Wednesday, July 22, 2009

QOTD

Rather than swear on a Bible, I think politicians should swear on Webster's Dictionary to uphold the meaning of words.

6 comments:

Sam said...

That is great. Is this quote yours?

Michael said...

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.'
Lewis Carroll

Gringo said...

Michael: do you realize that a number of observers have concluded that Hugo Chavez and that Humpty Dumpty quote were made for each other?

Great suggestion, AVI.

Assistant Village Idiot said...

Not mine. I ran across the sentiment yesterday and recast it in a better form.

Ben Wyman said...

I'm not sure if I'm thrilled about this. I've already seen what it looks like when they try to uphold the Bible.

Donna B. said...

Has anyone defined "is" yet?