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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Silly Syclopedia, by Noah Lott This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Silly Syclopedia Author: Noah Lott Release Date: April 25, 2005 [EBook #15705] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SILLY SYCLOPEDIA *** Produced by Michelle Croyle, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team [Illustration: _DIGGING FOR DAFFYNISHUNS_] THE SILLY SYCLOPEDIA ### A Terrible Thing in the Form of a Literary Torpedo which is Launched ### for HILARIOUS PURPOSES ONLY Inaccurate in Every Particular Containing Copious Etymological Derivations and Other Useless Things _By_ _NOAH LOTT_ (An Ex-relative of Noah Webster) Embellished with Numerous and Distracting CUTS and DIAGRAMS by LOUIS F. GRANT G.W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK * * * * * Copyright, 1905, by G.W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY _Entered at Stationers' Hall_ Issued July, 1905 _The Silly Syclopedia_ * * * * * Lives of great men all remind us Life is really not worth while If we cannot leave behind us Some excuses for a smile! * * * * * _To_ MY AUTOMOBILE. Which when I read it some Of these Brain-throbs Jumped over the fence, climbed a Telegraph pole, burst its Cylinder head, exploded all its Tires And then turned around and Barked at me. * * * * * ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WORK A.b. At the bat. B.i. Butt in. C.o. Catch on. D.t.l. Down the line. E.s. Easy street. I.t.n. In the neck. I.u.t.y. It's up to you. I.f.M. I'm from Missouri. M.m.t.s. Make mine the same. N.g. Nice gentleman. O.t.l. On the level. P.d.q. Pass the butter. T.l. The limit. * * * * * PREFACE. Some eighteen months ago I took this brilliant bunch of brain burrs to my esteemed Publisher and with much enthu
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