Ambrose's Antidote: BRUTE

BRUTE, n. See HUSBAND.

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Well, it's an unimaginable honor to be the president during the Fourth of July of this country. It means what these words say, for starters. The great inalienable rights of our country. We're blessed with such values in America. And I -- it's -- I'm a proud man to be the nation based upon such wonderful values.

GWB
2 Jul 2001
Spoken during a visit to the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Ambrose's Antidote: BRIDE

BRIDE, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

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Oh, I thought you said 'some band.' The Taliban in Afghanistan! Absolutely -- Repressive.

George W. Bush
circa June 2000
After seeming confused when asked a question about the Taliban, Governor Bush responded after being prompted by the reporter ("Repression of women in Afghanistan?")

Eye on the ball.

Orange II

Yow! Hit an iceberg along the way... was no big thing. I gotta get me one of those.

Ask Dr Aybabtu: Rantzilla a Spam Blog?

Yo Doc,

I recently had to do word verification to post to Rantzilla. Blogger said that their robots said it looked like a spam blog. What up?

G

Well "G" (is that some sort of a rap thing from Atlanta?), it might have something to do with you not posting shit except your "daily dose" and your quips from The Devil's Dictionary. Dr Aybabytu suggests that you post something, oh, say, original or insightful every now and then to keep the spam police off of your back.

HTH,

Dr A

Ambrose's Antidote: BRANDY

BRANDY, n. A cordial composed of one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified Satan. Dose, a headful all the time. Brandy is said by Dr. Johnson to be the drink of heroes. Only a hero will venture to drink it.

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You'll be in a world in which fits into my philosophy. You know, the harder work -- the harder you work, the more you can keep. That's the American way.

GWB
17 Oct 2000
Third Presidential Debate in St. Louis, Missouri.

Ambrose's Antidote: BRAIN

BRAIN, n. An apparatus with which we think what we think. That which distinguishes the man who is content to _be_ something from the man who wishes to _do_ something. A man of great wealth, or one who has been pitchforked into high station, has commonly such a headful of brain that his neighbors cannot keep their hats on. In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, brain is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.

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We're still being challenged in Iraq and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom.

GWB
5 Apr 2004
Charlotte, North Carolina.

Ambrose's Antidote: BRAHMA

BRAHMA, n. He who created the Hindoos, who are preserved by Vishnu and destroyed by Siva -- a rather neater division of labor than is found among the deities of some other nations. The Abracadabranese, for example, are created by Sin, maintained by Theft and destroyed by Folly. The priests of Brahma, like those of Abracadabranese, are holy and learned men who are never naughty.

  O Brahma, thou rare old Divinity,
  First Person of the Hindoo Trinity,
  You sit there so calm and securely,
  With feet folded up so demurely --
  You're the First Person Singular, surely.

Polydore Smith

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I suspect that had my dad not been president, he'd be asking the same questions: How'd your meeting go with so-and-so? How did you feel when you stood up in front of the people for the State of the Union Address -- State of the Budget Address -- whatever you call it.

GWB
9 Mar 2001
From an interview with the Washington Post.

Ambrose's Antidote: BOUNTY

BOUNTY, n. The liberality of one who has much, in permitting one who has nothing to get all that he can.

A single swallow, it is said, devours ten millions of insects every year. The supplying of these insects I take to be a signa instance of the Creator's bounty in providing for the lives of His creatures.

Henry Ward Beecher

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W: So what state is Wales in?
CHURCH: Its a separate country next to England.
W: Oh, okay.

GWB
30 Oct 2001
Exchange between Dubya and Welsh teenage singing sensation Charlotte Church, as reported in MSNBC