it’s time for another dose of genius from the clever mr ambrose bierce. he wrote the devil’s dictionary back in 1875. they didn’t even have tv then. i wonder how he knew where to put the couch? anyway. his definitions are fabulous. here’s a selection from H: Hand, n. A singular instrument worn at the…
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devil's dictionary – 'G' is for ghostie
i love my devi’s dictionary which Ambrose Bierce wrote back in 1881. i know that’s a fricken long time ago! and it’s still cool! amazing! exclamation mark! so if you’ve been off smoking mandrax with a toothless hooker in a crack den in mannenberg and you missed the previous posts, we’re already onto the ‘g’s’….
devil's dictionary – 'F' is for thank fuck it's friday
thank you ambrose bierce for your delicious descriptions from 1842. Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey. Female, n. One of the opposing, or unfair, sex. Fib, n. A lie that has not cut its teeth. An habitual liar’s nearest approach to truth. Fiddle, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by…
the devil's dictionary – 'E' is for erotica
welcome to another post from the devil’s dictionary. the d’s were cool, what with douchebag and doggie style and dagga and all, but now we’re on to the eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee’s here goes: Eat, v.i. To perform successively (and successfully) the functions of mastication. Eavesdrop, v.i. Secretly to overhear a catlogue of the crimes and vices of…
the devil's dictionary – 'D' is for dagga.
ok, enough with the ‘c’ words. for those of you who’ve been smoking pot in the toilets and missed the last couple of devil’s dictionary posts, these old posts will tell you that ambrose bierce was around in the 1800’s, where, judging by his sexy moustache and his dirty sense of humour, when he wasn’t…
the devil's dictionary – 'C' is for…chutzpah
morning, morning, morning. anyone else hungover, or is it just me? just me? screw you guys! ok so i figure it’s time for more translations from the devil’s dictionary. but really, could you just read a little quieter please. thank you. (if you have no idea what i’m banging on about, these translations are shamelessly…
the devil's dictionary – 'B' is for 'bastard'.
ok, so it’s time to move onto some ‘b’s’. we’re done with the assholes and asphyxiators from the ‘a’s’ for the time being. (for those of you who just joined us, these direct translations are shamelessly copied from ‘The Devil’s Dictionary’, written by Ambrose Bierce, in 1871 – you can read more about it and…
devil's dictionary – 'A' is for 'amyl nitrate'.
for those of you who just joined us, here are a few more direct translations shamelessly copied from ‘The Devil’s Dictionary’ which was written by my boyfriend, Ambrose Bierce, in 1871 – you can read more about it and see a snazzy picture of the man himself, over here: http://amillionmilesfromnormal.blogspot.com/2009/08/devils-dictionary.html ‘Ambidextrous, adj. Able to pick…
the devil's dictionary.
Ambrose Bierce is not a friend of mine. nor have i ever shagged him. but, had i been around when he was alive in 1817 i would have most certainly given it a good go. moustache or no moustache. he was a genius. in 1875 he started work on a book called ‘the devil’s dictionary’….