A.Word.A.Day drabble – “congeries”

A.Word.A.Day drabble – 6/9/10: “congeries”

A Word A Day by Anu Garg
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congeries
PRONUNCIATION: (kon-JEER-eez, KON-juh-reez)
MEANING:
noun: A collection of miscellaneous things.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin congeries (heap), from congerere (to heap up), from con- (with) + gerere (to carry).
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More or less stolen from “The Simpsons”.
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“I’ve got something special planned for tonight,” Jason said. “Go look in the dresser.”

Dane practically skipped up the stairs to Jason’s bedroom, where he found that the dresser contained a congeries of seemingly unrelated objects: a Slinky, a half-eaten box of chocolates, a red satin thong, a copy of Madden NFL 11, one wool sock, some illegal fireworks, a jumbo bottle of lube, and a baseball bat.

Dane stormed back down the stairs. “I don’t know what you had in mind, but count me out!”

“What? Didn’t you find the tickets I left on the dresser?”

“...On the dresser.”