The Devil’s Dictionary – N
We’re dead in the middle of Ambrose Bierce’s 19th century pearl of cynicism.
This wraps up this week’s highlights from The Devil’s Dictionary
NEIGHBOR, n. One whom we are commanded to love as ourselves, and who does all he knows how to make us disobedient.
NEPOTISM, n. Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party.
NOMINEE, n. A modest gentleman shrinking from the distinction of private life and diligently seeking the honorable obscurity of public office.
NONSENSE, n. The objections that are urged against this excellent dictionary.
NOVEL, n. A short story padded. A species of composition bearing the same relation to literature that the panorama bears to art.
Posted By:Admin October 27, 2011