Looks Can Fool You, 42

het·ero·nym

Noun: one of two or more homographs [words that are spelled the same]

that differ in pronunciation and meaning

(such as a bass voice and bass, a fish)

First Known Use: circa 1889

42: pasty

I looked a little pasty, for

I’d not been too much in the sun.

I’d rather eat one pasty more—

For eating is just way more fun

Than going out into the day—

Into the sun, the wet, the cold.

I hate the weather—every way.

So here I’ll sit—until I’m old—

And eat each pasty that I’ve bought—

And never even start to try

To see the sun—for I’ve just thought

I’ll stay pure pasty till I die!