good year dirigibles

it would be a great idea to teach multisyllabic words to small children early on.  take "dirigible", for example.  then, with their child-like proclivity for unfiltered honesty, they could say, "mommy, why does that person look like a dirigible?"  but by the time the person figured it out, you and your small mouthpiece of a euphemistic genius would be far gone.  less of an affront that way. think of the possibilties.  at holiday mealtimes, you could say, "what, these old things?  they're just my dirigible pants, elastic waistband and everything."  announcers would sound smarter.  "yes," they'd say in their best commentator voice, "there goes the Good Year Dirigible."  to say nothing of the fame--posthumous though it would be--jules verne would accrue for reprints of "around the world in 80 days".  what, with a dirigible of such grand proportions, i'm sure the journey could be made in 79. 

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