Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
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CHRISTIAN, n. One who follows the teachings of Christ in so far as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.Ambrose Bierce
REDUNDANT, adj. Superfluous needless 'de trop'.
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INCOMPATIBILITY, n. In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination. Incompatibility may, however, consist of a meek-eyed matron living just around the corner. It has even been known to wear a moustache.
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BLANK-VERSE, n. Unrhymed iambic pentameters the most difficult kind of English verse to write acceptably a kind, therefore, much affected by those who cannot acceptably write any kind.
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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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UNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons of another faith.
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