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Rank does not intimidate hardware. Neither does the lack of rank.
-- Augustine's Law Number XXVII -- Norman R. Augustine, President and CEO, Martin Marietta...
Rank has its privileges.
RANK, n. Relative elevation in the scale of human worth.
He held at court a rank so high That other noblemen asked why....
Ran on embattled armies clad in iron, And, weaponless himself, Made arms ridiculous.
-- John Milton (1608-1674) -- Samson Agonistes, Line 129...
RAN: RANdom opcode [similar to 16-bit what gate]
RANSOM, n. The purchase of that which neither belongs to the seller, nor can belong to the buyer.
The most unprofitable of investments. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
RAPACITY, n. Providence without industry. The thrift of power.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
Rape!! The world has been Saddamized by Iraq!
ape: vt. 1. To {screw} someone or something, violently
in particular, to destroy a program or information irrecoverably....
Rapid transit -- Oxymoro

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