1. The Post-911 Devil's Dictionary
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Gun Control, n. The revolutionary idea that a militia armed with handguns and hunting rifles against a national military armed with bomber, spy and fighter planes, Apache helicopters, tanks, air-craft carriers, battleships, long-range tactical nuclear missles, machine guns, hand grenades, mortar rounds and martial law is of less value to the present America than public safety.
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Pretentious, adj. Expressing an ambitiousness to exceed one's own status quo; indicative of a healthy dissatisfaction with the current mediocrity and desire for excellence.
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Traitor, n. He who does what is morally just, without regard to whatever group he may ostensibly belong.
