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Greek poet who wrote Iliad and Odyssey
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n. The smallest current coin.
"The man was in such deep distress,"
Said Tom, "that I could do no less
Than give him good advice." Said Jim:
"If less could have been done for him
I know you well enough, my son,
To know that's what you would have done."
—Jebel Jocordy
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
"The man was in such deep distress,"
Said Tom, "that I could do no less
Than give him good advice." Said Jim:
"If less could have been done for him
I know you well enough, my son,
To know that's what you would have done."
—Jebel Jocordy
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(n.) bravery; ability to act in the face of fear, pain or grief
among other things this quality is believed to make a king of a slave, induce the flag on the mast to wave, and put the 'ape' in 'apricot'
among other things this quality is believed to make a king of a slave, induce the flag on the mast to wave, and put the 'ape' in 'apricot'
(adj.) the condition of low temperature, pertaining variously to the weather, to food, to a sensation experienced when one touches a physical surface, to the cruel behavior of my heartless ex-wife, and various other referents
Some people call it as a richest third world country. Counting can be wrong. So a rich country.
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A species of tree having several varieties, of which the familiar "itching palm" (Palma hominis) is most widely distributed and sedulously cultivated. This noble vegetable exudes a kind of invisible gum, which may be detected by applying to the bark a piece of gold or silver. The metal will adhere with remarkable tenacity. The fruit of the itching palm is so bitter and unsatisfying that a considerable percentage of it is sometimes given away in what are known as "benefactions."
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(n.) a merry-go-round; a carnival attraction consisting of a large round gazebo, rotating slowly as it emits menacing calliope music, and filled with petrified and impaled animals on which merrymakers are invited to ride.
The Encyclopedia Galactica used to be the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom in the universe.
Wildly considered rather old fashioned, and pedestrian.
In many of the more relaxed civilizations on the Outer Eastern Rim of the Galaxy, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has already replaced the great Encyclopedia.
(also: wikipedia)
Wildly considered rather old fashioned, and pedestrian.
In many of the more relaxed civilizations on the Outer Eastern Rim of the Galaxy, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has already replaced the great Encyclopedia.
(also: wikipedia)
(1863 – 1947) Owner of Ford Motor Company. Revolutionised mass-production techniques
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(adj.) careful, quiet, and circumspect- indeed, one might say inconspicuous
to be confused with discrete
to be confused with discrete
A performance given without a preparation.
Acourding to the flat earth community australia is a lie from the government,and anyone from australia is actualy a spy from florida.
n. A war in which the weapons are words and the wounds punctures in the swim-bladder of self-esteem — a kind of contest in which, the vanquished being unconscious of defeat, the victor is denied the reward of success.
'Tis said by divers of the scholar-men
That poor Salmasius died of Milton's pen.
Alas! we cannot know if this is true,
For reading Milton's wit we perish too.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
'Tis said by divers of the scholar-men
That poor Salmasius died of Milton's pen.
Alas! we cannot know if this is true,
For reading Milton's wit we perish too.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
the angry next door neighbor of spain. considers olive oil to be a dietary staple
Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom.
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(n.) the internet's child of grammar and humour, of play on words, of interweaving references
series of letters of decreasing size that you could certainly memorize. Every eye chart is the same sequence, and it's only 66 letters.
(adj.) describing one who reduces culture to a matter of determining the latest fads before they can become insufficiently latest
sign-up or face the consequences!
“"observers" must obey the call.”
join