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-->'''Connoisseur''', ''n''. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
-->'''Connoisseur''', ''n''. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
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-->'''Connoisseur''', ''n''. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
-->'''Connoisseur''', ''n''. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
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-->A speech by an opponent, who is known as an [[JustForPun harrangue-outang]].
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-->A speech by an opponent, who is known as an [[JustForPun [[{{pun}} harrangue-outang]].
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-->'''Homicide''', ''n.'' The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homocide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is for advantage of the lawyers.
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-->'''Homicide''', ''n.'' The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homocide: homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is for advantage of the lawyers.
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* BlackComedy: On show throughout. See, for example, the entry on "homicide".
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* BlackComedy: On show throughout. See, for example, example:
-->'''Homicide''', ''n.'' The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homocide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to theentry on "homicide".person slain whether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is for advantage of the lawyers.
-->'''Homicide''', ''n.'' The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homocide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the
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A perennial favorite of UsefulNotes/{{atheis|m}}ts, [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynics]], [[{{Troll}} denizens of Encyclopedia Dramatica]], and good old-fashioned depressed people, it's considered by some to be a ''bona fide'' classic of American literature, although it isn't very well known in the mainstream and never achieved the notoriety of similar works, such as the writings of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe and Creator/HPLovecraft. In a nutshell, ''The Devil's Dictionary'' is a dictionary that claims to present the "true" definitions of words, or rather the ''concepts'' said words supposedly represent, free of the superficial and hypocritical connotations they've gained throughout their years in the zeitgeist. As expected of Bitter Bierce, the vast majority of these paint even universally benevolent concepts (like "friendship") in a very grim light, often accompanied by poems or rhymes written by Bierce under a series of bizarre and cryptic aliases. Bierce had a fierce hatred for mediocrity, common morality and religion, and his frequent jabs caused a great deal of controversy.
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A perennial favorite of UsefulNotes/{{atheis|m}}ts, [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynics]], [[{{Troll}} denizens of Encyclopedia Dramatica]], {{troll}}s, and good old-fashioned depressed people, it's considered by some to be a ''bona fide'' classic of American literature, although it isn't very well known in the mainstream and never achieved the notoriety of similar works, such as the writings of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe and Creator/HPLovecraft. In a nutshell, ''The Devil's Dictionary'' is a dictionary that claims to present the "true" definitions of words, or rather the ''concepts'' said words supposedly represent, free of the superficial and hypocritical connotations they've gained throughout their years in the zeitgeist. As expected of Bitter Bierce, the vast majority of these paint even universally benevolent concepts (like "friendship") in a very grim light, often accompanied by poems or rhymes written by Bierce under a series of bizarre and cryptic aliases. Bierce had a fierce hatred for mediocrity, common morality and religion, and his frequent jabs caused a great deal of controversy.
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A perennial favorite of UsefulNotes/{{atheis|m}}ts, [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynics]], [[{{Troll}} denizens of Encyclopedia Dramatica]], and good old-fashioned depressed people, it's considered by some to be a ''bona fide'' classic of American literature, although it isn't very well known in the mainstream and never achieved the notoriety of similar works, such as the writings of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe and Creator/HPLovecraft. In a nutshell, ''The Devil's Dictionary'' is a dictionary that claims to present the "true" definitions of words, or rather the ''concepts'' said words supposedly represent, free of the superficial and hypocritical connotations they've gained throughout their years in the zeitgeist. As expected of Bitter Bierce, the vast majority of these paint even universally benevolent concepts (like "friendship") in a very grim light, often accompanied by poems or rhymes written by Bierce under a series of bizarre and cryptic aliases. Bierce had fierce hatred for mediocrity, common morality and religion, and his frequent jabs caused a great deal of controversy.
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A perennial favorite of UsefulNotes/{{atheis|m}}ts, [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynics]], [[{{Troll}} denizens of Encyclopedia Dramatica]], and good old-fashioned depressed people, it's considered by some to be a ''bona fide'' classic of American literature, although it isn't very well known in the mainstream and never achieved the notoriety of similar works, such as the writings of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe and Creator/HPLovecraft. In a nutshell, ''The Devil's Dictionary'' is a dictionary that claims to present the "true" definitions of words, or rather the ''concepts'' said words supposedly represent, free of the superficial and hypocritical connotations they've gained throughout their years in the zeitgeist. As expected of Bitter Bierce, the vast majority of these paint even universally benevolent concepts (like "friendship") in a very grim light, often accompanied by poems or rhymes written by Bierce under a series of bizarre and cryptic aliases. Bierce had a fierce hatred for mediocrity, common morality and religion, and his frequent jabs caused a great deal of controversy.
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-->'''Senate''', ''n.'' A body of elderly gentlemen charged with high duties and misdemeanors.
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'''Senate''', ''n.'' A body of elderly gentlemen charged with high duties and misdemeanors.
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-->'''Senate''', ''n.'' A body of elderly gentlemen charged with high duties and misdemeanors.
-->'''Senate''', ''n.'' A body of elderly gentlemen charged with high duties and misdemeanors.
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* MatzoFever: Bierce evidently had it, considering the following definition:
-->'''Hebrew''', ''n''. A male Jew, as distinguished from the Shebrew, an altogether superior creation.
-->'''Hebrew''', ''n''. A male Jew, as distinguished from the Shebrew, an altogether superior creation.
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* HornyDevils:
--> '''Incubus,''' ''n.'': One of a race of highly improper demons who, though probably not wholly extinct, may be said to have seen their best nights. For a complete account of incubi and succubi, including incubae and succubae, see the ''Liber Demonorum of Protassus (Paris, 1328)'', which contains much curious information that would be out of place in a dictionary intended as a text-book for the public schools.\\
Victor Hugo relates that in the Channel Islands Satan himself -- tempted more than elsewhere by the beauty of the women, doubtless -- sometimes plays at incubus, greatly to the inconvenience and alarm of the good dames who wish to be loyal to their marriage vows, generally speaking. A certain lady applied to the parish priest to learn how they might, in the dark, distinguish the hardy intruder from their husbands. The holy man said they must feel his brow for [[CuckoldHorns horns]]; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_horns#Offensive_gesture but Hugo is ungallant enough to hint a doubt of the efficacy of the test.]]
--> '''Incubus,''' ''n.'': One of a race of highly improper demons who, though probably not wholly extinct, may be said to have seen their best nights. For a complete account of incubi and succubi, including incubae and succubae, see the ''Liber Demonorum of Protassus (Paris, 1328)'', which contains much curious information that would be out of place in a dictionary intended as a text-book for the public schools.\\
Victor Hugo relates that in the Channel Islands Satan himself -- tempted more than elsewhere by the beauty of the women, doubtless -- sometimes plays at incubus, greatly to the inconvenience and alarm of the good dames who wish to be loyal to their marriage vows, generally speaking. A certain lady applied to the parish priest to learn how they might, in the dark, distinguish the hardy intruder from their husbands. The holy man said they must feel his brow for [[CuckoldHorns horns]]; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_horns#Offensive_gesture but Hugo is ungallant enough to hint a doubt of the efficacy of the test.]]
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--> '''Incubus,''' ''n.'': One of a race of highly improper demons who, though probably not wholly extinct, may be said to have seen their best nights. For a complete account of incubi and succubi, including incubae and succubae, see the ''Liber Demonorum of Protassus (Paris, 1328)'', which contains much curious information that would be out of place in a dictionary intended as a text-book for the public schools.\\
Victor Hugo relates that in the Channel Islands Satan himself -- tempted more than elsewhere by the beauty of the women, doubtless -- sometimes plays at incubus, greatly to the inconvenience and alarm of the good dames who wish to be loyal to their marriage vows, generally speaking. A certain lady applied to the parish priest to learn how they might, in the dark, distinguish the hardy intruder from their husbands. The holy man said they must feel his brow for [[CuckoldHorns horns]]; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_horns#Offensive_gesture but Hugo is ungallant enough to hint a doubt of the efficacy of the test.]]
--> '''Incubus,''' ''n.'': One of a race of highly improper demons who, though probably not wholly extinct, may be said to have seen their best nights. For a complete account of incubi and succubi, including incubae and succubae, see the ''Liber Demonorum of Protassus (Paris, 1328)'', which contains much curious information that would be out of place in a dictionary intended as a text-book for the public schools.\\
Victor Hugo relates that in the Channel Islands Satan himself -- tempted more than elsewhere by the beauty of the women, doubtless -- sometimes plays at incubus, greatly to the inconvenience and alarm of the good dames who wish to be loyal to their marriage vows, generally speaking. A certain lady applied to the parish priest to learn how they might, in the dark, distinguish the hardy intruder from their husbands. The holy man said they must feel his brow for [[CuckoldHorns horns]]; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_horns#Offensive_gesture but Hugo is ungallant enough to hint a doubt of the efficacy of the test.]]
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A hilarious collection of {{broken Aesop}}s, {{Aesop}}s with UnfortunateImplications, and spoof definitions by American satirist Creator/AmbroseBierce. They originally ran a few a week in newspapers, under the title ''The Cynic's Word Book'', but were eventually compiled into a book that's now free from copyright. Bierce had nothing but contempt for the mores and customs of his fellow man, and his book is full of ungentle {{Deconstruction}} of what people secretly mean when they speak.
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A hilarious collection of {{broken Aesop}}s, {{Aesop}}s with UnfortunateImplications, problematic aspects, and spoof definitions by American satirist Creator/AmbroseBierce. They originally ran a few a week in newspapers, under the title ''The Cynic's Word Book'', but were eventually compiled into a book that's now free from copyright. Bierce had nothing but contempt for the mores and customs of his fellow man, and his book is full of ungentle {{Deconstruction}} of what people secretly mean when they speak.
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* DemocracyIsBad: Or, more aptly, voters are morons.
--> VOTE, n. The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
--> VOTE, n. The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
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Victor Hugo relates that in the Channel Islands Satan himself -- tempted more than elsewhere by the beauty of the women, doubtless -- sometimes plays at incubus, greatly to the inconvenience and alarm of the good dames who wish to be loyal to their marriage vows, generally speaking. A certain lady applied to the parish priest to learn how they might, in the dark, distinguish the hardy intruder from their husbands. The holy man said they must [[HornedHumanoid feel his brow for horns]]; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_horns#Offensive_gesture but Hugo is ungallant enough to hint a doubt of the efficacy of the test.]]
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Victor Hugo relates that in the Channel Islands Satan himself -- tempted more than elsewhere by the beauty of the women, doubtless -- sometimes plays at incubus, greatly to the inconvenience and alarm of the good dames who wish to be loyal to their marriage vows, generally speaking. A certain lady applied to the parish priest to learn how they might, in the dark, distinguish the hardy intruder from their husbands. The holy man said they must [[HornedHumanoid feel his brow for [[CuckoldHorns horns]]; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_horns#Offensive_gesture but Hugo is ungallant enough to hint a doubt of the efficacy of the test.]]
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--> '''R.I.P.:''' A careless abbreviation of requiescat in pace, attesting to indolent goodwill to the dead. According to the learned Dr. Drigge, however, the letters originally meant nothing more than ''reductus in pulvis''
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--> '''R.I.P.:''' A careless abbreviation of requiescat in pace, attesting to indolent goodwill to the dead. According to the learned Dr. Drigge, however, the letters originally meant nothing more than ''reductus in pulvis''pulvis''[[note]]Lat. "brought back into the dust"[[/note]]
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: From "Story":
--> General H.H. Wotherspoon, president of the Army War College, has a pet rib-nosed baboon, an animal of uncommon intelligence but imperfectly beautiful. Returning to his apartment one evening, the General was surprised and pained to find Adam (for so the creature is named, the general being a Darwinian) sitting up for him and wearing his master's best uniform coat, epaulettes and all.\\
"You confounded remote ancestor!" thundered the great strategist, "what do you mean by being out of bed after naps? -- and with my coat on!"\\
Adam rose and with a reproachful look got down on all fours in the manner of his kind and, scuffling across the room to a table, returned with a visiting-card: General Barry had called and, judging by an empty champagne bottle and several cigar-stumps, had been hospitably entertained while waiting. The general apologized to his faithful progenitor and retired. The next day he met General Barry, who said:\\
"Spoon, old man, when leaving you last evening I forgot to ask you about those excellent cigars. Where did you get them?"\\
General Wotherspoon did not deign to reply, but walked away.\\
"Pardon me, please," said Barry, moving after him; "I was joking of course. Why, I knew it was not you before I had been in the room fifteen minutes."
--> General H.H. Wotherspoon, president of the Army War College, has a pet rib-nosed baboon, an animal of uncommon intelligence but imperfectly beautiful. Returning to his apartment one evening, the General was surprised and pained to find Adam (for so the creature is named, the general being a Darwinian) sitting up for him and wearing his master's best uniform coat, epaulettes and all.\\
"You confounded remote ancestor!" thundered the great strategist, "what do you mean by being out of bed after naps? -- and with my coat on!"\\
Adam rose and with a reproachful look got down on all fours in the manner of his kind and, scuffling across the room to a table, returned with a visiting-card: General Barry had called and, judging by an empty champagne bottle and several cigar-stumps, had been hospitably entertained while waiting. The general apologized to his faithful progenitor and retired. The next day he met General Barry, who said:\\
"Spoon, old man, when leaving you last evening I forgot to ask you about those excellent cigars. Where did you get them?"\\
General Wotherspoon did not deign to reply, but walked away.\\
"Pardon me, please," said Barry, moving after him; "I was joking of course. Why, I knew it was not you before I had been in the room fifteen minutes."
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* TheAllConcealingI: Inverted by Bierce, who states, "The frank yet graceful use of ‘I’ distinguishes a good writer from a bad; the latter carries with it the manner of a thief trying to cloak his loot."
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* TheAllConcealingI: Inverted by Bierce, who Bierce states, "The frank yet graceful use of ‘I’ distinguishes a good writer from a bad; the latter carries with it the manner of a thief trying to cloak his loot."
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* BetterIfNotBornPlot: These stories begin when TheProtagonist adopts Bierce's definition of '''birth'''- "the first and direst of all disasters."
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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: These stories begin when TheProtagonist adopts Bierce's definition of '''birth'''- "the first and direst of all disasters."
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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: These stories begin when TheProtagonist adopts Bierce's definition of '''birth'''- "the ItsAllAboutMe: When introducing the letter "I":
-->'''I''' is the firstand direst letter of all disasters."the alphabet, the first word of the language, the first thought of the mind, the first object of affection.
-->'''I''' is the first
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* HumansThroughAlienEyes: The book has a character called the Lunarian encounter a human and ask innocent questions about the American system of government to show what Bierce considers to be absurdities in that system.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Many of the {{Spoof Aesop}}s are intentionally misleading or questionable. [[invoked]]
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A hilarious collection of {{broken Aesop}}s, {{family unfriendly Aesop}}s, and spoof definitions by American satirist Creator/AmbroseBierce. They originally ran a few a week in newspapers, under the title ''The Cynic's Word Book'', but were eventually compiled into a book that's now free from copyright. Bierce had nothing but contempt for the mores and customs of his fellow man, and his book is full of ungentle {{Deconstruction}} of what people secretly mean when they speak.
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A hilarious collection of {{broken Aesop}}s, {{family unfriendly Aesop}}s, {{Aesop}}s with UnfortunateImplications, and spoof definitions by American satirist Creator/AmbroseBierce. They originally ran a few a week in newspapers, under the title ''The Cynic's Word Book'', but were eventually compiled into a book that's now free from copyright. Bierce had nothing but contempt for the mores and customs of his fellow man, and his book is full of ungentle {{Deconstruction}} of what people secretly mean when they speak.
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* PredationIsNatural: Bierce’s definition of '''Edible''' suggests this, with a “[[Disney/TheLionKing circle of life]]” spin to it.
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* PredationIsNatural: Bierce’s definition of '''Edible''' suggests this, with a “[[Disney/TheLionKing “[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 circle of life]]” spin to it.
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* TheCynic: "A blackguard who faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among [[Myth/ScythianMythology the Scythians]] of plucking out a cynic’s eye to improve his vision."
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* TheCynic: "A blackguard who whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among [[Myth/ScythianMythology the Scythians]] of [[EyeScream plucking out a cynic’s eye eyes]] to improve his vision."
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** Then of course there is the definition itself:
-->'''Hypocrite''', n. One who, profession [sic] virtues that he does not respect secures the advantage of seeming to be what he despises.
-->'''Hypocrite''', n. One who, profession [sic] virtues that he does not respect secures the advantage of seeming to be what he despises.
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* SqueamishAboutSlaughter: His definition of '''Carnivorous''' suggests that Bierce might feel this way.
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* SqueamishAboutSlaughter: His definition of '''Carnivorous''' suggests that Bierce might feel this way.way (not surprising if so, as he'd been in some of the bloodiest Civil War battles, and is widely thought to have [[ShellShockedVeteran suffered PTSD]] as a result).
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A tall, spare figure in a robe of white,\\
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Whose eyes diffused a melancholy light.\\
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Whose eyes diffused a melancholylight.light]].\\
Whose eyes diffused a melancholy
* LightningCanDoAnything:
-->'''Electricity''', ''n''. The power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else.
-->'''Electricity''', ''n''. The power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else.
* {{Nepotism}}:
-->'''Deputy''', ''n''. A male relative of an office-holder, or of his bondsman.
-->'''Deputy''', ''n''. A male relative of an office-holder, or of his bondsman.
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative:
-->'''Connoisseur''', ''n''. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
-->'''Connoisseur''', ''n''. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
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* PrejudiceTropes:
-->'''Bigot''', ''n''. One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality that you do not entertain]].
-->'''Bigot''', ''n''. One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality that you do not entertain]].
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PredationIsNatural: Bierce’s definition of '''Edible''' suggests this, with a “[[Disney/TheLionKing circle of life]]” spin to it.
-->'''Edible''', ''adj''. Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Several of the definitions fall into this category:
-->'''Bigot''', ''n''. One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion[[ProtagonistCenteredMorality that you do not entertain]].entertain.\\
'''Calamity''', ''n''. Are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.\\
'''Callous''', ''n''. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another.\\
'''Commendation''', ''n''. The tribute we pay to achievements that resemble, but do not equal, our own.\\
'''Egotist''', ''n''. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.
* {{Realpolitik}}
-->'''Contempt''', ''n''. The feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be opposed.
-->'''Edible''', ''adj''. Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Several of the definitions fall into this category:
-->'''Bigot''', ''n''. One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion
'''Calamity''', ''n''. Are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.\\
'''Callous''', ''n''. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another.\\
'''Commendation''', ''n''. The tribute we pay to achievements that resemble, but do not equal, our own.\\
'''Egotist''', ''n''. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.
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-->'''Contempt''', ''n''. The feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be opposed.
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-->'''Congratulation''', ''n''. The civility of envy.
-->'''Congratulation''', ''n''. The civility of envy.
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* SqueamishAboutSlaughter: His definition of '''Carnivorous''' suggests that Bierce might feel this way.
-->'''Carnivorous''', ''adj''. Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous vegetarian, his heirs and assigns.
-->'''Carnivorous''', ''adj''. Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous vegetarian, his heirs and assigns.
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* EvilDebtCollector:
-->'''Creditor''', ''n''. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions.
-->'''Debt''', ''n''. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave-driver.
-->'''Creditor''', ''n''. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions.
-->'''Debt''', ''n''. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave-driver.
* ExactEavesdropping:
-->'''Eavesdrop''', ''v.i.'' Secretly to overhear a catalogue of crimes and vices of another or yourself.
-->'''Eavesdrop''', ''v.i.'' Secretly to overhear a catalogue of crimes and vices of another or yourself.
* TheGreatFlood:
-->'''Deluge''', ''n''. A notable first experiment in baptism which washed away the sins (and sinners) of the world.
* GunboatDiplomacy:
-->'''Cannon''', ''n''. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.
-->'''Deluge''', ''n''. A notable first experiment in baptism which washed away the sins (and sinners) of the world.
* GunboatDiplomacy:
-->'''Cannon''', ''n''. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.
* ImAHumanitarian:
-->'''Cannibal''', ''n''. A gastronome of the old school who preserves the simple tastes and adheres to the natural diet of the pre-pork period.
-->'''Cannibal''', ''n''. A gastronome of the old school who preserves the simple tastes and adheres to the natural diet of the pre-pork period.
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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: These stories begin when TheProtagonist adopts Bierce's definition of birth- '''birth'''- "the first and direst of all disasters.""
* JesusWasWayCool: Based on his definition of '''Christian''' and the poem attached, Bierce seemed to have this view of Jesus, despite his antipathy towards UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}:
-->'''Christian''', ''n''. One who follows the teachings of Christ in so far as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.
-->''Then I saw gazing thoughtfully below\\
With tranquil face, upon that holy show\\
A tall, spare figure in a robe of white,\\
Whose eyes diffused a melancholy light.\\
“God keep you, stranger,” I exclaimed. “You are\\
No doubt (your habit shows it) from afar;\\
And I yet entertain the hope that you,\\
Like these good people are a Christian too.”\\
He raised his eyes and with a look so stern\\
It made me with a thousand blushes burn\\
Replied – his manner with disdain was spiced:\\
"What! I a Christian? No, indeed! I'm Christ."''
* JesusWasWayCool: Based on his definition of '''Christian''' and the poem attached, Bierce seemed to have this view of Jesus, despite his antipathy towards UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}:
-->'''Christian''', ''n''. One who follows the teachings of Christ in so far as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.
-->''Then I saw gazing thoughtfully below\\
With tranquil face, upon that holy show\\
A tall, spare figure in a robe of white,\\
Whose eyes diffused a melancholy light.\\
“God keep you, stranger,” I exclaimed. “You are\\
No doubt (your habit shows it) from afar;\\
And I yet entertain the hope that you,\\
Like these good people are a Christian too.”\\
He raised his eyes and with a look so stern\\
It made me with a thousand blushes burn\\
Replied – his manner with disdain was spiced:\\
"What! I a Christian? No, indeed! I'm Christ."''
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* AssInAmbassador: May possibly apply since the consul was unable to win over voters.
-->'''Consul''', ''n''. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on the condition that [[ReassignedToAntarctica he leave the country]].
-->'''Consul''', ''n''. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on the condition that [[ReassignedToAntarctica he leave the country]].
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* ComedicSociopathy
-->'''Happiness''', ''n''. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
-->'''Happiness''', ''n''. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
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* ComedicSociopathy
-->'''Happiness''',CapitalismIsBad:
-->'''Commerce''', ''n''. A kind of transaction in which A plunders B the goods of C, and for compensation B picks the pocket of D of money belonging to E.
* CausticCritic: "A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him."
* ComedicSociopathy: A major theme throughout Bierce’s definitions
-->'''Comfort''', ''n''. A state of mind produced by contemplation of another's uneasiness.\\
'''Consolation''', ''n''. The knowledge that a better man is more unfortunate than yourself.\\
'''Happiness''', ''n''. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery ofanother.another.
* TheConfidant: "One entrusted by A with the secrets of B, confided by ''him'' to C."
-->'''Happiness''',
-->'''Commerce''', ''n''. A kind of transaction in which A plunders B the goods of C, and for compensation B picks the pocket of D of money belonging to E.
* CausticCritic: "A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him."
* ComedicSociopathy: A major theme throughout Bierce’s definitions
-->'''Comfort''', ''n''. A state of mind produced by contemplation of another's uneasiness.\\
'''Consolation''', ''n''. The knowledge that a better man is more unfortunate than yourself.\\
'''Happiness''', ''n''. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of
* TheConfidant: "One entrusted by A with the secrets of B, confided by ''him'' to C."
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* TheCynic: "A blackguard who faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among [[Myth/ScythianMythology the Scythians]] of plucking out a cynic’s eye to improve his vision."
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* DirtyCoward: "One who in a perilous emergency [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere thinks with his legs]]."
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* DuckSeasonRabbitSeason: The poem describing '''Controversy''' includes the employment of this trope:
-->''So seek your adversary to engage\\
That on himself he shall exhaust his rage\\
And, like a snake that’s fastened to the ground,\\
With his own fangs inflict the fatal wound.\\
You ask me how this miracle is done?\\
Adopt his own opinions, one by one,\\
And taunt him to refute them; in his wrath\\
He’ll sweep them away pitilessly from his path.\\
Advance then gently all you wish to prove\\
Each proposition prefaced with, “As you’ve\\
So well remarked,” or, “As you wisely say,\\
And I cannot dispute,” or “By the way,\\
This view of it which, better far expressed,\\
Runs through your argument.” Then leave the rest\\
To him, secure that he’ll perform his trust\\
And prove your views intelligent and just.''
-->''So seek your adversary to engage\\
That on himself he shall exhaust his rage\\
And, like a snake that’s fastened to the ground,\\
With his own fangs inflict the fatal wound.\\
You ask me how this miracle is done?\\
Adopt his own opinions, one by one,\\
And taunt him to refute them; in his wrath\\
He’ll sweep them away pitilessly from his path.\\
Advance then gently all you wish to prove\\
Each proposition prefaced with, “As you’ve\\
So well remarked,” or, “As you wisely say,\\
And I cannot dispute,” or “By the way,\\
This view of it which, better far expressed,\\
Runs through your argument.” Then leave the rest\\
To him, secure that he’ll perform his trust\\
And prove your views intelligent and just.''