Proximity: in the vicinity of
Vicinity:
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Proximity: in the vicinity of
Vicinity:
Vicinity:Something that can be complicated if you live in a skyscraper. Sooner or later someone that lives above, below or beside you will reform his/her apartment.
Skyscraper:
Skyscraper: Abnormally tall building, especially in Dubai, where they seem to be determined to reach heaven like the folks who built the tower of Babel
Hell:
Hell: 1) a term that arises less often nowadays as everyone knows helium ll is unstable (as are V-X) being fleeting at best, though not speaking of helium as a state where helium ll is a superfluid; helium lll and lV being stable forms. 2) a place associated with double-hockey sticks for some reason (maybe something to do with the violence in hockey ? dunno)
Hockey:
Hockey: a game known to its initiated.
Initiated:
Initiated: Put through a series of ridiculous tasks and humiliating situations to gain entry to an exclusive organization, which apparently has the purpose of thinking up new ways to humiliate and harass the next bunch of pledges. 2) familiar enough with sports trivia to have a loudly expressed opinion on sports that you never played, never went to see, and never watch on TV. 3) Refers also to trivia of any sort, such as Sherlock Holmes authors who try to improve on the original author!
Sherlock Holmes:
Sherlock Holmes: He and Mrs. Mapple are my favorite detectives.
Detective story:
Detective story: A whodunit with a particular sleuth usually selected for the excitement, the drama, and because his or her name sells books
Pastiche:
Pastiche: A dish of pasta that gives you the itches. Also an imitation of an work of art meant as a homage to its model.
Epiphany:
Epiphany: 1) Twelfth Night, January 6, commemorating the visit of the Magi to Christ 2) That sharp sudden realization that one has made a total fool of one's self 3) A blinding dose of the obvious
Obvious:
Obvious: That moment in understanding when yesterday’s mystery reaches its full glory but before it is forgotten tomorrow.
Mystery:
Mystery:That what you don´t know or think you don´t know. Also the usually obvious misteries of the mystery novels.
Mystery novels:
Mystery novels: See DETECTIVE STORY, above
Proper:
Proper: A person who makes his living by leaning against walls to keep them from falling down.
Piquant
Piquant: A quant overly fascinated with the number pi.
Fascination:
Fascination: A nation in raptures over whatever.
Whatever:
Whatever: A way to exit an argument by showing indifference to the results.
Argument:
Argument: a statement or statements intended to persuade someone.
Universal truth:
Universal truth: The local rumor on anything from God to any sort of sports playoff
Empirical Fact:
Empirical fact: A fact related to an empire.
Pre-election polling:
Pre-election polling: "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" - Disraeli
Quotation:
Quotation: A way to distort what others have said to fit your own purposes.
Perspective:
Perspective: An excuse for why your opinion might legitimately differ from that of your opponent.
Opponent:
I loved the Disraeli quotation. Very opportune.:)
Opponent: The one who consistently disagrees with you.
Democracy:
Democracy: A system where if you aren't in possession of any intelligence or information, you get to decide.
Election:
Election: A system that allows political systems to get the results they want while allowing the people who voted feel like their votes really counted.
People:
People: a sometimes doubtfull collection of humans.
Human being:
Mark Twain is credited with the quote, which he said came from Disraeli. The line isn't in any of Disareli's works, and the quote is attributed to other people as well. Good quote anyhow, thanks to whoever actually said it first!
Human being: Top of the food chain on this planet which suggests that God has a sense of humor
God:
God: undefinable
Universe:
Universe: The big empty space inside which the Big Bang banged.
Baseball
Baseball: The only sport where nine against one is considered fair odds
Cells:
Cells:small units of life. Also units of restraint
Cells:small units of life. Also units of restraint (prison cells).
Prison:
Prison: A social experiment in dire need of an overhaul. When Eastern State Penitentiary was first opened the idea was to reform prisoners. Even Alcatraz had in place programs to teach prisoners a trade. Hard labor built our interstate system. I can recall the chain gangs building the I-81 through this area, and my son lives near what was the convict camp where they were housed during their work. Now prisoners do not have to work at all. Many prison trade programs are gone. The prison here in town used to work a farm where prisoners grew their food and milked the cows and tended chickens and other livestock. No more. Taxpayers are tasked with keeping the bad guys locked up. Were I in prison, being allowed out of the cell to work outside would be a godsend! At least the local jail uses prisoners to pick up trash along the highways. As I said it beats setting in a cell all day...
Prisoner:
Pendragon: I could tell you volumes about the prison system in my country, but I´ll rather not. One of it´s worst characteristics, is that the prisons are alwaysnovercrowded and that usually prisoners that commit lighter offenses are put together with heavy offenders. When they get out of prison they are full blown criminals. So much for prisoner reform.
Prisoner: A person locked in a cell as a punishment for disobeying the law of the country. Also someone who is confined or limited by some circunstance or condition.
Law:
Law: The things most convenient to make illegal by whomsoever is in power at the moment. While most agree on basic crime: murder, rape, assault and battery, theft, etc. There are so many levels with different punishments that the system breaks down. True Story: About three years back, four people lured my cousin Stevie to a remote house where they shot and killed him. Not one of the four even received a life sentence. This was for premeditated murder. One the other hand a spur of the moment, opportunity murder by an ex-con had an extra crime added to ensure him the death penalty. You cannot live with the law nor can society even exist without it. It's a dammed if you do and dammed if you don't lawyer fueled mess!
Lawyer:
Lawyer:a professional who interpretes and practices law.
Judgment:
Judgment: 1) To assess another according to one's own standards. 2) Prejudice shined up a bit 3) To determine the guilt or innocence of an accused criminal
Allegedly:
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Allegedly: something that is supposed but not proven.
Disarmament: