Another supposedly fun thing ...

[Robin Landseadel]

Some had schematic associations, as in the case of driver, trap,  
rough, handicap, all of which belong to the schema golf.

Cultural Literacy, E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
On Jan 16, 2009, at 6:47 AM, Dave Monroe wrote:

> 1. Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
> 2. Turn to page 56.
> 3. Find the fifth sentence.
> 4. Post that sentence along with these instructions in your  
> LiveJournal.
> 5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most
> intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.
>
> "Although if the name is linked to pregnancy, it might suggest ectopic
> pregnancy, a dangerous condition where the fertilized egg is lodged in
> a fallopian tube, rather than the uterus."
>
> --Patrick Hurley, Pynchon Character Names: A Dictionary (Jefferson,
> NC: McFarland, 2008), "Fallopian, Mike (Lot 49)," p. 56