"Tump" and "Eye" on the stove

i taught john these two words.

"tump"

and

"eye" meaning the eye on the stove.

TUMP:
VERB:
Chiefly Southern U.S. tumped , tump·ing , tumps
VERB:
tr.
To overturn. Often used with over: You're about to tump that thing over.
ETYMOLOGY:
Probably akin to tumble


(http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/tump)

My example: "I just got back from a canoe trip down the Spring River and my canoe didn't even tump over once."

EYE:
6. Something suggestive of the vertebrate organ of vision, especially:
a. An opening in a needle.
b. The aperture of a camera.
c. A loop, as of metal, rope, or thread.
d. A circular marking on a peacock's feather.
e. Chiefly Southern U.S. The round flat cover over the hole on the top of a wood-burning stove. Also called regionally cap1, griddle.

(http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/e/e0307500.html)


see, john? they really are words.

Competition

A newspaper article reported that "over 250 women applied for the 34 slots" for being a Denver Broncos cheerleader. For a typical job opening in philosophy, there are usually around 200 applicants for 1 slot. That means it's easier to become a professional cheerleader than to become a professional philosopher. Wow.

An interesting article

Here's an article by one of my favorite philosophers, Daniel Dennett. It's written for a general audience. It's about why he does not say, "thank God" and why he is ambivalent about religious friends who pray for him.

Dennett Article "Thank Goodness"