RESURRECTION

There are upwards of a million words in the english language and thousand have gone out of common usage.But some are worth reviving:


BOANTHROPY- a type of insanity in which a man thinks he is an ox
CHANTEPLEURE-to sing and weep at the same time
GROAK-to watch people silently hoping that they will ask you to join them.
GYNOTIKOLOBOMASSOPHILE-one who likes to nibble on a woman's earlobes.
ONIOCHALASIA-buying as a means of relaxation.
PILGARLIC-a bald head that looks like peeled garlic
PRENTEPENULTIMATE-fourth from last
SUPPEDANEUM-a foot support for cricifix victims


from "The Book of Lists" by Amy Wallace and David Wallechinsky(canongate)

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all people.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to all even to the dull and ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and agressive people,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself to others you will become vain and bitter;
there will always be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the chnaging fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;for the world is full of trickery.
But let not this blind you to the virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it as as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many years are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have the right to be here,
and whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.