NEIGHBOR, n. One whom we are commanded to love as ourselves, and who does all he knows how to make us disobedient.
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ZOOLOGY, n. The science and history of the animal kingdom, including its king, the House Fly ('Musca maledicta'). The father of Zoology was Aristotle, as is universally conceded, but the name of its mother has not come down to us.
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PLOW, n. An implement that cries aloud for hands accustomed to the pen.
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LEGACY, n. A gift from one who is legging it out of this vale of tears.
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IMMIGRANT, n. An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than another.
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ALONE, adj. In bad company.
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