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, January 31, 2006
Gambler
Gambler, n. A man.
2006 Update: Someone who sacrifices steady income for the promise of heaven.
Mr. DOG!!!!!!!!!! I AM SOOOOOOO SORY!!!!!!!!!!! I AM TOTALY REDDY TO TAKE A GAMBLE ON YOU AGEN!!!!!!!!!! EVEN IN THIS LIFE!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE MEAT ME AT THE HOBBESYWOOD SODA FOUNTEN ASAP!!!!!!!!!! KISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gambler-a person who mixes their life cocktail as follows: one part courage one part stupidity splash of hope sprinkling of expectation that they deserve better
Gambler: An instant Madonna earworm.
ReplyDeleteGee thanks Doug. I'll just have to try my luck and take a chance at coming up with something better after it passes.
"Don't gamble unless you can afford to lose, and if you can afford to lose, you don't have to gamble."
ReplyDeleteI kinda like it...says it all really.
"Man IS the only animal that plays poker." (Don Herold)
ReplyDeleteHere's a good one: "Gambling is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief." Who said THAT?
Gambler,n., One who loves another. Also see, Take a chance on me.
ReplyDeleteMr. DOG!!!!!!!!!! I AM SOOOOOOO SORY!!!!!!!!!!! I AM TOTALY REDDY TO TAKE A GAMBLE ON YOU AGEN!!!!!!!!!! EVEN IN THIS LIFE!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE MEAT ME AT THE HOBBESYWOOD SODA FOUNTEN ASAP!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sar, I don't know any Madonna song about a gambler. You may be confusing her with Kenny Rogers. It's easy to do.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good one, Monika.
I don't know, Manchego, but I kind of want to guess an oil baron or a prostitute.
Nice twist, TLP.
Pansi, I'm waiting. You like chocolate phosphate?
Gambler... my brother... seriously. And he makes a pretty good living too!
ReplyDeleteMake mine a slimfast, please, Mr. Dog!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI cant wate!!!!!!!!!!
More Kissis
Gambler (n) one who puts all of their eggs in a single basket in the hopes of scoring a supermarket cart.
ReplyDeleteMiz B, good for him. A successful gambler can stay optimistic long after the rest of us turn sour.
ReplyDeleteOK, Pansi, but you hardly need to watch your weight.
Great definition, Still life. I find when I bet my groceries, I usually end up with the cart.
Gambler-one who risks the valuable for the possible.
ReplyDeleteSee also,
friend, lover, parent, etc.
"I don't know any Madonna song about a gambler. You may be confusing her with Kenny Rogers. It's easy to do."
ReplyDeleteLOL
Or as Dorothy Parker put it, Still Life, "It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastid." (Spelling altered to protect the innocent.)
ReplyDeleteI gambled on that guy Friday night. Ppppbbbtt. Never bet on a guy who is still called his high school nickname.
ReplyDeletegambler-a person who mixes their life cocktail as follows:
ReplyDeleteone part courage
one part stupidity
splash of hope
sprinkling of expectation that they deserve better
trying something new that likely won't work
ReplyDeleteA self-serving politician who, having to rely chiefly on fortune to get elected, spends one only to try ours.
ReplyDeleteOne who never takes a chance
ReplyDeleteAnte Endangered
I guess it all depends on your definition of heaven.
ReplyDeleteLOL - Kenny Rogers is the first thing/man that came to mind.
ReplyDeleteSomeone who is always focused on the pot at the end of the rainbow, but fails to see the potholes along the way.
ReplyDeleteGambler: Jamie Dawn each time she agrees to another frickin' surgery.
ReplyDelete(My son's overused pseudo-curse word comes in handy at times.)
Great definition, Logo!
ReplyDeleteAlice, it's good to get an LOL out of you.
Thank you for editing, Weirsdo. Floppy ears are sensitive.
Haha, Jenna. Always good advice. You should roll higher.
Masil, hold the expectation. Do you have an olive, though?
Story of my life, Icy. Good girl.
Well done as always, Harry.
Always excellent, anonymous.
Silent angels, Fred.
Dddragon, I had a feeling.
Is that why it rains, Jamie Dawn?
*bowing*, a4g.
Or her doctor making the same decision, J.D. Taylor's a musician and a poet.
Who knows when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em? *and, erm, is Pansi high on something? Or just high on life?* xoxo
ReplyDeletewhat about someone who sacrifices her livlihood for a taste of heaven? i have no steady income but im looking into that
ReplyDeletedoug - not an oil baron, not a prostitute, but the first prez of the us of a. fyi.
ReplyDeleteMireille, she's high on well-earned celebrity.
ReplyDeleteGive it a spin, Rio.
Actonbell, that's a great definition. I need a drink.
Manchego, I bet I can get you from Washington to either an oil baron or a prostitute in under 6 steps.
Sar's lucky. I got more of a Kenny Rogers earworm.... blah.
ReplyDeleteGam-blur:
ReplyDeletelots of dancing legs all at once.