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Underwater basket weaving
Underwater basket weaving is an idiom referring in a negative way to supposedly useless or absurd college or university courses, and often generally to refer to a perceived decline in educational standards.〔Tuckett, Alan: (Underwater basket weaving ). ''The Guardian'', 13 May 2003〕
The term also serves as an intentionally humorous generic answer to questions about an academic degree. It is also used to humorously refer to any non-academic elective course, specifically one that does not count towards any graduation requirements.
==Possible origin of the phrase==
In weaving willow baskets, a trough of water is needed in which to soak the dried willow rods. They are then left to stand until pliable and ready to be used in weaving. The weaving is, however, not done under water.〔(Basket-making materials: Rattans and Willows ). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Information Sheet C6〕 An issue of ''The American Philatelist'' from 1956 refers to an Alaskan village where "Underwater basket weaving is the principal industry of the employables among the 94 Eskimos here. By way of explanation – the native reeds used in this form of basketry are soaked in water and the weavers create their handiwork with their hands and raw materials completely submerged in water throughout the process of manufacture".〔(The American Philatelist v.70 ), American Philatelic Association, 1956〕
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