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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 12:35 PM
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Ambrose Bierce on "Regalia" :
Edited on Mon Apr-24-06 01:10 PM by Sugar Smack
"REGALIA

n. Distinguishing insignia, jewels and costume of such ancient and honorable orders as Knights of Adam; Visionaries of Detectable Bosh; the Ancient Order of Modern Troglodytes; the League of Holy Humbug; the Golden Phalanx of Phalangers; the Genteel Society of Expurgated Hoodlums; the Mystic Alliances of Georgeous Regalians; Knights and Ladies of the Yellow Dog; the Oriental Order of Sons of the West; the Blatherhood of Insufferable Stuff; Warriors of the Long Bow; Guardians of the Great Horn Spoon; the Band of Brutes; the Impenitent Order of Wife-Beaters; the Sublime Legion of Flamboyant Conspicuants; Worshipers at the Electroplated Shrine; Shining Inaccessibles; Fee-Faw-Fummers of the inimitable Grip; Jannissaries of the Broad-Blown Peacock; Plumed Increscencies of the Magic Temple; the Grand Cabal of Able-Bodied Sedentarians; Associated Deities of the Butter Trade; the Garden of Galoots; the Affectionate Fraternity of Men Similarly Warted; the Flashing Astonishers; Ladies of Horror; Cooperative Association for Breaking into the Spotlight; Dukes of Eden; Disciples Militant of the Hidden Faith; Knights-Champions of the Domestic Dog; the Holy Gregarians; the Resolute Optimists; the Ancient Sodality of Inhospitable Hogs; Associated Sovereigns of Mendacity; Dukes-Guardian of the Mystic Cess-Pool; the Society for Prevention of Prevalence; Kings of Drink; Polite Federation of Gents-Consequential; the Mysterious Order of the Undecipherable Scroll; Uniformed Rank of Lousy Cats; Monarchs of Worth and Hunger; Sons of the South Star; Prelates of the Tub-and-Sword."

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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 01:11 PM
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1. Kick for edit.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 01:45 PM
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2. SWEET!
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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-24-06 01:50 PM
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3. Hehe: "Associated Sovereigns of Mendacity". Ambrose Bierce
was brilliant! Thank you. This was the first thing I thought of when looking at those backdrop pics today.

:D :rofl:
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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 07:50 AM
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4. One more
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