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.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Recruit
RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.
Fresh from the farm or factory or street, His marching, in pursuit or in retreat, Were an impressive martial spectacle Except for two impediments — his feet. —Thompson Johnson
14 comments:
Yahtzee!
That Mr. KnowItAll has recruited me in his game. Like all fools, I am easily lead.
Did you recruit me or I recruit you?
RECRUIT, n. UH Football - let's hope this season the new recruits surprise us!!
Maybe, Thom, the new recruits will be good enough to recruit a conference in which the UH can play.
RECRUIT, n. In the ongoing war between hope and experience, a Pyrrhic victory for hope.
Recruit: To cruit again.
RECRUIT, n. tenderfoot, newby, victim ...
When I get a recruit, I get a toaster oven.
Recruits are helping our UH football game a lot this year. That with our near Heisman Trophy quarterback who is a senior this year!
Go Cougars, Go UH, Go Houston!
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Recruits: Religious fanatics hired to clean the world
Nessa, sounds more like mercury.
Pia, you recruited me, I'm pretty sure.
Thom, see Amoeba's comment.
Amoeba, my thought exactly. Brilliant definition, too.
TLP, I don't know why I bother.
Quilly, the no-show.
QB, I'd expect the Sappho Society to give practical rewards.
Jim, could be your year.
Nicole, I thought the whole point of religious fanatics was not having to pay them.
A-bell, what other point can there be to a daily blog?
We can only hope!!!
That was a nice definition. I think of recruits as someone we convince to do the work we don't want to do.
Boy oh boy. It's kind of sad to see some commenters so unhappy with themselves that they try to make life unpleasant for others.
You know more about the field than I do ... is it a symptom of developmental disability ??
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