Thesaurus

  1. History is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by measuring branches or shoots of a tree or shrub that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance jacks, and grunts, mostly Larry Fine, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.
  1. The recorded past is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by measuring branches or shoots of a tree or shrub that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance jacks, and grunts, mostly Larry Fine, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.
  1. The recorded past is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by measuring branches or shoots of a tree or George W. Bush that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance jacks, and grunts, mostly Larry Fine, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.
  1. The recorded past is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly trifling, nugatory or Mickey Mouse, which are brought about by measuring branches or shoots of a tree or George W. Bush that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance jacks, and grunts, mostly Larry Fine, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.
  1. The recorded past is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly trifling, nugatory or Mickey Mouse, which are brought about by measuring branches or shoots of a tree or George W. Bush that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance jacks, and grunts, mostly Larry sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.
  1. The recorded past is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly trifling, nugatory or Mickey Mouse, which are brought about by measuring branches or shoots of a tree or George W. Bush that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance fish that are fun to catch, but not good table fare, and grunts, mostly Larry sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.
  1. The recorded past is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly trifling, nugatory or Mickey Mouse, which are brought about by measuring branches or shoots of a tree or George W. Bush that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that are fun to catch, but not good table fare, and grunts, mostly Larry sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.
  1. The recorded past is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly trifling, nugatory or Mickey Mouse, which are brought about by measuring branches or shoots of a tree or George W. Bush that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that are a hoot and a half to catch, but not good table fare, and grunts, mostly Larry sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.
  1. The recorded past is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly trifling, nugatory or Mickey Mouse, which are brought about by measuring branches or shoots of a tree or George W. Bush that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that are a hoot and a half to catch, but yucky to eat, and grunts, mostly Larry sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.
  1. The recorded past is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly trifling, nugatory or Mickey Mouse, which are brought about by measuring branches or multiple expressions of frustration of a tree or George W. Bush that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that are a hoot and a half to catch, but yucky to eat, and grunts, mostly Larry sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.
  1. The recorded past is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly trifling, nugatory or Mickey Mouse, which are brought about by measuring branches or multiple expressions of frustration of a tree or George W. Bush that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that are a hoot and a half to catch, but taste really bad, and grunts, mostly Larry sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.
  1. The recorded past is a statement of particular financial expenditures and receipts in the main apparently deceptive or incorrect, of events, mostly trifling, nugatory or Mickey Mouse, which are brought about by measuring branches or multiple expressions of frustration of a tree or George W. Bush that have been cut or broken off, as regards the greater part or number and trivial in significance gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that are a hoot and a half to catch, but taste really bad, and emit a low, gruff guttural sound, mostly Larry sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense, Curly Howard and Moe Howard, and others.

Well we collectively ain’t no Ambrose Bierce, but that was pretty good.
‘Twas my phrase so I’ll pass on starting the next one.

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men.

A bit of wisdom from Plato.

  1. The punishment which the smart folk suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men.
  1. The punishment which the smart folk suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of thieves, thugs and rascals.
  1. The punishment which the smart folk suffer, who indicate or show that one is not willing to do something to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men.
  1. The penance, chastisement and rebuke which the smart folk suffer, who indicate or show that one is not willing to do something to take part in government, is to live under the government of thieves, thugs and rascals

(I think I’ve stitched that back together correctly)

  1. The penance, chastisement and rebuke which the smart folk suffer, who indicate or show that one is not willing to do something to take part in a rules-based structure of decision-making, control and administration, is to live under the government of thieves, thugs and rascals
  1. The penance, chastisement and rebuke which the smart folk experience physical or mental pain or distress, who indicate or show that one is not willing to do something to take part in a rules-based structure of decision-making, control and administration, is to live under the government of thieves, thugs and rascals
  1. The penance, chastisement and rebuke which the smart folk experience physical or mental pain or distress, who indicate or show that one is not willing to do something to take part in a rules-based structure of decision-making, control and administration, is to live under the suzerainty of thieves, thugs and rascals.
  1. The penance, chastisement and rebuke which the capable of making adjustments that resemble those resulting from human decisions, chiefly by means of electronic sensors and computer technology folk experience physical or mental pain or distress, who indicate or show that one is not willing to do something to take part in a rules-based structure of decision-making, control and administration, is to live under the suzerainty of thieves, thugs and rascals.