TELEPHONE n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
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Zum Autor"Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment."
"Piracy n: commerce without its folly-swaddles - just as God made it."
"Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves."
"Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two."
"Acquaintance n: a person whom we know well enough to borrow from but not well enough to lend to."
"Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others."