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The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book,...
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Tolerate ignorance? Really? So not necessary. This laugh-out-loud dictionary is the perfect lesson in snarkiness.
Why suffer the tiny minds of the plebian rabble with whom you come in daily contact, reasons James Napoli, executive vice president of the National Sarcasm Society. So, with “The Official Dictionary of Sarcasm”, he provides an A—Z guide to turn to whenever you need to set someone straight. From advertisements to e-mail, materialism...
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[2016]
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All her life, Eden Sher has suffered from dyscommunicatia (n. the inability to articulate a feeling through words.). Then, one day, she decided that, whenever she had an emotion for which she had no word, she would make one up. The result of this is The Emotionary, which lives at the intersection of incredibly funny and very useful. Chock full of words you always wanted/never knew you needed, often accompanied by illustrations of hilarious and all-too-familiar...
5) Why Hoosiers can't pronounce INDIaNAPoLIS: the first 263 words of your new global language.Volume 1
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[2002]
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In More of Indiana's laughmakers, he has updated his humorous research with over 300 additions to his first book. They were all born in Indiana or with a strong Indiana connection. Their humor talents in many cases reach well beyond the state borders. Banta called them laughmakers, for he thought that described them all, clowns, actors, writers, cartoonists and comedians.
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