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Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts) Thu Jul 24, 2014, 12:00 AM Jul 2014

The definition of a quorum:

"Quorum, n. A sufficient number of members of a deliberative body to have their own way, and their own way of having it. In the United States Senate a quorum consists of the chairman of the Committee on Finance and a messenger from the White House; in the House of Representatives, [it consists] of the Speaker and the devil."

- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1906




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The definition of a quorum: (Original Post) Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2014 OP
Gave me a chuckle! Thanks MoL! nt Mnemosyne Jul 2014 #1
The Devil's Dictionary needs a revision... DreamGypsy Jul 2014 #2
Love The Devil's Dictionary! Nitram Jul 2014 #3

DreamGypsy

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2. The Devil's Dictionary needs a revision...
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Thu Jul 24, 2014, 02:03 AM
Jul 2014

...since Ambrose Bierce never anticipated that the devil would ever become the Speaker of the House.

Clink. A glass of Merlot for you, Mr. Devil.

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