Definition of the Day 8/2/14 — Wine

WINE, n. The straight man’s burden — more specifically, pretending that you like it;  2) The ideal beverage. After you’ve run out of beer (tequila, rum, vodka, Jack, gin, etc.).

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–from the revised and expanded edition of The American Heretic’s Dictionary, the best modern successor to Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary (Thanks to Abe Acuña for the inspiration and some of the wording for this one.)