From Arty To. . .
Mar. 28th, 2011 05:16 pmDictionary Word of the Day confirmed something I had long suspected. Consider today's entry:
Pay careful attention to the root of that word. I have considered forever that one's opinions and works are produced by the brain in a fashion similar to the process that takes food and makes growth, life and strength . . . and everything else. With some of us, witness the beauty of our works and marvel; with others . . . heck, with most of us . . . witness the unpompinscribed version of that word:
If you haven't divined the action described above, a hint: it takes flatus to produce flatulence.
Would that make evidence of divine inspiration "afflatulence?" "What started me to this epic poem on the origin of the flush toilet? Ah, just chalk it up to afflatulence."
Hmmm. . . .
afflatus (uh-FLAY-tuhs) noun; 1. A divine imparting of knowledge; inspiration.
Pay careful attention to the root of that word. I have considered forever that one's opinions and works are produced by the brain in a fashion similar to the process that takes food and makes growth, life and strength . . . and everything else. With some of us, witness the beauty of our works and marvel; with others . . . heck, with most of us . . . witness the unpompinscribed version of that word:
flatus (FLAY-tuhs) noun; 1. Gas in or from the stomach or intestines, produced by swallowing air or by bacterial fermentation.
If you haven't divined the action described above, a hint: it takes flatus to produce flatulence.
Would that make evidence of divine inspiration "afflatulence?" "What started me to this epic poem on the origin of the flush toilet? Ah, just chalk it up to afflatulence."
Hmmm. . . .