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University: A modern school where football is taught.
-- Paraphrased from Ambrose Bierce's "The Devil's Dictionary"
-- (definition of "Academe")
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ACADEME: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught.
Academy: A modern school where football is taught. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
University: A modern school where football is taught.
Monday: In Christian countries, the day after the football game.
-- paraphrased from Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" -- he used baseball instead...
ACADEMY: A modern school where football is taught.
INSTITUTE: An archaic school where football is not taught....
Where there's a will there's a won't. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
CALUMNUS, n. A graduate of the School for Scandal. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
HARBOR, n. A place where ships taking shelter from stores are exposed to the fury of the customs.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
HASH, x. There is no definition for this word -- nobody knows what hash is.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
Magpie, n.: A bird whose theivish disposition suggested to someone that it might be taught to talk.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...