TRUTHFUL, adj. Dumb and illiterate.

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Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him.

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AMNESTY, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish.

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Mots clés humor politics punishment immigration crime amnesty



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ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.

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Mots clés humor war clothing armor blacksmith



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BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.

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Mots clés humor beauty poison languages



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GRAPESHOT, n. An argument which the future is preparing in answer to the demands of American Socialism.

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Mots clés humor politics socialism



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Think twice before you speak to a friend in need

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No hay nada nuevo bajo el sol, pero hay muchas cosas viejas que nosotros no sabemos.

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

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Logic, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding. The basic of logic is the syllogism, consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion - thus:

Major Premise: Sixty men can do a piece of work sixty times as quickly as one man.
Minor Premise: One man can dig a post-hole in sixty seconds; Therefore-
Conclusion: Sixty men can dig a post-hole in one second.

This may be called syllogism arithmetical, in which, by combining logic and mathematics, we obtain a double certainty and are twice blessed.

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Mots clés humor logic mathematics



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