Poker, n. A game said to be played with cards for some purpose to this
lexicographer unknown.
-- Ambrose Bierce "The Devil's Dictionary"
lexicographer unknown.
-- Ambrose Bierce "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
- KISS, n. A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for "bliss." It is
supposed to signify,
in a general way, some kind of rite or ceremony appertaining... - MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin.
There are other arts serving the same high purpose... - RECONCILIATION, n. A suspension of hostilities. An armed truce for
the purpose of digging up the dead.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American
politics.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - Monday, n.:
In Christian countries, the day after the baseball game.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - JEWS-HARP, n. An unmusical instrument, played by holding it fast with
the teeth and trying to brush it away with the finger.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - ACCORD, n. Harmony.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - IMPUNITY, n. Wealth.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's...
From the same category:
- And so on to the end of the chapter.
-- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553)
-
Works, Book v, Chap.... - FORTRAN rots the brain.
-
John... - The only qualities for real success in journalism are ratlike cunning,
a plausible manner, and a little literary ability... - Cthulhu saves our souls and redeems them for valuable
coupons later... - printf("to C or not to C..
that is the question.\n")...
