Redefining misanthropy for a fresh generation. Standard posts begin with a definition from Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary followed by a modern adjustment. Miscellany on Wednesday and storytelling on Saturday.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Razor
RAZOR, n. An instrument used by the Caucasian to enhance his beauty, by the Mongolian to make a guy of himself, and by the African-American to affirm his worth.
2010 Update: The second enemy a man faces every morning.
Did you know Vaudeville developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from many sources? Saloons, minstrelsy, freak shows, dime museums and British pantomimes, to name a few.
Then people just got bored with it and didn't care if Vaudeville was around any more.
Um, Thom? I reckon Enemy No. 1 is the sun, that murderer of sleep which trod the boards of Earth long before there were thanes in Scotland, or bards in London to make their names ring in every household - especially on the night before the English Lit. test. That master criminal of first light, which ...
Man. Is there a 12-step program to help recovering amoebic thespians?
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Bearded men still use half a razor for their necks.
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Bravissimo! Encore! Encore!
Did you know Vaudeville developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from many sources? Saloons, minstrelsy, freak shows, dime museums and British pantomimes, to name a few.
Then people just got bored with it and didn't care if Vaudeville was around any more.
razor: a cheap scooter that helps the wee one obtain new shoes on a weekly basis.
Hurrumph. I have nothing creative going on in my brain. I'll return when I have a cutting-edge answer.
Silly me, I thought razor is our friend.
RAZOR, n. - the first enemy being Gillette Foamy?
Hey sauerkraut! Catch. I need some back-up on the Reformation of W. Wanna play offense for awhile?
Um, Thom? I reckon Enemy No. 1 is the sun, that murderer of sleep which trod the boards of Earth long before there were thanes in Scotland, or bards in London to make their names ring in every household - especially on the night before the English Lit. test. That master criminal of first light, which ...
Man. Is there a 12-step program to help recovering amoebic thespians?
RAZOR, n. A blade with an excuse.
At this juncture I must confess I've been drained of all bodily fluids.
Although, Amoeba, I do take comfort in your implication that Municipal- Employee Unions are completely useless.
hirsute gentleman can get straight to fighting with their fellow man.
And of course we Brits still use a cut throat. (Real men do dontcha know!)
;)
Bravissimo!
Encore! Encore!
Jim, this one didn't which is why my ex forbade me the beard.
Karen, I did not know that.
Sauerkraut, his or her parents must be a lot quicker to replace shoes than they are on the uptake.
Nice misdirection, Quilly.
Ariel, I can see how vampires might have a different perspective on this.
So you say, Actonbell.
Thom, exactly.
Karen, I'll trust Sauerkraut knows what you're talking about.
Crikey, Amoeba!
Karen, you sure are crafty between the lines.
Logo, it does save a step that way.
Do you really, C.J.? I'd have been dead at 14, I'm pretty sure.
Thank you, Karen. Thank you very much.
Occam's tool.
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