[[L A U G H A B L E]] * While making the rounds of my favorite blogs this morning, I came across Mark Kleiman’s delightful “Entries from the Republican-English Dictionary” at The Reality-Based Community site. Some favorite entries:Cheney, Dick /n./ The greater of two evils.
class warfare /n./ Any attempt to raise the minimum wage.
climate change /n./ Progress toward the blessed day when the blue states are swallowed by the oceans.
compassionate conservatism /n./ Poignant concern for the very wealthy.
girly-men /n./ Males who do neglect opportunities to grope unwilling women.
healthy forest /n./ No tree left behind.
honesty /n./ Lies told in simple declarative sentences, e.g., “Freedom is on the march.”
liberal(s) /n./ Followers of the Antichrist.
Patriot Act /n./ 1. Pre-emptive strike on American freedoms to prevent the terrorists from destroying them first.2. The elimination of one of the reasons why they hate us.
pro-life /adj./ Valuing human life up until birth.
staying the course /gerund phrase/ Continuing to perform the same actions and expecting different results. (See: insanity.)
woman /n./ 1. Person who can be trusted to raise a child but can’t be trusted to decide whether or not she wishes to have a child.2. Person who must have all decisions regarding her reproductive functions made by men with whom she wouldn't want to have sex in the first place.
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