Tonight at 8pm ET, we will be picking back up with "The Devil's Dictionary"
This is a fun, irreverent, and timeless way to fill the air between books, let's enjoy!
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Tonight at 8pm ET, we're trying something new, reading from "The Devil's Dictionary"
Recent . . . everything, has me feeling ways.
So let's read some cutting satire!
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A quotation from **Ambrose Bierce**
> ADAM’S APPLE, n. A protuberance on the throat of a man, thoughtfully provided by Nature to keep the rope in place.
**Ambrose Bierce** (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Adam’s Apple,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco _Wasp_ (1881-05-05) […]
Libertarianism: an unprecedentedly brutal corporate-totalitarian system that loudly screams “freedom” as it eradicates all human liberty
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From the 1922 VANITY FAIR “A Dictionary for the Motion Pictures.”
The full text of Vanity Fair’s snarky, Ambrose Bierce (Devil’s Dictionary)-inspired lexicon for the flickers, is here: tr.ee/gSSXpg
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"TELEPHONE n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
Ambrose Bierce.
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A quotation from **Ambrose Bierce**
> SELF-EVIDENT, _adj._ Evident to one’s self and to nobody else.
**Ambrose Bierce** (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Self-Evident,” _The Devil’s Dictionary_ (1911)
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More info about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/1059/
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A quotation from **Ambrose Bierce**
> SAINT, _n._ A dead sinner, revised and edited.
**Ambrose Bierce** (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
"Saint," _The Devil’s Dictionary_ (1911)
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More info about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/21902…
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A quotation from **Ambrose Bierce**
> RUMOR, _n._ A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.
**Ambrose Bierce** (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Rumor,” _The Devil’s Dictionary_ (1911)
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More info about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/1067/
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A quotation from **Ambrose Bierce**
> RESOLUTE, _adj_. Obstinate in a course that we approve.
**Ambrose Bierce** (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Resolute,” _The Devil’s Dictionary_ (1911)
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More info about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/1075/
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A quotation from **Ambrose Bierce**
> REASONABLE, _adj_. Accessible to the infection of our own opinions. Hospitable to persuasion, dissuasion and evasion.
**Ambrose Bierce** (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Reasonable,” _The Devil’s Dictionary_ (1911)
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A quotation from **Ambrose Bierce**
> REALLY, adv. Apparently.
**Ambrose Bierce** (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Really,” _The Devil’s Dictionary_ (1911)
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Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/77534…
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A quotation from **Ambrose Bierce**
> REALITY, _n._ The dream of a mad philosopher.
**Ambrose Bierce** (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Reality,” _The Devil’s Dictionary_ (1911)
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Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/77270…
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A quotation from **Ambrose Bierce**
> RASH, _adj._ Insensible to the value of our advice.
**Ambrose Bierce** (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Rash,” _The Devil’s Dictionary_ (1911)
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Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/1072/
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Lawful: compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
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publication: when you make work available to the public.
privatisation: when you make it available to journal subscribers #devilsDictionary
