A pathetic way to ask for likes.
a category of economic systems where the working class controls the means of production for society
relatively short moment when you can understand/comprehend given matter wider - therefore simpler - than usually.
(also: drift)
(also: drift)
(541 – 604) Founder of China's Sui Dynasty and reunifying China in 589
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(also: sui wen ti quotes)
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(also: sui wen ti quotes)
The phenomenon by which the value of currency goes down, as if it were being simultaneously attacked by the common cold and a horde of ferocious wildebeests. A process that makes your money worth less and less, until eventually it's worth about as much as the promise of a pension from a galactic government."
(n.) the nearest relative to humanity in the animal kingdom, sharing our boundless savagery but generally looking cuter in tiny clothes or while riding a unicycle
not to be confused with bonobos, assuming one wishes to keep their face glued onto their skull
not to be confused with bonobos, assuming one wishes to keep their face glued onto their skull
(n.) path that isn't straight
(n.) a performer who either highlights the melancholy of life by pretending to be happy, or highlights the joy of life by pretending to be sad and miserable
n. The day of good deeds and a reformed life. The beginning of happiness
(also: tomorrow) when we get to it
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: tomorrow) when we get to it
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
The uniform of the poor, serving to distinguish these creatures from their creators.
(also: poor)
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(also: poor)
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The first letter in every properly constructed alphabet. It is the first natural utterance of the human vocal organs, and is variously sounded, according to the pleasure and convenience of the speaker. In logic, A asserts and B denies. Assertions being proverbially untrue, the presumption would be in favor of B's innocence were it not that denials are notoriously false. In grammar, A is called the indefinite article, probably because, denoting a definite number, it is so obviously a numeral adjective.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
explosive i guess
(also: creation of the universe)
(also: creation of the universe)
A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents.
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(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(1632-1704) English political philosopher. Locke promoted a theory of liberal democracy and a social contract.
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(also: john locke quotes)
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(also: john locke quotes)
(n.) a lifestyle of comfort and enjoyment, justifiable only through abstruse philosophical ramblings
(also: bacchanalia)
(also: food)
(also: drugs)
(also: sex)
(also: alcohol)
(also: bacchanalia)
(also: food)
(also: drugs)
(also: sex)
(also: alcohol)
describing the middle class who ascended to prominence and superceded the landed aristocracy in the seventeenth century. they successfully embarrassed their social betters by proving there was a path to success beyond an inborn divine mandate, while selling out the lower class by perpetuating the cycle of labor exploitation.
also their taste in decor leans incontestably toward the brummagem.
also their taste in decor leans incontestably toward the brummagem.
(1475 – 1564) Renaissance sculptor, painter and architect
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A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
"What is your religion, my son?" inquired the Archbishop of Rheims.
"Pardon, monseigneur," replied Rochebriant; "I am ashamed of it."
"Then why do you not become an atheist?"
"Impossible! I should be ashamed of atheism."
"In that case, monsieur, you should join the Protestants."
(also: god)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
"What is your religion, my son?" inquired the Archbishop of Rheims.
"Pardon, monseigneur," replied Rochebriant; "I am ashamed of it."
"Then why do you not become an atheist?"
"Impossible! I should be ashamed of atheism."
"In that case, monsieur, you should join the Protestants."
(also: god)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
"Logopoeia, my dear friend, is a fancy word for the magic of words. It's what happens when language gets together with the mind and puts on a show that would make Shakespeare green with envy. Think of it as a linguistic firework display exploding with meaning and creating a beautiful mess of thoughts and emotions.
Words have rhythm they have pace, and when used correctly they can take you on a journey to the furthest reaches of the imagination. Logopoeia is when words do just that, when they dance across the page, tapping their toes and waving their arms in the air, creating a symphony of sound and sense.
So, next time you come across a piece of writing that makes your heart sing, that makes you laugh out loud or that just leaves you feeling completely bewildered, remember that it's all thanks to the power of Logopoeia."
See Also: Poetry, Prose, Rhetoric, Phonaesthetics."
Words have rhythm they have pace, and when used correctly they can take you on a journey to the furthest reaches of the imagination. Logopoeia is when words do just that, when they dance across the page, tapping their toes and waving their arms in the air, creating a symphony of sound and sense.
So, next time you come across a piece of writing that makes your heart sing, that makes you laugh out loud or that just leaves you feeling completely bewildered, remember that it's all thanks to the power of Logopoeia."
See Also: Poetry, Prose, Rhetoric, Phonaesthetics."
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