See previously entered letters C, J, K, M &c. here. Dad - noun A father whom his vulgar children do not respect. Dandy - noun One who professes a singularity of opinion with regard to his own merits, accentuating his eccentricity with his clothes. Day - noun A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. Decide - verb To succumb to the preponderance of one set […]
Extracts from the Cynic’s Wordbook – Part VIII – the letter D
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Penned: Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Penned: Friday, April 22nd, 2011
See previously entered letters C, J, K, M &c. here. Dad — noun A father whom his vulgar children do not respect. Dandy — noun One who professes a singularity of opinion with regard to his own merits, accentuating his eccentricity with his clothes. Day — noun A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. Decide — verb To succumb to […]
Extracts from the Cynic’s Wordbook — Part VII — the letter S
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Penned: Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Penned: Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Also see letters P, M, K, C, J and R. Sabbath - noun An unknown quantity in San Francisco social life. Sacerdotalist - noun One who holds the belief that a clergyman is a priest. Sacred - noun Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; as the Dalai Lama of Tibet; the Moogum of M’bwango; the Cow in India; the hair of the dog that bit […]
Extracts from the Cynic’s Wordbook — Part VI — the letter R
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Penned: Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Penned: Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Previous entries: P, M, K, C, J. Notice I have listed double the number of extracts under this letter. This is simply because these are some of the finest in the whole book by Bierce. A little bonus for you to chew and occasionally swallow and digest. Read on: Recruit - noun A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform […]
Extracts from the Cynic’s Wordbook — Part V — the letter J
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Penned: Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Penned: Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
You have been with me through entries under the letters P, M, K, and C. Today, we shall read through J. J - is a consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel–than which nothing could be more absurd. Its original form, which has been but slightly modified, was that of the tail of a subdued dog, and it […]
Extracts from the Cynic’s Wordbook — Part IV — the letter C
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Penned: Saturday, April 16th, 2011
Penned: Saturday, April 16th, 2011
Today is the day of the letter C. ’nuff said. Or maybe, ’nuff seen. Whatever that means. We’ve read through P, M and K. Read on. Cabbage - noun A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man’s head. Calamity - noun A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not […]
Extracts from the Cynic’s Wordbook — Part III — the letter K
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Penned: Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Penned: Wednesday, April 13th, 2011