tsuwm, in a world were all we can expect is 15 minutes of fame, a dictionary, a book we (well everyone here!) all hold near and dear, is a more lasting tribute.

Look how we turn to the OED.. it is an authority! if any of us, could become a member of this authority..(and weren't we all thrilled when falaged did!) it a hope beyond most of us! we could aspire to worse things than being names as citation in the OED!

and as for me, no olympic gold medals, no rhodes scholarships, no likelihood of a nobel prize, never miss america, so many things, outside my reach.. but i can hope, that some useage of mine, would be, could be, cited, as the prime example of usage..