Posts Tagged ‘Journalism’


BAD GUYS, n. pl. A term habitually used by analysts on the Children’s News Network, in deference to the sophistication of their audience. (with a tip of the hat to the anonymous realist who accurately decrypted the acronym “CNN”)

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–from The American Heretic’s Dictionary (revised & expanded) the best successor to Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary


INVERTEBRATE, adj. Having excellent prospects of a career in journalism.

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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

American Heretic's Dictionary revised and expanded by Chaz Bufe, front cover