“The dictionary is the only place
where success comes before work.”
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi’s quote inspired me
to think about dictionary play to notice where words might take me. I opened
the dictionary at FUN.
Did you know that Fun comes after fumble and fumigate
and before function? This reveals you need to have fun to function.
Turning another page at random, my
eyes found grave. Now that word has several meanings so I looked to see that it
comes after Gratitude but before Gravy Train. The dictionary defines Gravy
Train as a situation where someone can make a lot of money for little effort.
That goes against Lombardi’s philosophy.
See where your eyes take you in the
dictionary wander. Humerus comes before humorous and could tickle the funny
bone of the hummingbird. Perseverance arrives ahead of persimmon who still
finds persistence up ahead.
Doofuss and doohickey wait before
doorway with doorsteps and doorstops ahead.
I found a photo of a pontoon
already landed and waited for a pony to arrive with a woman in a poodle skirt
whose hair was in a poof. She wanted to meet the Pooh Bah as he walked off the
plane to a plateau of possibility. A possibility played possum and licked a
postage stamp.
Make Gratitude hold more power than
gravity as you graze your Thanksgiving feast. Don't forget the gravy.
See where the dictionary diversion
takes you!
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