Bone Dry

"Dry as a bone" or "bone dry" means that something is completely dry. That's the way that my brain feels: completely dry. I can't really think of anything to write, yet I want to write. So I though I would bore you with a mini-history lesson.

The phrase "bone dry" was first coined by a clergyman by the name of Robert Forby in 1830. The phrase is found in the glossary of his book entitled, The Vocabulary Of East Anglia; An Attempt To Record The Vulgar Tongue Of The Twin Sister Counties, Norfolk And Suffolk, As It Existed And Still Exists; With Proof Of Its Antiquity From Etymology And Authority.

Now, I have absolutely no idea what his book is about. I just thought the title was interesting. So I decided to try to glean additional information about his book. It appears to be a book of memoirs and, quite frankly, wasn't very interesting. But in the preface, there is a list of Norfolk words (whatever that means) that, according to the person who wrote the preface, do not appear in Forby's vocabulary. Here are just a few of them:

• blob - to shake
• buffled - baffled, disappointed
• chig-chig - a call of invitation to pigs
• diddle - to move the hand quickly in and out of the water
• kittle - to bring forth young (especially in rabbits)
• ligger - a rude foot bridge
• trip - few sheep

Interesting, eh? Since I am feeling quite buffled right now at my lack of brain stimulus, I believe that I will blob the dust off of my slippers and venture into another room to do some reading, or maybe hop on the exercise bike. G'night, y'all!