(n.) an animal much like a bee, but characterized by pure evil and bent on wreaking misery throughout the cosmos.
(also: hornet), and for that matter (also: yellowjacket), cuz they're all the same damn thing, no doubt employing some fiendish masquerade to better infiltrate human society.
(noun) A spicy candy that dares you to eat more than one, tempting fate with each fiery bite. The preferred snack of daredevils and masochists.
(n.) the most direct breed of tyrant, maintaining their brand of tyranny by the sinister means of owning the place you live in
(n.) a traditional form of halloween decoration consisting of a vegetable that has been mutilated and disemboweled. a candle is then placed inside the hollowed-out specimen so that the baleful light may evoke the visage of a hideous, grinning face, to be presented on one's doorstep on halloween night.
the real horror comes days after that when you have to clean it up.
(also: pumpkin)
the real horror comes days after that when you have to clean it up.
(also: pumpkin)
(n.) when you think copyright ain't quite alright..
this tells people they can pass along your work, eg. a helpful program, but only if they don't become middlemen that restrict its access. Copyleft guarantees every user has freedom.
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.en.html
https://www.arl.org/copyright-timeline/
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/04/01/why-copyright-extensions-are-bad-for-artists/
https://www.eff.org/issues/copyright-trolls
(also: copyright)
this tells people they can pass along your work, eg. a helpful program, but only if they don't become middlemen that restrict its access. Copyleft guarantees every user has freedom.
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.en.html
https://www.arl.org/copyright-timeline/
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/04/01/why-copyright-extensions-are-bad-for-artists/
https://www.eff.org/issues/copyright-trolls
(also: copyright)
(n.) speculation about how the world will eventually end, whether concerned or hopeful.
The quickest way to end an argument.
n. One of Imagination's most precious possessions.
The rising People, hot and out of breath,
Roared round the palace: "Liberty or death!"
"If death will do," the King said, "let me reign;
You'll have, I'm sure, no reason to complain."
—Martha Braymance
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
The rising People, hot and out of breath,
Roared round the palace: "Liberty or death!"
"If death will do," the King said, "let me reign;
You'll have, I'm sure, no reason to complain."
—Martha Braymance
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(adjective):
The blissful feeling that washes over you when the universe aligns perfectly, like finding a matching pair of socks on the first try or experiencing the elusive "plop" sound when plunging a clogged toilet.
(also: acting like it is not sexual)
The blissful feeling that washes over you when the universe aligns perfectly, like finding a matching pair of socks on the first try or experiencing the elusive "plop" sound when plunging a clogged toilet.
(also: acting like it is not sexual)
(n.) a group of people that joins together in the purpose of festivity and the making of merriment. what fun!
or:
a group of people forming a political faction within the government with the intention of pushing for certain policies and platforms. not terribly fun.
or:
a group of people forming a political faction within the government with the intention of pushing for certain policies and platforms. not terribly fun.
(v.) a fine, tricky venture. be careful you're not kidding yourself on your motives.
yes, the effect of $100 is roughly the same, whether you did out of a need to think of yourself as a 'good person' or out of a focus on the other person or a cause. but don't fall prey to moral backsliding.
(also: virtue)
(also: moral backsliding)
yes, the effect of $100 is roughly the same, whether you did out of a need to think of yourself as a 'good person' or out of a focus on the other person or a cause. but don't fall prey to moral backsliding.
(also: virtue)
(also: moral backsliding)
(n.) one who feels greater affinity for the clothes not customarily prescribed for those of their gender. famous transvestites include all lumberjacks and j. edgar hoover
a Jewish religious official who performs pediatric surgery
One of a tribe of very small men found by ancient travelers in many parts of the world, but by modern in Central Africa only. The Pigmies are so called to distinguish them from the bulkier Caucasians — who are Hogmies.
(also: humans)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: humans)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavor to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with. From the Latin mens, a fact unknown to that honest shoe-seller, who, observing that his learned competitor over the way had displayed the motto "Mens conscia recti," emblazoned his own shop front with the words "Men's, women's and children's conscia recti."
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
n. An act or event out of the order of nature and unaccountable, as beating a normal hand of four kings and an ace with four aces and a king.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(adj.) gathering resources, gettin' plump, blooming, rising star shining bright.
(also: moon)
(also: wheel of life)
(also: wheel of fortune)
(also: shape of stories)
(also: moon)
(also: wheel of life)
(also: wheel of fortune)
(also: shape of stories)
adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
(also: law)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: law)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(n.) that big flat thing you're usually perpendicular to
sign-up or face the consequences!
“"observers" must obey the call.”
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