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hybrid, n. A pooled issue.

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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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Dod Grile
William Herman
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An immaterial but visible being that inhabited the air when the air was an element and before it was fatally polluted with factory smoke, sewer gas and similar products of civilization.
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Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
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Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.
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OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser triumph.
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ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and detraction.
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FOLLY, n. That gift and faculty divine whose creative and controlling energy inspires Man's mind, guides his actions and adorns his life.
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PREFERENCE, n. A sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the erroneous belief that one thing is better than another.
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