Or "fiddelity" --- please don't fuss me over exact spelling. Refers to how good a sound yer "cheap violin" instrument sounds when scraping out a lively tune on da back porch.
Jack Benny was actually quite an accomplished musician who could produce quite good "fiddleity"; his awful-sounding musical renditions were so hilarious precisely because he could indeed play so well --- as they say, you have to actually be really good at playing in order to know how to "play poorly well" --- i.e., to sound awful in a funny way that makes the audience laugh.
by QuacksO August 3, 2025
Get the fiddleitymug.