Dictionary Diversion

 

“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 scamper. 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. It follows 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.

Take a wander in the dictionary. Humerus comes before humorous and could tickle the funny bone of the hummingbird. 

Perseverance arrives ahead of persimmon and 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. Don't forget the gravy.

See where a dictionary diversion leads.