Thursday, January 05, 2006

Say It With Me Now

Burlap.

Say it out loud.
This is my new found diamond in the rough of underrecognized words. Burlap is kind of a disgusting fabric, generally stiff and scratchy, often for the storage of potatoes. However, the word itself should not suffer from the actual product. Similar to how the word "loaf" is under no circumstances to be associated to meatloaf, or any of its affiliates.

My theory on the word "burlap" is that after saying it, you feel as though you've said all the words.

Now how many times have you said it since you started reading?
Excellent.

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