In the Gulf of Mexico, on the "wrong side of the levee," a white, black, and Cajun community of scruffy survivors clings to a damp bit of turf they lovingly call the Bathtub.
In "The Watcher," a damp, morose bit of gristle directed by Joe Charbanic, Mr. Reeves, once again dressed in black, looks jowly and fatigued, perhaps because this time out the role of metaphysical conundrum has been assigned to him.
When we went down into the big, open living area for breakfast, I realized why I'd been feeling so strange: the house smelled just like one I'd spent dozens of nights in, on sleepovers at my childhood friend Jennifer's farm: damp, a bit like dogs, comfortingly warm and old.
Harvey Schwartz, Goldman's chief financial officer, said client activity improved during the quarter but was then damped a bit by "macro concerns" about countries like China.
But how much of that is true, and how much is scaremongering by a conservative press that just doesn't want you getting your bits damp?
If the cookies seem a bit damp or sticky, set them on racks to dry a bit before arranging on serving trays.
"Her eyes didn't seem to be even the slightest bit damp, but she moaned and made some crying-like noises for a bit.
"I was a bit too loaded up on the outside of the track, the Astroturf was a bit damp, and I went off, it was my fault.
Apologies, brain a bit damp.
But Duchovny's spark plugs are a wee bit damp.
