The Devil's Dictionary
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The Devil's Dictionary
I've always thought this was a funny read. Good to just randomly browse through. I used to have a really good link through a university that formatted it very nicely, but that seems to have gone down.
Also, I believe it's totally free on Amazon, so can get it on your Kindle easily for free.
Here are the 2 best links for it I have now.
http://www.alcyone.com/max/lit/devils/
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/972/972-h/972-h.htm
And probably the easiest download links, although I haven't tried them...
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/972
Some exapmples:
GOUT, n.
A physician's name for the rheumatism of a rich patient.
CRITIC, n.
A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him.
ADVERTISING, n. The driving force behind supply-and-demand economics: the stimulation of demand for useless products through the supply of misleading claims
CHRISTIANITY, n. A form of mass narcissism. Adherents to this curious creed actually believe that the "creator of the universe" has nothing better to do with its time than to obsess over their sex lives in order to judge whether or not they're fit for "salvation." The more pious christians are apt to label the feeling inspired by this divine attention as "humility."
EDUCATION, n. In the United States: 1) A means of deadening the curiosity of the young; 2) A type of Pavlovian conditioning utilizing bells and buzzers, interspersed with domination and submission rituals.
RACISM, n. A sign of idiocy indicating that an individual believes that other racial groups can be even worse than his own.
RELIGION, n. 1) The first refuge of the desperate; 2) A convenient way of avoiding such unpleasantries as reality and independent thought; 3) A means of feeling superior to others; 4) A cult which has achieved sufficient longevity, membership, and economic clout to merit societal acceptance.
Also, I believe it's totally free on Amazon, so can get it on your Kindle easily for free.
Here are the 2 best links for it I have now.
http://www.alcyone.com/max/lit/devils/
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/972/972-h/972-h.htm
And probably the easiest download links, although I haven't tried them...
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/972
Some exapmples:
GOUT, n.
A physician's name for the rheumatism of a rich patient.
CRITIC, n.
A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him.
ADVERTISING, n. The driving force behind supply-and-demand economics: the stimulation of demand for useless products through the supply of misleading claims
CHRISTIANITY, n. A form of mass narcissism. Adherents to this curious creed actually believe that the "creator of the universe" has nothing better to do with its time than to obsess over their sex lives in order to judge whether or not they're fit for "salvation." The more pious christians are apt to label the feeling inspired by this divine attention as "humility."
EDUCATION, n. In the United States: 1) A means of deadening the curiosity of the young; 2) A type of Pavlovian conditioning utilizing bells and buzzers, interspersed with domination and submission rituals.
RACISM, n. A sign of idiocy indicating that an individual believes that other racial groups can be even worse than his own.
RELIGION, n. 1) The first refuge of the desperate; 2) A convenient way of avoiding such unpleasantries as reality and independent thought; 3) A means of feeling superior to others; 4) A cult which has achieved sufficient longevity, membership, and economic clout to merit societal acceptance.
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Re: The Devil's Dictionary
Be careful you don't piss off your sponsors.ADVERTISING, n. The driving force behind supply-and-demand economics: the stimulation of demand for useless products through the supply of misleading claims
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ABORIGINIES, n.Persons of little worth found cumbering the soil of a newly discovered country. They soon cease to cumber; they fertilize.
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Re: The Devil's Dictionary
Be careful you don't piss off your sponsors.[/quotemigratory wrote:ADVERTISING, n. The driving force behind supply-and-demand economics: the stimulation of demand for useless products through the supply of misleading claims
Let's hope they have good senses of humor!
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Re: The Devil's Dictionary
Good evening, General.
In addition to your links, above, The Devil's Dictionary (by Ambrose Bierce) is also available for free download as a talking book from the site listed below.
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/book/t ... ose-bierce
It's good for the car or to help one get off to sleep etc.
Best wishes.
In addition to your links, above, The Devil's Dictionary (by Ambrose Bierce) is also available for free download as a talking book from the site listed below.
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/book/t ... ose-bierce
It's good for the car or to help one get off to sleep etc.
Best wishes.
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Re: The Devil's Dictionary
^Muchos gracias!
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