FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of America's most precious discoveries and possessions.
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REBEL, n. A proponent of a new misrule who has failed to establish it.Ambrose Bierce
HIPPOGRIFF, n. An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was a compound creature, half lion and half eagle. The hippogriff was, therefore, only one quarter eagle, which is 2.50 in gold. Zoology is full of surprises.
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REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian.
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IDLENESS, n. A model farm where the devil experiments with seeds of new sins and promotes the growth of staple vices.
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PASTIME, n. A device for promoting dejection. Gentle exercise for intellectual debility.
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Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.
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