Omen, n. A sign that something will happen if nothing happens.
Ambrose Bierce Quotes
Ocean, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
Obstinate, adj. Inaccessible to the truth as it is manifest in the splendor and stress of our advocacy.
Resolute, adj. Obstinate in a course that we approve.
Bigot, n. One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
There is one insuperable obstacle to a belief in ghosts. A ghost never comes naked: he appears either in a winding-sheet or “in his habit as he lived.”
Disobedience, n. The silver lining to the cloud of servitude.
Convent: A place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness.
Oath, n. In law, a solemn appeal to the Deity, made binding upon the conscience by a penalty for perjury.
On a high hill overlooking the ancient city of Bumboogle is a colossal statue, erected by the nation, to the memory of the illustrious Gaaka-Wolwol, “the best and wisest of mankind.” A Traveler from a distant country said to the Custodian of the Statue, who is the highest officer of the realm: “The winds of […]
