LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
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MILLENNIUM, n. The period of a thousand years when the lid is to be screwed down, with all reformers on the under side.
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FOLLY, n. That 'gift and faculty divine' whose creative and controlling energy inspires Man's mind, guides his actions and adorns his life.
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PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.
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GHOST, n. The outward and visible sign of an inward fear.
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DISABUSE, v.t. To present your neighbor with another and better error than the one which he has deemed advantageous to embrace.
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