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Egotism, n:
Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen.
Egotist, n:
A person of low taste, more interested in himself than me.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
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Ehrman's Commentary:
(1) Things will get worse before they get better.
(2) Who said things would get better?
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Elbonics, n.:
The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie
theatre.
-- "Sniglets", Rich Hall & Friends
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Electrocution, n.:
Burning at the stake with all the modern improvements.
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Elephant, n.:
A mouse built to government specifications.
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Eleventh Law of Acoustics:
In a minimum-phase system there is an inextricable link between
frequency response, phase response and transient response, as they
are all merely transforms of one another. This combined with
minimalization of open-loop errors in output amplifiers and correct
compensation for non-linear passive crossover network loading can
lead to a significant decrease in system resolution lost. However,
of course, this all means jack when you listen to Pink Floyd.
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Emacs, n.:
A slow-moving parody of a text editor.
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Emerson's Law of Contrariness:
Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we
can. Having found them, we shall then hate them for it.
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Encyclopedia Salesmen:
Invite them all in. Nip out the back door. Phone the police
and tell them your house is being burgled.
-- Mike Harding, "The Armchair Anarchist's Almanac"
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Endless Loop, n.:
see Loop, Endless.
Loop, Endless, n.:
see Endless Loop.
-- Random Shack Data Processing Dictionary
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