PESSIMISM- philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile.

USAGE, n. The First Person of the literary Trinity, the Second and Third being Custom and Conventionality. Imbued with a decent reverence for this Holy Triad an industrious writer may hope to produce books that will live as long as the fashion.

EXCEPTION, n. A thing which takes the liberty to differ from other things of its class, as an honest man, a truthful woman, etc.

Definition: CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.

ENTERTAINMENT, n. Any kind of amusement whose inroads stop short of death by injection.

Appetite, n. An instinct thoughtfully implanted by Providence as a solution to the labor question.

Homo Creator's testimony to the sound construction and fine finish of Deus Creatus. A popular form of abjection, having an element of pride.