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Lädt ... Lucifer's Lexiconvon L. A. Rollins
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In the spirit of Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary, this is the first collection of Rollins' biting definitions and aphorisms which have singed the pages of many libertarian periodicals. A sample of a few definitions are: Agriculture, n. The cultivation of legistlators to raise subsidies; pillage in the name of tillage. War On Drugs, n. A war to make the world safe for alcoholism. A deliciously satirical piece of work. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)818.5407Literature English (North America) Authors, American and American miscellany 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (2)
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While the author has provided the service of digging up obscure conspiracist items, he does not seem to have a sense of humor so much as a sense of cutesy paranoia. The linguistic juggling does not have the layered depth of Mencken, nor the satiric teeth of Bierce. He gums us with confused lateral rolls. Example "Berserker, "A Norse warrior who fought with frenzied fury, invulnerable to fire and iron, unlike his decadent descendants." This is not satire, and what does it even mean? (