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REFLECTION,n: An Action of the...

REFLECTION,n: An Action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter

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ELECTOR, n. One who enjoys the...

ELECTOR, n. One who enjoys the sacred privilege of voting for the man of another man's choice.

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WHEAT, n. A cereal from which ...

WHEAT, n. A cereal from which a tolerably good whisky can be made; . . . also for bread. The French are said to eat more bread 'per capita' of population than any other people, which is natural, for only they know how to make the stuff palatable.

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MYTHOLOGY, n. The body of a pr...

MYTHOLOGY, n. The body of a primitive people's beliefs concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deities and so forth, as distinguished from the true accounts which it invents later.

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MONOSYLLABIC, adj. Composed of...

MONOSYLLABIC, adj. Composed of words of one syllable . . . Commonly Saxon - that is to say, words of a barbarous people destitute of ideas and incapable of any but the most elementary sentiments and emotions.

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SAUCE, n. The one infallible s...

SAUCE, n. The one infallible sign of civilization and enlightenment. A people with no sauces has one thousand vices; a people with one sauce has only nine hundred and ninety-nine. For every sauce invented and accepted a vice is renounced and forgiven.

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Advice: The suggestions you gi...

Advice: The suggestions you give someone else which you hope will work for your benefit.

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Philanthropist, n.: A rich (an...

Philanthropist, n.: A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.

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TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on...

TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.

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Patriotism is as fierce as a f...

Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone, and irrational as a headless hen.

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Idiot, n. A member of a large ...

Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.

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Immigrant: An unenlightened pe...

Immigrant: An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than another.

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Cannon: An instrument used in ...

Cannon: An instrument used in the rectification of national boundaries.

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NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one'...

NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending.

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MAMMON, n. The god of the worl...

MAMMON, n. The god of the world's leading religion. The chief temple is in the holy city of New York.

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PRESIDENT, n. The leading figu...

PRESIDENT, n. The leading figure in a small group of men of whom - and of whom only - it is positively known that immense numbers of their countrymen did not want any of them for President.

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One who, professing virtues th...

One who, professing virtues that he does not respect, secures the advantage of seeming to be what he despises.

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MOUTH, n. In man, the gateway ...

MOUTH, n. In man, the gateway to the soul; in woman, the outlet of the heart.

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HUMORIST, n. A plague that wou...

HUMORIST, n. A plague that would have softened down the hoar austerity of Pharaoh's heart and persuaded him to dismiss Israel with his best wishes, cat-quick.

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HEART, n. Figuratively, this u...

HEART, n. Figuratively, this useful organ is said to be the seat of emotions and sentiments . . . . It is now known that sentiments and emotions reside in the stomach, being evolved from food by chemical action of the gastric fluid.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

Что стало с детьми-звездами: Рэдклифф и компания спустя годы

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....