Dictionary Stories 2010-01-21

Aardvark

An aardvark is an omnivorous mammal. You probably knew that all ready. Some how a definition seemed the right way to begin this post.

There once was an aardvark called Charles,
Who kept all his termites in jars,
But as the termites escaped and began to tickle,
He reflected that he would have been better with pickle.


Okay so I suck at limericks! Better luck next time I guess.

Dictionary Stories 2010-01-06

'A' is a difficult word with which to begin a story. It does not stand alone and any word could be made to follow it. If I begin by saying 'a chicken crossed the road' is that not then a story of a chicken? So why not instead make this an introduction to what will follow. These will be the Dictionary Stories. I will go through my dictionary over the course of a year and write a story for each letter. For interest sake I will do a 'A' story, then a B and so on. I may exclude a word here or there but all these stories will be six lines like the six lines you've just read. Any betting on how long I will keep these, seven lines now, stories going?