What the heck? ”Simorq-anize?" You can’t make up words like that! 

I think it was Rumi (and correct me here!) who said:

گاو در بغداد آيد يك زمان
او رود از اين كران تا آن كران
از همه عيش و خوشيها و مزه
او نبيند جز دو پوست خربزه

Which means, of course:  A cow came to Baghdad for a time.  It went from one (riparian?) coast to the other.  From all the luxuries, delights and tastes to be had, it saw naught but two melon rinds.

Here are some examples of ways you can use the magnets.  A snapshot of some on the board showing a “crossword puzzle” effect.

In which we discuss the importance of creativity in language.  This includes taking a creative approach to language, and leveraging language to increase your own creativity, to help you make connections you may not otherwise. 

What is this man doing?

1. dodging a flame thrower;
2. dancing in Jerry Bruckheimer’s “Swan Lake”;
3. taking off with his rocket propelled back pack
4. sacrificing himself by throwing his body on the fire to put it out and save all those people behind him;
5. leaping over fire in an ancient pre-new years purification rite.

My favorite Persian t’Arof, right up there with “step on my eyeballs” and “I am your sacrifice” is this one.  “extiAr dArid.” (Others write it as ekhtiaar, ekhtyar, ekhtyaar.  Sound it out: ecch, like yeccch, ti like tea, Ar, like are.  eccch-tea-are, d-are-eed.  extiAr dArid.  See our transliteration section).  What does it mean, and why is it the coolest t’Arof ever?