SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
The Skwib Update:
SELFISH, adj. Being assertive.
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The Skwib Updates: T
TRUTH, n. An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation of the human mind and has a fair prospect of existing with increasing activity to the end of time.
The Skwib Update:
TRUTH, n. A commodity that can be used as a political weapon. Often traded for money.
The Devil’s Dictionary: The Skwib Updates: T
TELEPHONE, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
Skwib Update:
TELEPHONE, n. A portable device invented so that you can inflict your banal conversations on everyone around you, not only the person at the other end of the line.
The Devil’s Dictionary: The Skwib Updates: S
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SELF-ESTEEM, n. An erroneous appraisement.
The Skwib Update:
SELF-ESTEEM, n. An educational industry. Does not lead to higher grades.
The Devil’s Dictionary: The Skwib Updates: R
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READING, n. The general body of what one reads. In our country it
consists, as a rule, of Indiana novels, short stories in “dialect” and
humor in slang.
We know by one’s reading
His learning and breeding;
By what draws his laughter
We know his Hereafter.
Read nothing, laugh never —
The Sphinx was less clever!
–Jupiter Muke
The Skwib Update:
READING, n. The general body of what one reads. In our time it consists, as a rule, of spreadsheets, packaging, and in the gifted, weblogs.
The Devil’s Dictionary: The Skwib Updates: Q
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QUEEN, n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not.
The Skwib Update:
QUEEN, n. A gentleman of the theatre, or interior design.