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.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Datary
DATARY, n. A high ecclesiastic official of the Roman Catholic Church, whose important function is to brand the Pope's bulls with the words Datum Romae. He enjoys a princely revenue and the friendship of God.
Datary: I never heerd of this werd beefor. It iz prolly a werd that takes more skoolin' than I got to fooly understand it's meenin'. I got street smartz butt I'm not sew good with hed smartz. Lyke I could give good direckshuns to Walmart or KFC butt I could not tell yew anything about subtrakshun or werds like datary.
Notary--ollie norths' best friend ghwb--best friend wjc--best friend gwb--best friend hope bho keeps them at arms' length may Peace follow you and yours into the evening........................
It is very important to certify and sanctify the bull.
ReplyDeletedamn! it's Friday evening and i don't have a datary :(
ReplyDeleteDatary: Man, I'm glad you told us this! I would have gone through life thinking it was a fancy name for a 'speed dating' place.
ReplyDelete..
Datary: too much data makes the official want to brand the Pope somewhere on his body
ReplyDeleteDatary: I never heerd of this werd beefor. It iz prolly a werd that takes more skoolin' than I got to fooly understand it's meenin'. I got street smartz butt I'm not sew good with hed smartz. Lyke I could give good direckshuns to Walmart or KFC butt I could not tell yew anything about subtrakshun or werds like datary.
ReplyDeleteDATARY n. all things Brent Spiner.
ReplyDeleteThat racket you hear is Spiner cursing typecasting.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Bernie Madoff had a nightary.
dominos nabisco,bless you my son...
ReplyDeletethe mere mortal in charge of funding
the structure sin erected ,
salvation for sale.
go in Peace.........
Notary--ollie norths' best friend
ReplyDeleteghwb--best friend
wjc--best friend
gwb--best friend
hope bho keeps them at arms' length
may Peace follow you and yours into
the evening........................
Datary - The place where the date palm dates are removed from their mother.
ReplyDeletewell damn if I didnt read that as the Pope's balls. maybe I need another drink.
ReplyDeleteYou sure it's not the place all those priests go to meet their 11 year old boyfriends?
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