Violin, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse's tail on the entrails of a cat.
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EXTINCTION, n. The raw material out of which theology created the future state.Ambrose Bierce
TAIL, n. The part of an animal's spine that has transcended its natural limitations to set up an independent existence in a world of its own.
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UNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons of another faith.
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OTHERWISE, adv. No better.
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PLEASURE, n. The least hateful form of dejection.
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MONUMENT, n. A structure intended to commemorate something which either needs no commemoration or cannot be commemorated.
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