the secret salvation test. as it is written, "the smash you give is the smash you shall receive"

(also: smash)

(noun) A majestic era of cultural rebirth, where art, intellect, and creativity danced the tango in ornate ballrooms. A time when great minds, bedecked in velvet and quills, waltzed through the corridors of history, leaving behind a tapestry of stunning masterpieces, towering intellect, and questionable fashion choices. A period that birthed both enlightened ideas and questionable hairdos, reminding us that even the greatest minds are not immune to the occasional style blunder.


Teaching Tip: Bring the Renaissance to life by incorporating artistic activities like painting or sculpting that allow students to experience the creativity and innovation of the time period firsthand. Additionally, consider using primary sources, such as artwork or literature, to spark discussions about the cultural, intellectual, and societal changes during the Renaissance.

A famous book in which St. John the Divine concealed all that he knew. The revealing is done by the commentators, who know nothing.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

(noun):
A charming little surprise that life throws at you when you least expect it, like a mischievous imp hiding in the shadows. It's a tiny annoyance that grows into an epic saga, making simple tasks feel like climbing Mount Everest with a rubber chicken.



(also: rubber chicken)

Something acting upon a magnet. (also: magnet)

The two definitions immediately foregoing are condensed from the works of one thousand eminent scientists, who have illuminated the subject with a great white light, to the inexpressible advancement of human knowledge.

A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

a prank where you forcibly submerge someone's head into a shallow ceramic pool of rushing water for several seconds

The denial of love, life and liberty.

n. [1.] The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious. [2.] The kind of ignorance affected by (and affecting) civilized races, as distinguished from Ignorance, the sort of learning incurred by savages. See NONSENSE.


(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

(n.) 1) the carnal realization of one's lascivious, most burning and animal of desires, usually in private environs to hide such dark passions from the disapproving eyes of prudish society

generally agreed by experts to not be all it's cracked up to be.

2) a trait that determines one's role in the reproductive process: male, female, or spectator. different from gender; get over it.

(adj.) a good state for the world to be in.
a good state for any real system to be in, really.

(also: rivers)
(also: healing)
(also: health)

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
― Winston S. Churchill
(also: Winston Churchill)

“The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche,
(also: Nietzsche)

a type of graph that I haven't seen since I learned about it in grade school, and I look at a lot of graphs these days.

The art of depicting nature as it is seen by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm.
(also: real life)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

(n.) a food with extra carbohydrate covering

Long bound relationship, built from awkward moments, thinking about it and getting used to the other subject in order to work. Pretending friendship any closer than it actually is, emits the odor of fake, though it comes from a simple subconscious misunderstandding between the two people.
Source of life energy and certainty, home

presence of stupid people in a society

(n.) a cucumber that has been mummified in vinegar brine and packaged in an ornate sarcophagus

(n.) the perfect tool for the discriminating lunatic who enjoys swinging something with a bit of heft but just feels a mace or club isn't slicey enough.