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Best Dictionary Ever
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 @ 9:34PM
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When I was in high school I wish I had owned a copy of “The Devil’s Dictionary” by Ambrose Bierce. The author fought in the Civil War and was later a journalist where this book came about piece by piece. Mr. Bierce preferred the title “The Cynic’s Word Book” but “The Devil’s Dictionary” is the title that stuck and the former contains too much exposition for my taste. Anyway, this dictionary would be one George Orwell would have loved (and if you get a chance read “Shooting An Elephant” great short by Mr. Orwell) as he hated political speak. Anyway, The Devil’s Dictionary has be released again with artwork from Ralph Steadman whose work you may remember from “Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas” and the artwork on my snowboard.
This is no Oxford dictionary. For example:
Corporation, n. An ingenious device for securing individual profit without individual responsibility.
Hello! Enron, Worldcom, Our Government! Definitions should not be all-encompassing. What about this one:
Wedding, n. A ceremony at which two persons undertake to be come one, one undertakes to become nothing and nothing undertakes to become supportable.
Remembering this helps keep me single and I won’t get into Bierce’s definitions of men, women or wine, though when I do think of his definition of women I am reminded of his definition of:
Bait, n. A preparation that renders the hook more palatable. The best kind is beauty.
Remember, next time your head turns as an attractive, sexy and admired person passes you on the street, there is a hook and beauty is only trying to trap you (remember the definition of “wedding”)?. Best to let them go by and live another day. Though published in 1911, and many of the entries stem much earlier, it is a great read and in my opinion completely legitimate as a resource tool when working on a paper.
That is all I will post on this for today but you should really look into adding this fine work of wit and literature to your personal library.
Thanks for reading,
Corey O’Brien
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Xposed 05_08_08
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 @ 7:35PM
Xposed 05_08_08
the wombats_let’s dance to joy division
atmosphere_you
the dresden dolls_night reconnaissance
ATMOSPHERE WINS TO MY SURPRISE.
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Top Ten 05_08_09
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 @ 7:28PM
Top Ten 05_08_09
10_disturbed_inside the fire
9_panic at the disco_nine in the afternoon
8_flogging molly_requiem for a dying song
7_from first to last_worlds away
6_seether_rise above this
5_vampire weekend_a-punk
4_the bravery_believe
3_nine inch nails_discipline
2_flobots_handlebars
1_the offspring_hammerhead
Top Ten 05_07_08
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 @ 7:21PM
Top Ten 05_07_08
10_against me!_stop
9_coldplay_violet hill
8_story of the year_wake up
7_death cab for cutie_i will possess your heart
6_panic at the disco_nine in the afternoon
5_vampire weekend_a-punk
4_angels and airwaves_secret crowds
3_weezer_pork and beans
2_flobots_handlebars
1_the offspring_hammerhead
Xposed 05_07_08
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 @ 7:17PM
Xposed 05_07_08
the wombats_let’s dance to joy division
phantom planet_do the panic
my morning jacket_touch me, i’m going to scream pt. 2
WOMBATS WIN AGAIN!
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Xposed 05_06_08
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 @ 7:11PM
Xposed 05_06_08
goldfinger_one more time
the wombats_let’s dance to joy division
local h_bmw man
WOMBATS WIN IT...AND BY IT I MEAN YOUR ADORATION.
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 @ 7:08PM
Top Ten 05_06_08
10_atreyu_falling down
9_panic at the disco_nine in the afternoon
8_flogging molly_requiem for a dying song
7_vampire weekend_a-punk
6_seether_rise above this
5_pennywise_the western world
4_nine inch nails_discipline
3_from first to last_worlds away
2_weezer_pork and beans
1_the offspring_hammerhead
OPR 05_05_08
Monday, May 5th, 2008 @ 9:32PM
an hour of new music and whatever selected by corey o'brien every monday from 11pm _ midnight
This week...first thing is first. The new NIN album, “The Slip” came out last night and it is FREE!!! To get it click here.
Nine Inch Nails _ Head Down
Supergrass _Diamond Hoo Ha Man
REM _ Hollow Man
Clinic _ The Witch
Local H _ BMW Man
Death Cab For Cutie _ Long Division
The Wombats _ Let’s Dance to Joy Division
The Offsrping _ Hammerhead
Death Cab For Cutie _ Cath
Nine Inch Nails _ Lights in the Sky
Panic at the Disco _ Northern Downpour
Ladytron _ Ghosts
The Raconteurs _ Consoler of the Lonely
Top Ten 05_05_08
Monday, May 5th, 2008 @ 7:26PM
Top Ten 05_05_08
10_finger eleven_i’ll keep your memory vague
9_apocalyptica feat. corey taylor_i’m not jesus
8_safety suit_someone like you
7_the bravery_believe
6_the raconteurs_salute your solution
5_death cab for cutie_i will possess your heart
4_vampire weekend_a-punk
3_linkin park_given up
2_weezer_pork and beans
1_coldplay_violet hill
Xposed 05_05_08
Monday, May 5th, 2008 @ 7:24PM
Xposed 05_05_08
does it offend you yeah?_we are rockstars
goldfinger_one more time
the matches_wake the sun
Top Ten 05_01_08
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 7:11PM
Top Ten 05_01_08
10_atreyu_falling down
9_foo fighters_long road to ruin
8_from first to last_worlds away
7_safety suit_someone like you
6_the raconteurs_salute your solution
5_vampire weekend_a-punk
4_angels and airwaves_secret crowds
3_ludo_love me dead
2_death cab for cutie_i will possess your heart
1_coldplay_violet hill
Xposed 05_01_08 and video pick
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 6:28PM
Xposed 05_01_08
the wombats_let’s dance to joy division
does it offend you yeah_we are rockstars
ting tings_great dj
video pick_ting tings_great dj
Xposed 04_30_08
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 @ 7:14PM
Xposed 04_30_08
mindless self indulgence_never wanted to dance
supergrass_diamond hoo ha man
the wombats_let’s dance to joy division
WOMBATS WHOOP M_S_I_.
By popular demand here is the video of The Wombats “Let’s Dance to Joy Division.” Notice the Robert Smitty good looks of the lead singer. Could he be a love child?
Top Ten 04_30_08
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 @ 7:00PM
Top Ten 04_30_08
10_nine inch nails_dicipline
9_against me!_stop
8_safety suit_someone like you
7_panic at the disco_nine in the afternoon
6_disturbed_inside the fire
5_coldplay_violet hill
4_weezer_pork and beans
3_vampire weekend_a-punk
2_pennywise_the western world
1_flobots_handlebars
Top Ten 04_29_08
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 @ 7:04PM
Top Ten 04_29_08
10_ludo_love me dead
9_the raconteurs_salute your solution
8_flogging molly_requeim for a dying song
7_coldplay_violet hill
6_nine inch nails_discipline
5_atreyu_falling down
4_foo fighters_long road to ruin
3_from first to last_worlds away
2_weezer_pork and beans
1_flobots_handlebars
Top Ten 04_29_08
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 @ 7:04PM
Top Ten 04_29_08
10_ludo_love me dead
9_the raconteurs_salute your solution
8_flogging molly_requeim for a dying song
7_coldplay_violet hill
6_nine inch nails_discipline
5_atreyu_falling down
4_foo fighters_long road to ruin
3_from first to last_worlds away
2_weezer_pork and beans
1_flobots_handlebars
Xposed 04_19_08
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 @ 6:37PM
Xposed 04_19_08
mindless self indulgence_never wanted to dance
linkin park and busta rhymes_we made it
rehab_sittin at a bar - from the re-issue of ‘graffiti the world’
OPR 04_28_08
Monday, April 28th, 2008 @ 7:22PM
An hour of new music and whatever...dood, with Corey O'Brien, Mondays from 11p to midnight.
local h_24 hour break up session
goldfinger_one more time
the teenagers_french kiss
flight of the conchords_ladies of the world
ting tings_great dj
the matches_wake the sun
alkaline trio_help me
black kids_i’m not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance
aiden_moment
m83_graveyard girl
nick cave and the bad seeds_dig lazarus dig
does this offend you yeah?_we are rockstars
Xposed 04_28_08
Monday, April 28th, 2008 @ 6:00PM
Xposed 04_28_08
mindless self indulgence_never wanted to dance -OUT TOMORROW
colin meloy_wonder
my morning jacket_touch me, i’m going to scream pt 2
M_S_I GOES ON TO NIGHT NUMBER 9.
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Monday, April 28th, 2008 @ 5:50PM
Top Ten 04_28_08
10_jimmy eat world_let it happen
9_atreyu_falling down
8_from first to last_worlds away
7_the bravery_believe
6_vampire weekend_a-punk
5_apocalyptica feat. corey taylor_i’m not jesus
4_story of the year_wake up
3_flobots_handlebars
2_weezer_pork and beans
1_death cab for cutie_i will possess your heart
Top Ten 04_25_08
Friday, April 25th, 2008 @ 7:07PM
Top Ten 04_25_08
10_flogging molly_requiem for a dying song
9_nine inch nails_discipline
8_pennywise_the western world
7_the bravery_believe (moon version)
6_the raconteurs_salute your solution
5_angels and airwaves_secret crowds
4_panic at the disco_nine in the afternoon
3_seether_rise above this
2_flobots_handlebars
1_weezer_pork and beans