Mixed-up Words

It seems that there are two extremes in how people look at the world. One extreme is that “everything happens for a reason.” The other is, “there is a reasonable explanation for everything.” Most of us fall somewhere between those two positions, and others just play video games, and don’t look at the world at all.

I, for one, take an interest in things having to do with words. Things that are probably a coincidence, but are pretty interesting. For example, Evian bottled water, spelled backwards, is “Naive.” Is that a corporate joke on people who are paying for something that is readily available for free?

Here are some interesting anagrams from http://www.yourdictionary.com:

  • Dormitory = Dirty room
  • School master = The classroom
  • Conversation = Voices rant on
  • Listen = Silent
  • Astronomer = Moon starer
  • The eyes = They see
  • A gentleman = Elegant man
  • Funeral = Real fun
  • The Morse Code = Here comes dots
  • Eleven plus two = Twelve plus one
  • Slot machines = Cash lost in me

I was fooling around with some currently popular words today and found that “coronavirus” can be re-written as “carnivorous.” That’s a little scary.

It turns out that “mask wearer” has one more letter than “war maker.” That doesn’t seem right.

Oddly enough, the word “contaminated” has the same letters as “no admittance.” That really does seem right.

The phrase “no more covid” gives us many possibilities, but my favorites are: “divorce moon,” “voiced moron,” and “moronic dove.” These phrases are clearly a sign. I have no idea what sign, but definitely a sign.

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