Satire, as understood by dunces and all such as suffer from an impediment in their wit.
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An animated acceptance of the doctrines of Malthus.
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To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an advantage for a greater advantage.
'Twas rumored Leonard Wood had signed
A true renunciation
Of title, rank and every kind
Of military station —
Each honorable station.
By his example fired — inclined
To noble emulation,
The country humbly was resigned
To Leonard's resignation —
His Christian resignation.
—Politian Greame
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
'Twas rumored Leonard Wood had signed
A true renunciation
Of title, rank and every kind
Of military station —
Each honorable station.
By his example fired — inclined
To noble emulation,
The country humbly was resigned
To Leonard's resignation —
His Christian resignation.
—Politian Greame
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
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Everywhere at once. That the power of omnipresence, or ubiquity, is denied to mortals was known as early as the time of Sir Boyle Roche, who in a speech in Parliament said: "A man cannot be in two places at once unless he is a bird."
the last big hurrah of the 18th century, featuring liberty, equality, and brotherhood as side dishes alongside a main course of blood, horror, devastation and death. brought to us by france; we assume it was all staged in an attempt to win at eurovision
what exactly happened (in a nutshell): after several massive wars, droughts, hailstones, and the aftermath of a massive volcanic eruption in iceland, france was facing a fairly serious famine and economic crisis. public sentiment was tipping very heavily against the monarchy (at the time, headed by king louis xvi), and this finally reached its fever pitch in 1789, when an angry mob raided the bastille (a political prison) to steal weapons; three years after that, the monarchy was abolished, and two years after that, after the king was caught sneaking off to austria to raise an army against the revolutionaries, he was messily executed with members of his family.
so democracy came to france, and many people were executed, and eventually a war broke out across all of europe. then napoleon came into power and even more war broke out across all of europe! good times
in the end: it wound up not mattering a whole lot because after napoleon fell in 1814 france went back to being a monarchy. live and learn.
learn about the major players in the french revolution by clicking here! well, not here-here, i mean where those blue words are.
what exactly happened (in a nutshell): after several massive wars, droughts, hailstones, and the aftermath of a massive volcanic eruption in iceland, france was facing a fairly serious famine and economic crisis. public sentiment was tipping very heavily against the monarchy (at the time, headed by king louis xvi), and this finally reached its fever pitch in 1789, when an angry mob raided the bastille (a political prison) to steal weapons; three years after that, the monarchy was abolished, and two years after that, after the king was caught sneaking off to austria to raise an army against the revolutionaries, he was messily executed with members of his family.
so democracy came to france, and many people were executed, and eventually a war broke out across all of europe. then napoleon came into power and even more war broke out across all of europe! good times
in the end: it wound up not mattering a whole lot because after napoleon fell in 1814 france went back to being a monarchy. live and learn.
learn about the major players in the french revolution by clicking here! well, not here-here, i mean where those blue words are.
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Belonging to an early period and a museum. Antedating the art and practice of perpetuating falsehood.
He lived in a period prehistoric,
When all was absurd and phantasmagoric.
Born later, when Clio, celestial recorder,
Set down great events in succession and order,
He surely had seen nothing droll or fortuitous
In anything here but the lies that she threw at us.
—Orpheus Bowen
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
He lived in a period prehistoric,
When all was absurd and phantasmagoric.
Born later, when Clio, celestial recorder,
Set down great events in succession and order,
He surely had seen nothing droll or fortuitous
In anything here but the lies that she threw at us.
—Orpheus Bowen
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(n.) a straw human acting as a piece of autumnul decor, as well as to frighten corn thieves away from corn. it operates on the same principle as the panopticon; the corn thief cannot be sure if the scarecrow is a real human capable of reprisal or simply a sack of hay. the uncertainty eats them alive from the inside until they destroy themselves.
compare gargoyles, similarly created as symbols of fear to ward off evil
compare gargoyles, similarly created as symbols of fear to ward off evil
(1042 – 29 July 1099) Influential Pope who ordered the first Crusade to the Holy Land and set up the Papal Court
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(also: pope urban ii quotes)
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
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(n.) a gregarious, trusting equine creature hailing from south africa in appearance halfway between being a horse and a zebra.
as of 1883, extinct, having been systematically wiped out by the destructive thoughtlessness of humankind. real nice.
as of 1883, extinct, having been systematically wiped out by the destructive thoughtlessness of humankind. real nice.
(c. 260 – 232 BC) Powerful Indian King who established large empire by conquest before converting to Buddhism and pursuing a peaceful approach
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Freedom fighters meaner twin sister but insurgent's morally goth girlfriend.
(n.) the people or groups of people in charge of running things, or in charge of preventing things from running for safety reasons. The Man.
spartacus (103-71 BC) is a somewhat mysterious historical figure. a greek, or possibly a thracian (from what is today bulgaria), little is known of his life except that he was a military leader, then a gladiator, then he led a massive slave uprising against rome, one of the few wars in history where it's totally uncontroversial to side entirely with one of the belligerents.
since his background is so mysterious, he is one of those historical figures you could potentially turn out to be if you're ever a time traveler (blackbeard is another!)
since his background is so mysterious, he is one of those historical figures you could potentially turn out to be if you're ever a time traveler (blackbeard is another!)
(1827 – 1912) British surgeon who pioneered the use of sterilisation and antiseptic surgery.
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A competing or opposing lawyer.
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(n.) a new movement full of lush greenery, biomimicry and hope for the future.
from thesis (naiveté) to antithesis (grimness & hopelessness) towards synthesis (informed & embodied hope).
(also: hope)
(also: biomimicry)
(also: utopia)
(also: climate crisis)
(also: eco grief)
(also: eco anxiety)
(also: dystopia)
(also: cyberpunk)
(also: thesis-antithesis-synthesis)
from thesis (naiveté) to antithesis (grimness & hopelessness) towards synthesis (informed & embodied hope).
(also: hope)
(also: biomimicry)
(also: utopia)
(also: climate crisis)
(also: eco grief)
(also: eco anxiety)
(also: dystopia)
(also: cyberpunk)
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