the word clown is believed to come from the low german cloyne, which refers to a boorish person of unrefined manners; it is possible, although less likely, that this may derive even further from the latin term colonus, meaning one who is a colonist (implicitly a rural and provincial type).
such biting contempt for the intelligence of the lower classes is surprisingly common in the english language; the word "boor" probably derives from the same source as the dutch "boer" (farmer), the term "villain" similarly may derive from a term for a rural laborer (i.e., one who worked the fields on a villa), and so on. even in modern england, the term "common," as in "commoner," can be seen as a mild insult casting aspersions on one's taste.
that's really it. sorry, i made this page by accident. mixed up the terms etymology and taxonomy. interesting, tho.
“I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.”
― Kurt Cobain
The House of Indifference. Tombs are now by common consent invested with a certain sanctity, but when they have been long tenanted it is considered no sin to break them open and rifle them, the famous Egyptologist, Dr. Huggyns, explaining that a tomb may be innocently "glened" as soon as its occupant is done "smellynge," the soul being then all exhaled. This reasonable view is now generally accepted by archæologists, whereby the noble science of Curiosity has been greatly dignified.
(also: death)
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(also: death)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
The downfall of all villains.
a country to the northish and eastish of westernish europe.
one of those countries where a genocidal war of attrition could be fought and outsiders would probably only be vaguely aware of it.
one of those countries where a genocidal war of attrition could be fought and outsiders would probably only be vaguely aware of it.
One whom we are commanded to love as ourselves, and who does all he knows how to make us disobedient.
n. A vitreous plane upon which to display a fleeting show for man's disillusion given.
The King of Manchuria had a magic looking-glass, whereon whoso looked saw, not his own image, but only that of the king. A certain courtier who had long enjoyed the king's favor and was thereby enriched beyond any other subject of the realm, said to the king: "Give me, I pray, thy wonderful mirror, so that when absent out of thine august presence I may yet do homage before thy visible shadow, prostrating myself night and morning in the glory of thy benign countenance, as which nothing has so divine splendor, O Noonday Sun of the Universe!"
Pleased with the speech, the king commanded that the mirror be conveyed to the courtier's palace; but after, having gone thither without apprisal, he found it in an apartment where was naught but idle lumber. And the mirror was dimmed with dust and overlaced with cobwebs. This so angered him that he fisted it hard, shattering the glass, and was sorely hurt. Enraged all the more by this mischance, he commanded that the ungrateful courtier be thrown into prison, and that the glass be repaired and taken back to his own palace; and this was done. But when the king looked again on the mirror he saw not his image as before, but only the figure of a crowned ass, having a bloody bandage on one of its hinder hooves—as the artificers and all who had looked upon it had before discerned but feared to report. Taught wisdom and charity, the king restored his courtier to liberty, had the mirror set into the back of the throne and reigned many years with justice and humility; and one day when he fell asleep in death while on the throne, the whole court saw in the mirror the luminous figure of an angel, which remains to this day.
(also: life lessons from boomers)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
The King of Manchuria had a magic looking-glass, whereon whoso looked saw, not his own image, but only that of the king. A certain courtier who had long enjoyed the king's favor and was thereby enriched beyond any other subject of the realm, said to the king: "Give me, I pray, thy wonderful mirror, so that when absent out of thine august presence I may yet do homage before thy visible shadow, prostrating myself night and morning in the glory of thy benign countenance, as which nothing has so divine splendor, O Noonday Sun of the Universe!"
Pleased with the speech, the king commanded that the mirror be conveyed to the courtier's palace; but after, having gone thither without apprisal, he found it in an apartment where was naught but idle lumber. And the mirror was dimmed with dust and overlaced with cobwebs. This so angered him that he fisted it hard, shattering the glass, and was sorely hurt. Enraged all the more by this mischance, he commanded that the ungrateful courtier be thrown into prison, and that the glass be repaired and taken back to his own palace; and this was done. But when the king looked again on the mirror he saw not his image as before, but only the figure of a crowned ass, having a bloody bandage on one of its hinder hooves—as the artificers and all who had looked upon it had before discerned but feared to report. Taught wisdom and charity, the king restored his courtier to liberty, had the mirror set into the back of the throne and reigned many years with justice and humility; and one day when he fell asleep in death while on the throne, the whole court saw in the mirror the luminous figure of an angel, which remains to this day.
(also: life lessons from boomers)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
one whose spending is not thrifty
Propensitate of prejudice.
The Boston Celtics (/ˈsɛltɪks/ SEL-tiks) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of the league's original eight teams, the Celtics play their home games at TD Garden
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Founded: 1946
History: Boston Celtics
Arena: TD Garden
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Team colors: Green, white, black, gold, brown
2021-2022 Team List
7 Jaylen Brown
8 Malik Fitts
30 Sam Hauser
42 Al Horford
40 Luke Kornet
4 Juwan Morgan
26 Aaron Nesmith
11 Payton Pritchard
37 Matt Ryan
36 Marcus Smart
13 Nik Stauskas
0 Jayson Tatum
27 Daniel Theis
97 Brodric Thomas
9 Derrick White
12 Grant Williams
44 Robert Williams III
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Founded: 1946
History: Boston Celtics
Arena: TD Garden
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Team colors: Green, white, black, gold, brown
2021-2022 Team List
7 Jaylen Brown
8 Malik Fitts
30 Sam Hauser
42 Al Horford
40 Luke Kornet
4 Juwan Morgan
26 Aaron Nesmith
11 Payton Pritchard
37 Matt Ryan
36 Marcus Smart
13 Nik Stauskas
0 Jayson Tatum
27 Daniel Theis
97 Brodric Thomas
9 Derrick White
12 Grant Williams
44 Robert Williams III
(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
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To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it,
Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)
At work upon a book, and so read out of it
The qualities that you have first read into it.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it,
Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)
At work upon a book, and so read out of it
The qualities that you have first read into it.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
noun: a person coping with his (or her) childhood trauma by inadvertently choosing people who do not look out for his (or her) interest and thus, may be perceived as either naive or unintelligent due to outside perspectives that his (or her) decisions were misguided and unwise.
example: Over time, many people who are depressed or anxious can overcome their johnnydepp mindset.
noun: a person whose coping mechanisms cause him/her to be prone to creating/engaging in emotionally draining situations.
example: Teenagers tend to be johnnydepps because they want to fit in.
noun: a person who is perceived as a victim whether or not he/she has good intentions to help people
example: Mr.Bentley was a johnnydepp because he donated millions to charity, but people still chastised him for spending his money irresponsibly.
example: Over time, many people who are depressed or anxious can overcome their johnnydepp mindset.
noun: a person whose coping mechanisms cause him/her to be prone to creating/engaging in emotionally draining situations.
example: Teenagers tend to be johnnydepps because they want to fit in.
noun: a person who is perceived as a victim whether or not he/she has good intentions to help people
example: Mr.Bentley was a johnnydepp because he donated millions to charity, but people still chastised him for spending his money irresponsibly.
Disable comments in a video about freedom of speech.
the most pointless crime, because everybody knows mass cannot be truly destroyed (or created)
(n.) code words used to make one's job sound more difficult than it, in fact, is
Slang for a penis.
Flat earth is the truth that the government was trying to hide for years now,and any evidence that say that ear5h is not flat is a lie frop nasa,and 100% that isn't just a way for some people to feel that they are smart.
Place to sweat and beat oneself with a birch whip. You're probably doing it wrong. If you want to do it right, move to Finland.
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