The FOOLISH DICTIONARY
An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their
origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few
pictures [not included] by WALLACE GOLDSMITH.
Executed by GIDEON WURDZ
Master of Pholly, Doctor of Loquacious Lunacy, Fellow of the Royal
Gibe Society, etc., etc.
To MY DOG,
Who first heard these lines
And didn't run away MAD,
I Reverently Dedicate
This Tome.
"A Fool may give a Wise Man counsel."
Preface.
In this age of the arduous pursuit of peace, prosperity and
pleasure, the smallest contribution to the gaiety, if not to the
wisdom, of nations can scarcely be unwelcome. With this in mind,
the author has prepared "The Foolish Dictionary," not in serious
emulation of the worthier--and wordier--works of Webster and
Worcester, but rather in the playful spirit of the parodist, who
would gladly direct the faint rays from his flickering candle of
fun to the shrine of their great memories.