adj. Pertaining to a kind of marriage between a man of exalted rank and a woman of low degree by which the wife gets nothing but a husband, and not much of a husband. From Morgan (J. P.), a king of finance, by a transaction with whom nobody gets anything at all.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
Your talent
(n.) wanna-be lawmaker and trump-acolyte, see also misogynist "bootlicker".
the no-longer-used name for a large part of germany (with some bits, ah, borrowed from poland)
prussia was known for not liking austria, and may as well be the origin of the german reputation for dourness and industriousness, not to mention fancy elaborate uniforms. bad things tend to happen for the rest of the world when germans decide to start reliving the good old prussian days
prussia was known for not liking austria, and may as well be the origin of the german reputation for dourness and industriousness, not to mention fancy elaborate uniforms. bad things tend to happen for the rest of the world when germans decide to start reliving the good old prussian days
In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
Having received an ultimatum from Austria, the Turkish Ministry met to consider it.
"O servant of the Prophet," said the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk to the Mamoosh of the Invincible Army, "how many unconquerable soldiers have we in arms?"
"Upholder of the Faith," that dignitary replied after examining his memoranda, "they are in numbers as the leaves of the forest!"
"And how many impenetrable battleships strike terror to the hearts of all Christian swine?" he asked the Imaum of the Ever Victorious Navy.
"Uncle of the Full Moon," was the reply, "deign to know that they are as the waves of the ocean, the sands of the desert and the stars of Heaven!"
For eight hours the broad brow of the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk was corrugated with evidences of deep thought: he was calculating the chances of war. Then, "Sons of angels," he said, "the die is cast! I shall suggest to the Ulema of the Imperial Ear that he advise inaction. In the name of Allah, the council is adjourned."
(also: war)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
Having received an ultimatum from Austria, the Turkish Ministry met to consider it.
"O servant of the Prophet," said the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk to the Mamoosh of the Invincible Army, "how many unconquerable soldiers have we in arms?"
"Upholder of the Faith," that dignitary replied after examining his memoranda, "they are in numbers as the leaves of the forest!"
"And how many impenetrable battleships strike terror to the hearts of all Christian swine?" he asked the Imaum of the Ever Victorious Navy.
"Uncle of the Full Moon," was the reply, "deign to know that they are as the waves of the ocean, the sands of the desert and the stars of Heaven!"
For eight hours the broad brow of the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk was corrugated with evidences of deep thought: he was calculating the chances of war. Then, "Sons of angels," he said, "the die is cast! I shall suggest to the Ulema of the Imperial Ear that he advise inaction. In the name of Allah, the council is adjourned."
(also: war)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
the place people are talking about when they say america, other american places apparently not counting
The infancy of youth, the youth of manhood, the entire past of age.
But yesterday I should have thought me blest
To stand high-pinnacled upon the peak
Of middle life and look adown the bleak
And unfamiliar foreslope to the West,
Where solemn shadows all the land invest
And stilly voices, half-remembered, speak
Unfinished prophecy, and witch-fires freak
The haunted twilight of the Dark of Rest.
Yea, yesterday my soul was all aflame
To stay the shadow on the dial's face
At manhood's noonmark! Now, in God His name
I chide aloud the little interspace
Disparting me from Certitude, and fain
Would know the dream and vision ne'er again.
—Baruch Arnegriff
It is said that in his last illness the poet Arnegriff was attended at different times by seven doctors.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
But yesterday I should have thought me blest
To stand high-pinnacled upon the peak
Of middle life and look adown the bleak
And unfamiliar foreslope to the West,
Where solemn shadows all the land invest
And stilly voices, half-remembered, speak
Unfinished prophecy, and witch-fires freak
The haunted twilight of the Dark of Rest.
Yea, yesterday my soul was all aflame
To stay the shadow on the dial's face
At manhood's noonmark! Now, in God His name
I chide aloud the little interspace
Disparting me from Certitude, and fain
Would know the dream and vision ne'er again.
—Baruch Arnegriff
It is said that in his last illness the poet Arnegriff was attended at different times by seven doctors.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
according to some philosophies, the two forces that compete eternally for the privilege of predominating across the cosmos are best described as order and chaos
as barbarian tribes and pirate republics have struggled against imperialistic superpowers throughout history, and as the gods of civilization and culture have fought against dragons and giants and the primordial forces of raw nature in mythology, so too in the world of physics does the universe seem to vacillate between the orderly movement of the vast cosmos universe predicted by general relativity, and the chaotic and unpredictable mechanics of the infinitesimal quantum world.
in the grand scheme of things our paltry views of right and wrong are both meaningless and absurd
have you seen our entry on cheese?
as barbarian tribes and pirate republics have struggled against imperialistic superpowers throughout history, and as the gods of civilization and culture have fought against dragons and giants and the primordial forces of raw nature in mythology, so too in the world of physics does the universe seem to vacillate between the orderly movement of the vast cosmos universe predicted by general relativity, and the chaotic and unpredictable mechanics of the infinitesimal quantum world.
in the grand scheme of things our paltry views of right and wrong are both meaningless and absurd
have you seen our entry on cheese?
(also: Austria)
(also: Belgium)
(also: Bulgaria)
(also: Croatia)
(also: Cyprus)
(also: Czech Republic)
(also: Denmark)
(also: Estonia)
(also: Finland)
(also: France)
(also: Germany)
(also: Greece)
(also: Hungary)
(also: Ireland)
(also: Italy)
(also: Latvia)
(also: Lithuania)
(also: Luxembourg)
(also: Malta)
(also: Netherlands)
(also: Poland)
(also: Portugal)
(also: Romania)
(also: Slovakia)
(also: Slovenia)
(also: Spain)
(also: Sweden)
(also: Belgium)
(also: Bulgaria)
(also: Croatia)
(also: Cyprus)
(also: Czech Republic)
(also: Denmark)
(also: Estonia)
(also: Finland)
(also: France)
(also: Germany)
(also: Greece)
(also: Hungary)
(also: Ireland)
(also: Italy)
(also: Latvia)
(also: Lithuania)
(also: Luxembourg)
(also: Malta)
(also: Netherlands)
(also: Poland)
(also: Portugal)
(also: Romania)
(also: Slovakia)
(also: Slovenia)
(also: Spain)
(also: Sweden)
the purported secretive cabal consisting of key influential individuals in the many halls of power, and which engineers globally insidious undertakings of all descriptions, including the activities of satanic cults, the cia, the military, ancient egyptians, atlantis, alien invaders, the entertainment industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the arms industry, the confectionery industry, unhinged lone wolf assassins, the knights templar, your mom, french revolutionaries, freemasons, and underappreciated webcartoonists of the 2010s who just sort of stopped updating with no warning one day.
... but not coofl. definitely not coofl.
... but not coofl. definitely not coofl.
bil·lion·aire CEO lives on em·ploy·ee's sal·a·ry | ˌbilyəˈner ˌsēˈēˈō ˈlivz ɒn ɛmˈplɔɪˌiz ˈsæləri |
noun
a modern-day fairytale in which a billionaire CEO, known for their insatiable greed and exploitation of workers, miraculously sustains their extravagant lifestyle by siphoning off meager salaries from their hardworking employees.
noun
a modern-day fairytale in which a billionaire CEO, known for their insatiable greed and exploitation of workers, miraculously sustains their extravagant lifestyle by siphoning off meager salaries from their hardworking employees.
A part — in the loose locution of the letterless unworthy. "Part" means a fraction or piece of the whole, but "portion" means a share and implies an allotment. By reverent observance of this distinction great public disaster may be averted.
(also: fat)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: fat)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure. Carried to its logical conclusion, it means that some have the right to prevent others from living; for the right to own implies the right exclusively to occupy; and in fact laws of trespass are enacted wherever property in land is recognized. It follows that if the whole area of terra firma is owned by A, B and C, there will be no place for D, E, F and G to be born, or, born as trespassers, to exist.
A life on the ocean wave,
A home on the rolling deep,
For the spark that nature gave
I have there the right to keep.
They give me the cat-o'-nine
Whenever I go ashore.
Then ho! for the flashing brine —
I'm a natural commodore!
—Dodle
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
A life on the ocean wave,
A home on the rolling deep,
For the spark that nature gave
I have there the right to keep.
They give me the cat-o'-nine
Whenever I go ashore.
Then ho! for the flashing brine —
I'm a natural commodore!
—Dodle
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
a competitive recreational activity. exists for the detriment of schoolchildren so they may build character, as well as for the benefit of the gambling community.
"real" sports: football, hockey, tennis, basketball, baseball, pugilism, allegedly lacrosse and polo in places where rich people are found
"not real" sports (that is, possibly made up on the spot as an elaborate prank): curling, cricket
"real" sports: football, hockey, tennis, basketball, baseball, pugilism, allegedly lacrosse and polo in places where rich people are found
"not real" sports (that is, possibly made up on the spot as an elaborate prank): curling, cricket
a monster who does not belong in this world, who steals men's souls and makes them his slaves. mankind ill needs a savior such as him
... you see what i did there? huh? huh?
... you see what i did there? huh? huh?
"sorry!"
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(also: north america)
(also: trans-canada highway)
(also: some gorgeous landscapes)
(also: some bloody history)
(also: multilingualism for the win (not just english+french))
(also: spelling things with style ("u" bet!))
(also: metric system)
(also: western democracy)
(also: no one is happy with Trudeau; not the progressives, not the conservatives)
(also: first world activism & guilt)
(also: saviour complex)
(also: the world wide social web is blurring global boundaries)
(also: steeped in mainstream (materialist, consumerist, reductionist, divisive) thinking)
(also: social justice debates and concerns)
(also: recycling/green craze, we should be reducing/ reusing (simple & effective))
(also: budding psychedelic renaissance)
(also: smaller anti-vax movement than US)
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(also: north america)
(also: trans-canada highway)
(also: some gorgeous landscapes)
(also: some bloody history)
(also: multilingualism for the win (not just english+french))
(also: spelling things with style ("u" bet!))
(also: metric system)
(also: western democracy)
(also: no one is happy with Trudeau; not the progressives, not the conservatives)
(also: first world activism & guilt)
(also: saviour complex)
(also: the world wide social web is blurring global boundaries)
(also: steeped in mainstream (materialist, consumerist, reductionist, divisive) thinking)
(also: social justice debates and concerns)
(also: recycling/green craze, we should be reducing/ reusing (simple & effective))
(also: budding psychedelic renaissance)
(also: smaller anti-vax movement than US)
(noun): A single-syllable demand for the entirety of a given object or experience. Used to convey both greed and impatience, as well as a childlike sense of entitlement. May induce eye rolling and ridicule from those around you.
(noun):
A rollercoaster ride of emotions and events, packed into seven neatly organized compartments called days. It starts with the innocent optimism of Monday, where dreams of productivity collide with the reality of hitting the snooze button.
(also: weak)
(also: Monday)
(also: Tuesday)
(also: Wednesday)
(also: Thursday)
(also: Friday)
(also: Saturday)
(also: Sunday)
A rollercoaster ride of emotions and events, packed into seven neatly organized compartments called days. It starts with the innocent optimism of Monday, where dreams of productivity collide with the reality of hitting the snooze button.
(also: weak)
(also: Monday)
(also: Tuesday)
(also: Wednesday)
(also: Thursday)
(also: Friday)
(also: Saturday)
(also: Sunday)
sign-up or face the consequences!
“"observers" must obey the call.”
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