Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.
Ambrose BierceJealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.
Ambrose BierceOYSTER, n. A slimy, gobby shellfish which civilization gives men the hardihood to eat without removing its entrails! The shells are sometimes given to the poor.
Ambrose BierceLaughter, n. An interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious and, though intermittent, incurable.
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