me. What does that phrase mean? “Wet places and wet faces”? And while we’re at it, where did it originate, for that matter? I really and truly want and need to know.
Thank you in advance for quenching my curiosity:):)
P.S. And yes, I could ask Pete, I know. But I would be too embarrassed to, at this point, if you must know:).