Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.
Ambrose BierceAccording to the most trustworthy statistics the number of adult Dullards in the United States is but little short of thirty millions, including the statisticians.
Ambrose BierceFIB, n. A lie that has not cut its teeth. An habitual liar's nearest approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric orbit.
Ambrose BierceCribbage, n. A substitute for conversation among those to whom nature has denied ideas.
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