Pestilent bits of metal suspected of destroying civilization and enlightenment, despite their obvious agency in this incomparable dictionary.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: dictionary)
a prank where you forcibly submerge someone's head into a shallow ceramic pool of rushing water for several seconds
(n.)
narcotics? yes.
your prescription at the pharmacy? yes.
psychedelics? yes.
coffee? yes.
the associations, implications, and moral judgments behind 'drugs' varies widely. so instead of 'drugs', use the specific category you mean.
the most limited definition I've seen is, "a substance recognized or defined by the US Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act."
a drug is a drug because of the effects it has on a person when used, not because of a label slapped on it by some top-down council. this definition only works in its legal function. and yet, this narrow style of thinking about 'drugs' (for example, all drugs are bad; drug use is always drug abuse; see also, thinking such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2djwbhadeY) is pervasive beyond the legal system.
(also: medicine)
(also: harm reduction)
(also: addiction)
(also: immoral vs illegal)
(also: social norms)
(also: black and white thinking)
narcotics? yes.
your prescription at the pharmacy? yes.
psychedelics? yes.
coffee? yes.
the associations, implications, and moral judgments behind 'drugs' varies widely. so instead of 'drugs', use the specific category you mean.
the most limited definition I've seen is, "a substance recognized or defined by the US Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act."
a drug is a drug because of the effects it has on a person when used, not because of a label slapped on it by some top-down council. this definition only works in its legal function. and yet, this narrow style of thinking about 'drugs' (for example, all drugs are bad; drug use is always drug abuse; see also, thinking such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2djwbhadeY) is pervasive beyond the legal system.
(also: medicine)
(also: harm reduction)
(also: addiction)
(also: immoral vs illegal)
(also: social norms)
(also: black and white thinking)
a smol creature dedicated to destroying ur belongings with its epic cuteness and sharp beak
(541 – 604) Founder of China's Sui Dynasty and reunifying China in 589
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: sui wen ti quotes)
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: sui wen ti quotes)
(1766 – 1834) English scholar who raised concern over growing population.
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: thomas malthus quotes)
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: thomas malthus quotes)
to parade (your pet) around.
a game in which people attempt to predict certain things that will happen, forfeiting money or possessions if they are incorrect
the more upscale version of gambling is the stock market
the more upscale version of gambling is the stock market
(n.) any of a series of organic substances derived from a specific set of carbon monomer bases which living beings assimilate through digestion in order to perpetuate their lives, as though it will fill the holes in their sad little existences
(n.) one possible explanation for what's on the other side of a black hole, a fountain of matter and light that constantly spews forth, with such force that any attempt by an object to fight this fountain and enter the hole would be impossible.
you may titter now.
you may titter now.
adj. Figuratively, as: "The pond was literally full of fish"; "The ground was literally alive with snake" etc.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(v.) the act of desperately trying to salvage a plan that has gone horribly awry
general hobbies
Outdoors and Sports
Collection hobbies
Educational hobbies
Competitive hobbies
Observation hobbies
to be continued
Outdoors and Sports
Collection hobbies
Educational hobbies
Competitive hobbies
Observation hobbies
to be continued
a weapon utilized for a brief time in the 19th century which proves that something primarily intended to be cool usually winds up being very stupid indeed
named for les apaches, a hardened street gang which terrorized paris in la belle époque, this weapon consisted of a cheaply made pepperbox pistol with a brass knuckleduster in place of a proper grip, and a low-grade knife blade protruding from the barrel like a bayonet
naturally, the gun bit was about as accurate as a coked-up economist and the knife bit had only marginally more shear strength than play-doh, so in effect les apaches were famous for more or less ruining a perfectly functional set of brass knuckles.
named for les apaches, a hardened street gang which terrorized paris in la belle époque, this weapon consisted of a cheaply made pepperbox pistol with a brass knuckleduster in place of a proper grip, and a low-grade knife blade protruding from the barrel like a bayonet
naturally, the gun bit was about as accurate as a coked-up economist and the knife bit had only marginally more shear strength than play-doh, so in effect les apaches were famous for more or less ruining a perfectly functional set of brass knuckles.
sexily delirious from the oppressive heat.
(n.) a filthy, poorly-dressed, drugged up young person who spends his time reading incomprehensible stream-of-consciousness poetry in some dingy coffee shop basement.
they were a major source of parental alarm in the 50s and 60s until they were replaced by hippies
they were a major source of parental alarm in the 50s and 60s until they were replaced by hippies
the most pointless crime, because everybody knows mass cannot be truly destroyed (or created)
(n.)The land of hortons, hipsters, mooses, and people who say "sorry" for no reason
(v.) yes, a verb. magic is the universe alive. magic is no miracle (that is, no rarity), but precious all the same.
A distance where you can recognize details and how the subject you face works.
sign-up or face the consequences!
“"observers" must obey the call.”
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