(adj.) describing something which appears cobbled together from unrelated components, like a quilt made by grandmother, a monster made by frankenstein or a car made by an albanian
ability to realize your (lucid) ideas. Also a ratio of ideas you realized to all of your ideas.
A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.
Alas, things ain't what we should see
If Eve had let that apple be;
And many a feller which had ought
To set with monarchses of thought,
Or play some rosy little game
With battle-chaps on fields of fame,
Is downed by his unlucky star,
And hollers: "Peanuts! — here you are!"
—"The Sturdy Beggar"
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
Alas, things ain't what we should see
If Eve had let that apple be;
And many a feller which had ought
To set with monarchses of thought,
Or play some rosy little game
With battle-chaps on fields of fame,
Is downed by his unlucky star,
And hollers: "Peanuts! — here you are!"
—"The Sturdy Beggar"
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
Inaccessible to the truth as it is manifest in the splendor and stress of our advocacy.
The popular type and exponent of obstinacy is the mule, a most intelligent animal.
The popular type and exponent of obstinacy is the mule, a most intelligent animal.
(noun): A sticky substance that transforms a leisurely stroll into a flailing dance of desperation.
(adj.) careful, quiet, and circumspect- indeed, one might say inconspicuous
to be confused with discrete
to be confused with discrete
(n.) suckers; potential customers
a melt-in-your-mouth metal in the boron group, atomic number 31
a category of economic systems where the working class controls the means of production for society
the hindsight-fueled ramblings of older individuals who forget their own past mistakes and offer vague platitudes.
(also: Relationship advice)
(also: Relationship advice)
(n.) the cockroach of the sea, considered more palatable than its land dwelling cousin
“Where there are ruins, will undoubtedly be snakes.”
—Indiana Jones
—Indiana Jones
(n.) another name for puma, which is also commonly called a mountain lion
to be quite honest you should probably stick with using one of those two latter terms, to avoid confusion with... ah... your mom's friend who is very physically affectionate with young men your age.
to be quite honest you should probably stick with using one of those two latter terms, to avoid confusion with... ah... your mom's friend who is very physically affectionate with young men your age.
an antiquated slang term for a plainclothes detective. the name probably originates from the popular image of them sneaking about as if wearing gumshoes- that is, galoshes, rubberized boots worn in mud or other messy conditions, in which one would feel compelled to walk more gingerly.
there is no known tendency for detectives or people in galoshes to get gum on a shoe. it could happen, sure, but still.
there is no known tendency for detectives or people in galoshes to get gum on a shoe. it could happen, sure, but still.
The feeling of intense contentment and excitement while watching your pet (or your fav hooman) cuddle/lay next to you .
(also: Happiness ) Cloud11
(also: Happiness ) Cloud11
An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive.
(also: governing people)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: governing people)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(n.) a derogatory term used to indicate that one is unacceptably different from the person causing an unwelcome spectacle by yelling "freak"
(n.) rejoice! the debts, and the anxieties over those same debts, won't be attacking your dreams tonight.
practiced in the Jewish tradition every 50 or so years, freeing all slaves and releasing all debts.
practiced in ancient Babylonia and Syria (or so I've skim-read a few minutes ago).
(also: tabula rasa)
practiced in the Jewish tradition every 50 or so years, freeing all slaves and releasing all debts.
practiced in ancient Babylonia and Syria (or so I've skim-read a few minutes ago).
(also: tabula rasa)
A device for promoting dejection. Gentle exercise for intellectual debility.
(also: time)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: time)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
sign-up or face the consequences!
“"observers" must obey the call.”
join