RESIDENT, adj. Unable to leave.
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PLUNDER, v. To take the property of another without observing the decent and customary reticences of theft. To wrest the wealth of A from B and leave C lamenting a vanishing opportunity.Ambrose Bierce
WEAKNESSES, n.pl. Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the service of her will and paralyzing his rebellious energies.
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PEDIGREE, n. The known part of the route from an arboreal ancestor with a swim bladder to an urban descendant with a cigarette.
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Certainty, When one is mistaken at the top of ones voice.
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PROVIDENTIAL, adj. Unexpectedly and conspicuously beneficial to the person so describing it.
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PHYSICIAN, n. One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs when well.
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