MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders.
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POSITIVISM, n. A philosophy that denies our knowledge of the Real and affirms our ignorance of the Apparent. Its longest exponent is Comte, its broadest Mill and its thickest Spencer.Ambrose Bierce
Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
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TAIL, n. The part of an animal's spine that has transcended its natural limitations to set up an independent existence in a world of its own.
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Certainty, When one is mistaken at the top of ones voice.
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EXPOSTULATION, n. One of the many methods by which fools prefer to lose their friends.
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CEMETERY, n. An isolated suburban spot where mourners match lies, poets write at a target and stone-cutters spell for a wager.
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