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Jan 6, 2012

Pray: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled...
Pray: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. -- Ambrose Bierce

Presidency: The greased pig in the field game of American...
Presidency: The greased pig in the field game of American politics. -- Ambrose Bierce

Proboscis: The rudimentary organ of an elephant which serves...
Proboscis: The rudimentary organ of an elephant which serves him in place of the knife-and-fork that Evolution has as yet denied him. For purposes of humor it is popularly called a trunk. -- Ambrose Bierce

Inadmissible: Not competent to be considered. Said of certain...
Inadmissible: Not competent to be considered. Said of certain kinds of testimony which juries are supposed to be unfit to be entrusted with, and which judges, therefore, rule out, even of proceedings before themselves alone. Hearsay evidence is inadmissible because...

"Today's robots are very primitive, capable...
"Today's robots are very primitive, capable of understanding only a few simple instructions such as 'go left', 'go right', and 'build car'." --John Sladek

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