an individual, often female, whose affection is more easily negotiable than is common
Sky water that makes your already bad day even worse
(n.) one of nature's freakier little bastards, widely reviled for its scuttling posture, venom dripping chelicerae, and beady little clusters of eyes, not to mention its devious use of snares to capture unsuspecting prey. comes in distressingly large sizes and one is watching you almost constantly
meat from an animal that was happy to be slaughtered
market too
(v.) a concept used by those who feel imposter syndrome at growing up & taking charge of their own lives.
a consequence of the lack of spirited maturity traditions in a particular culture & context.
(also: maturity tradition)
(also: coming of age ritual)
(also: imposter syndrome)
(also: discomfort)
(also: doubt)
a consequence of the lack of spirited maturity traditions in a particular culture & context.
(also: maturity tradition)
(also: coming of age ritual)
(also: imposter syndrome)
(also: discomfort)
(also: doubt)
(1878 – 1953) Absolute ruler of the Soviet Union from 1924 to his death. Led the Soviet Union in WWII.
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: joseph stalin quotes)
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: joseph stalin quotes)
n. A structure intended to commemorate something which either needs no commemoration or cannot be commemorated.
The bones of Agamemnon are a show,
And ruined is his royal monument,
but Agamemnon's fame suffers no diminution in consequence. The monument custom has its reductiones ad absurdum in monuments "to the unknown dead" — that is to say, monuments to perpetuate the memory of those who have left no memory.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
The bones of Agamemnon are a show,
And ruined is his royal monument,
but Agamemnon's fame suffers no diminution in consequence. The monument custom has its reductiones ad absurdum in monuments "to the unknown dead" — that is to say, monuments to perpetuate the memory of those who have left no memory.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
Mother, in the language of children. Contraction of mommer.
(n.) a professional who studies the health and condition of teeth, regarded as kin to schoolteachers and other torturers
A large bird to which (for its sins, doubtless) nature has denied that hinder toe in which so many pious naturalists have seen a conspicuous evidence of design. The absence of a good working pair of wings is no defect, for, as has been ingeniously pointed out, the ostrich does not fly.
(n.) a human emissary of divine, spiritual beings of inerrant moral guidance, who communes with them by wearing funny clothes and doing strange chants
the leader of a nation lead by God
(n.) an attempt to locate and kill an animal, usually to eat. much of human history has been our attempt to get the upper hand against those damn animals
(v.) to do the thing i just said
(v.) to do the thing i just said
(1533 – 1603) Queen of England from 1558 to her death in 1603. Cemented England as a Protestant country, defeated Spanish Armada.
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: queen elizabeth i quotes)
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: queen elizabeth i quotes)
noun: to yearn for a result that may or may not benefit an individual's situation due to overlooking consequences and only considering the rewards
a state of emotional distress experienced while ashamed of emotion, preferring the aesthetic of stone-hearted rationality and objectivity.
One of two primary sources of food for Italians.
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