Weekly Vocab #2.1.21 (repost #1)

Last posted: September 7th, 2003

> From: Christopher Wright <faceloran@...>
>
> I'm adding a modicum of sanity this time. Well, not exactly sanity, but at
> least it isn't the end of the world.
> 1. dull
> A dull knife cuts no cheese.
>
> 2. muscle
> The cheese sculptor creates a figure with bulging muscles.
>
> 3. floor
> Its cheesy robes brush the floor.
>
> 4. cloth
> The robes almost seem to be made of real cloth--silk and linen and velvet.
>
> 5. white
> The cheese for the robes is a pure white mozarella, whereas the skin is
> made of a creamy cheddar.
>
> 6. to swing
> The robe is so thin that it swings in a breeze.
>
> 7. awkward
> The expression of the cheddar hero is the awkward embarrassment of someone
> needing to visit the lavatory.
>
> 8. to entertain
> The careful carving of the sculptor entertains the sort of people who
> memorize games of chess.
>
> 9. dot
> A dot appears on the hero's nose, spoiling his beauty with a wart.
>
> 10. fly
> The dot is a fly that decided to breathe its last by defiling a piece of
> art.
>
>
> ~wright
Bonus Vocab from WordNet:
This is randomly selected automatically, so in case it offends you
or you disagree, please either ignore or be inspired to make up
different words and/or phrases:

  - mafioso, n.
    a member of the Sicilian Mafia

  - disjoin, v.
    make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

Fiant verba!

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