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todayiamadaisyMy random word entry is early this week. I know, the excitement of it.
3. Pears
I have meditated and searched the deep wells of my being, but I do not have any anecdotes about pears. I mean, I ate one the other day, but that's hardly going to get the conversation going, is it? Instead, I offer five things about pears:
1. Pear has not one, but two (TWO!) heterographic homophones, so you can pare a pair of pears.
2. 'Pyriform' is another word for 'pear-shaped'. I live in hope someone will say that on a British police drama. 'Did you nick that toerag?' Inspector Whoever will ask, and will be told, 'No, it all went pyriform.'
3. Pears don't float. When I fulfil my destiny and become a supervillain, my henchdaisies will be instructed to make my enemies 'bob for pears' instead of 'sleep with the fishes', in keeping with my rural setting.
4. Before tobacco was introduced, pear leaves were dried and smoked. I don't know for sure, but as a general tip, I'd say don't try that at home. On the other hand, looking on the internet for more information, I found that some people smoke coriander (cilantro). If that's the other option, stick with the pear leaves.
5. Pears are pomes. I have read the Wikipedia page on pomes a number of times and I still could not explain in my own words why they are different from any other sort of fruit other than 'well, they just are'. Clearly, I need a book called Pomes for Dummies. What I can glean from that page is that the part of the pear we eat is called the 'fruit cortex' and other pomes include apples (I knew that), cotoneasters (which is not pronounced cotton-easters, even though it looks like it should be), quinces, loquats, toyons (which I have never heard of) and our old friend the medlar (or mandle). The adjectival form of pome is pomaceous, which rhymes with bodacious, if you are stuck while writing an ode to pears. O pyriform fruit of type pomaceous/Like all the pomes, you are bodacious. Needs a bit of work.
Next week: Fadge.
I'm going to have look that up.
3. Pears
I have meditated and searched the deep wells of my being, but I do not have any anecdotes about pears. I mean, I ate one the other day, but that's hardly going to get the conversation going, is it? Instead, I offer five things about pears:
1. Pear has not one, but two (TWO!) heterographic homophones, so you can pare a pair of pears.
2. 'Pyriform' is another word for 'pear-shaped'. I live in hope someone will say that on a British police drama. 'Did you nick that toerag?' Inspector Whoever will ask, and will be told, 'No, it all went pyriform.'
3. Pears don't float. When I fulfil my destiny and become a supervillain, my henchdaisies will be instructed to make my enemies 'bob for pears' instead of 'sleep with the fishes', in keeping with my rural setting.
4. Before tobacco was introduced, pear leaves were dried and smoked. I don't know for sure, but as a general tip, I'd say don't try that at home. On the other hand, looking on the internet for more information, I found that some people smoke coriander (cilantro). If that's the other option, stick with the pear leaves.
5. Pears are pomes. I have read the Wikipedia page on pomes a number of times and I still could not explain in my own words why they are different from any other sort of fruit other than 'well, they just are'. Clearly, I need a book called Pomes for Dummies. What I can glean from that page is that the part of the pear we eat is called the 'fruit cortex' and other pomes include apples (I knew that), cotoneasters (which is not pronounced cotton-easters, even though it looks like it should be), quinces, loquats, toyons (which I have never heard of) and our old friend the medlar (or mandle). The adjectival form of pome is pomaceous, which rhymes with bodacious, if you are stuck while writing an ode to pears. O pyriform fruit of type pomaceous/Like all the pomes, you are bodacious. Needs a bit of work.
Next week: Fadge.
I'm going to have look that up.