Daily FortunesMay 7, 2015
Infancy, n.:
The period of our lives when, according... Infancy, n.:
The period of our lives when, according to Wordsworth, "Heaven lies
about us." The world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.
-- Ambrose Bierce
Information Center, n.:
A room staffed by professional... Information Center, n.:
A room staffed by professional computer people whose job it is to
tell you why you cannot have the information you require.
Information Processing:
What you call data processing... Information Processing:
What you call data processing when people are so disgusted with
it they won't let it be discussed in their presence.
Ingrate, n.:
A man who bites the hand that feeds him,... Ingrate, n.:
A man who bites the hand that feeds him, and then complains of
indigestion.
ink, n.:
A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron,... ink, n.:
A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic,
and water, chiefly used to facilitate the infection of
idiocy and promote intellectual crime.
-- H.L. Mencken
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Daily Fortunes for May 7, 2015
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