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18 Mar 01 - 01:30 AM (#420307) Subject: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001 From: katlaughing Sir Lavender Portwine, in favor at court, Was wroth at his master, who'd kissed Lady Port. His anger provoked him to take the king's head, But duty prevailed, and he took the king's bread, Instead. Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary |
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18 Mar 01 - 01:33 AM (#420308) Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001 From: catspaw49 Good Ohio boy was old Ambrose........born down in Meigs County. Spaw |
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18 Mar 01 - 01:44 AM (#420309) Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001 From: Amergin Ahhh, the Devil's Dictionary...one of my favourites..... |
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19 Mar 01 - 10:04 AM (#420818) Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001 From: Hollowfox Sometime, take a look at his Write it Right: a little blacklist of literary faults. (1986, Terripam Pub, ISBN 096 1727 004) It's 73 little pages of how to use the English language, and why. Beats Strunk's Elements of Style all hollow. |
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19 Mar 01 - 01:16 PM (#420967) Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001 From: Mr Red Yes but what "word" is this rhyme attached to? I like the definition of the clarinette but usually use it in explaining the bagpipes. viz An instrument of torture played by people with cotton wool in their ears. There are only two instruments worse that the clarinette - two clarinettes. Good old Ambrose. |
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19 Mar 01 - 01:18 PM (#420970) Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001 From: mousethief I don't get it. |
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19 Mar 01 - 01:18 PM (#420971) Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001 From: Mr Red Just a thought but the Devils Dictionary is in the collection "Guttenburg Project" - can't remember the URL but it can't be hard to locate. |