write – v., the attempt to translate a series of electrical signals into a constellation of symbols that might lead to another electrical signal-set that might lead to a handshake or a hug
handshake – n., a greeting between people that is allowable when the world is less afraid of imminent sickness from human contact
tragedy – n., a moment that gets converted into a story in which the opposite of the best thing that could happen happens
happening – ?., the notion that an event might be in progress at a particular moment in time, going from one state to another, even if both states are the same
time – n., a farce that is used as a trope to make movies (and money)
money – n., an contract on paper that, in holding it, you agree not to overthrow the government
government – n., a family that has gotten too big for everyone to sit at the same table for Thanksgiving
table – n., a flat surface with legs that is meant to replace the feeling of community that comes from sitting on a horse
horse – n., a car that runs on oats and is not street-legal
legal – adj., a hue that is meant to advantage the holders of many contracts
contract – n., a mechanism for making cruelty seem acceptable, as long is it’s only done in the future
future – n., a story about how you’re going to suffer and die, and how you might avoid that suffering and death if you figure out how to hold more contracts
you – n., an electrical impulse-set in my brain that conceives a reader reading and experiencing this definition
solipsism – n., a thing that looks at itself and the things around it and sees that endless tunnel of reflections that can be seen when two mirrors face each other in just the right way
coffee – n., the preferred and highest use for water
water – n., something to fear, particularly with the infiltration of malicious interlocutors (see Gen. Ripper’s diatribes)
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