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Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white.

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LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Law Oneself Skills
Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
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Death Money Person Praise Wealth
PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.
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Body Fortune Goodness Purity Uncomfortable
Alliance – in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other’s pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third.
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Each Other Hands International Separate Thief Union
Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Assasination Harmony Instrument
Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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Final Funny Rich
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Myself Reputation Thinking
The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Book Distance
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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Governement Party Prevent Rival Run
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
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Advantage Affair Interest Principle Private
Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.
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Age Head Himself See Thinking Wisdom
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Boundary Divorce Relationship
MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
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Brain Fact Himself Mindset Mysterious Nature
Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
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Machine Technology Transformation
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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Fear Hope Ignorance Known Religion

Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white.

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