RAMSHACKLE, adj. Pertaining to a certain order of architecture, otherwise known as the Normal American. Most of the public buildings of the United States are of the Ramshackle order, though some of our earlier architects preferred the Ironic.
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DIPLOMACY, n. Lying in state, or the patriotic art of lying for one's country.Ambrose Bierce
Acquaintance a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.
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IMPALE, v.t. In popular usage, to pierce with any weapon which remains fixed in the wound .... properly, to put to death by thrusting an upright sharp stake into the body, the victim being left in a sitting position.
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REVERENCE, n. The spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a man.
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VANITY, n. The tribute of a fool to the worth of the nearest ass.
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PASSPORT, n. A document treacherously inflicted upon a citizen going abroad, exposing him as an alien and pointing him out for special reprobation and outrage.
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