The FAQ is currently in the process of being updated in the new system. We apologize for any inconvenience, and will be updating this page as soon as possible.

Title: Axilla (aks-ih-luh) is understood by most phans as the armpit and its odor. Most commonly, the word is defined as the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. Depending on which dictionary you use, it may also refer to any such juncture (e.g. the back of knee or under the scrotum), to the perspiration which collects there, or to the odor such perspiration creates. Watson Nnichols reported (7/11/98 on rmp) that one dictionary definition, perhaps identifying particular body part which emits the odor, also suggests a more phan-related meaning: "axillary buds."

I and II:

• Debut: Axilla was debuted 11-19-92 Ross Sports Arena, and revamped (for Hoist) and debuted 2-93.
• Debut II: Axilla II was debuted 4/16/94 and last played 12/31/95. (During that span, Axilla I was played only once, on 10/16/94, though returned 11/8/96 and several times since.)
• Titles: To avoid confusion, the first is often referred to as Axilla I (much like The First Battle of Bull Run, World War I, etc.), despite some objections that the original is simply called Axilla.
• Music: The second version was slightly reworked musically as well, with a breakdown at the end, but the structure and sound are essentially the same.
• Lyrics: Trey reportedly didn't like the original lyrics (which, according to Dean's book, were Gamehendge-related). The second version repeats the word "axilla" earlier and more often, but also includes a complete rewrite:

  		AXILLA (I)
  
  	I dropped the buzzard in the sand and trudged off slowly toward the town,
  	I needed dinner and a place where I could throw my weight around,
  	I detected faint axilla scent that put me off my appetite,
  	But mouflon warring where I went renewed in me a need to fight,
  
  	Then reveling in mirror mask I soon was lost in foggy ditch,
  	Without a feather gray or white to tickle that piano witch,
  	Fearing that I must expose my worm to holographic haze,
  	My Clinometer error rose and spawned in her new mawkish ways,
  
  	I woke the witch with reverence reserved for serpents, snails, and slugs,
  	I pulled the witch from out the ditch and turned to face the furry thugs,
  	The sheep they smiled with teeth agleam,
  	The weapons in their hooves revolved I detected a prostatic ream,
  	I gulped and felt my loins dissolve!!!!!!!!!
  
  		AXILLA II
  
  	Summer sitting out by the pool
  	A ray of sunshine getting in my way
  	Close your eyes and wish that it were cool
  	Everyday
  
  	And I wish it could be back the other way
  	But what's dissolved ain't coming back today
  	Close your eyes and wish that it were
  	Close your eyes and wish that it were
  
  	Never understood what my body was for
  	That's why I always leave it layin out on the floor
  	The shape a curiosity
  	Where different faces fit before
  
  	And tracing my image in the sand
  	To pass the time from slip to fall
  	The line I trace begins to weave
  	A tangled web from wall to wall

Special thanks to Evelyn Costanza, Mike "oongowa", Jonathan White Jeff & Marlo, Allison Hatt, and Andrew Van Alstyne.

"Philosophy leaves everything as it was.""
-- Wittgenstein"