Too Much Tequila, Too Little Sunscreen

In an old novel Sherlock Holmes says something about the sun going around the earth. Dr. Watson corrects Holmes only to hear Sherlock reply that he would try to forget that as soon as possible. Holmes immediately knew that this information was immaterial to his life. Unlike Sherlock, here’s some of the stuff clogging up my tequila soaked brain cells:

Oreos are nearly 100 years old • the Taj Mahal is located in Agra • a roo is a kanga’s kid • Web sites are programmed in HTML • the Libyan currency is the dinar • a haw is a left turn • plant circulatory tissue is called xylem • imarets are Turkish inns • the capital of Western Samoa is Apia • another word for beige is ecru • Leandro loved Ero • Xiamen’s former name was Amoy • A bassa or cantata is a missa • a literary collection is an ana • Adar is a month in the Jewish calendar • the state motto of Idaho is Esto Perpetua • William McKinley’s wife was Ida Saxton • Attu is the most distant of the Aleutian islands • Asch Sholem wrote The Apostle • An Eskimo paddles his umiak • Turgnev was born in Orel • An olio is a collection of miscellaneous pieces • Enid was a lady in Camelot • Orel is port in Russia • Rara avis is Latin for a rarity • A vertical set of loom yarns is called a warp • A gamp is another name for a large umbrella • the Otoe is a Nebraska tribe • Mindy was played by Pam • an oda is a room in a harem • Apollo astronaut Slayton’s first name is Deke • the Eger is a river in Hungary • a young codfish is called a parr • lobster claws are chelae • a nene is a rare Hawaiian goose • coach Stagg’s fist name is Amos • honey is also called mel • Eugene O’Neill named his daughter Oona • a seta is a stiff hair • A squirrel’s nest is called a drey • a Malay gibbon is a lar • A Spartan magistrate is an ephor • the Yser is a river in Belgium • éclat is great brilliance • the Auca Indians are an Araucanian tribe • a goddess of discord is Eris • a liana is a type of vine • dins causes tinnitus • the Inca worshiped Viracocha • Rick loved Ilsa • a noh is a Japanese drama • alar is a banned chemical • the patron saint of goldsmiths is Eloi • an ara is a macaw • an etui is a needle case • Cush was Ham’s son • a mawk is a maggot • Esau’s later name was Edom • Prospero’s servant was Ariel • pluvial is rainy • a nidus is a spider’s nest • a lump of clay is a clag • one hundred lwei equal one kwanza in Angola •

PS My spell checker didn’t recognize any of the bold words. Shows you what Microsoft knows

©2008 by Bob Rockwell