(n.) a culinary concoction of flour and shortening heated until appropriately flaky, pillowy, or, doughy, as tastes warrant. one of france's contributions to society
A dead sinner revised and edited.
The Duchess of Orleans relates that the irreverent old calumniator, Marshal Villeroi, who in his youth had known St. Francis de Sales, said, on hearing him called saint: "I am delighted to hear that Monsieur de Sales is a saint. He was fond of saying indelicate things, and used to cheat at cards. In other respects he was a perfect gentleman, though a fool."
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The Duchess of Orleans relates that the irreverent old calumniator, Marshal Villeroi, who in his youth had known St. Francis de Sales, said, on hearing him called saint: "I am delighted to hear that Monsieur de Sales is a saint. He was fond of saying indelicate things, and used to cheat at cards. In other respects he was a perfect gentleman, though a fool."
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(american) an american variation of football, refined to have even more complicated rules so that the on-field action becomes even more slow and excruciating. while nobody in recorded history actually knows how this game is played, and americans are too embarrassed to admit it, it seems to involve large men trying to dogpile each other while a pig's bladder is thrown out of bounds.
afflicted with mental illness associated with the full moon. While often seen as an outdated, unscientific myth, it actually makes perfect sense because my bedroom faces east. I can't fall asleep in the full moon's light, and sleep deprivation is a known cause of cognitive impairment.
(n.) like flavor, but for your eyes
A traveler that is taken seriously. A Pilgrim Father was one who, leaving Europe in 1620 because not permitted to sing psalms through his nose, followed it to Massachusetts, where he could personate God according to the dictates of his conscience.
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(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
n. A tormenting vehicle in which a pirate jolts you through devious ways to the wrong place, where he robs you.
(n.) the cult of diffi. it's super hush-hush, I wouldn't expect anyone to have heard of it.
(adj.) a person who cannot get along with the common social norms (hence, the need to join a cult or become a hermit).
(also: cult)
(adj.) a person who cannot get along with the common social norms (hence, the need to join a cult or become a hermit).
(also: cult)
(570 – 632 AD) Prophet of Islam.
(also: quotes of muhammet)
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(also: quotes of muhammet)
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(n.) a large group of people, probably foreigners, to whom the logical reaction is senseless panic
(also: panic)
(also: panic)
the beautiful phenomenon where you get eaten by wolves. It's beautiful because it's normal.
(n.) an unexpectedly successful colony of the americas originally established as a free range insane asylum. at one point was marketed as a luxury vacation destination until the tourism board realized they weren't fooling anyone.
An African insect (Glossina morsitans) whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients prefer that of the American novelist (Mendax interminabilis).
(also: fly)
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(also: fly)
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(n.) a very short book that tells the story of how you are lost.
(adj.) careful, quiet, and circumspect- indeed, one might say inconspicuous
to be confused with discrete
to be confused with discrete
(1858 – 1947) German theoretical physicist who developed a theory of Quantum physics and discovered energy quanta.
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(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: max planck quotes)
(1485 – 1547) Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztec lands of modern-day Mexico.
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(also: hernando cortes quotes)
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: hernando cortes quotes)
In American politics, another throw of the dice, accorded to the player against whom they are loaded.
(also: america)
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(also: america)
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(n.) explorers who are less concerned with the wondrous new lands and customs and more concerned with the workload they're escaping
(n.) people within an organization commonly giving disproportionate weight to trivial issues.
(also: peter's principle)
(also: peter's principle)
sign-up or face the consequences!
“"observers" must obey the call.”
join