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Hayward's Unabridged Dictionary There is a certain kind of person who gravitates towards technology, tinkers with computer programs, and may be fond of obscure technical jokes and equally obscure hobbies. But what they have is not just a way of looking at difficult technical subjects. It is an interesting way of looking at life as a whole. This book provides a slice of this "interesting way of looking at life as a whole," complete with a satire-filled dictionary which looks at life and culture and pointing out some of its ironies and incongruities. Candid and offbeat, this book offers an unforgettable read. A quote: Christmas, n. A yearly holiday celebrating the coming of the chief Deity of Western civilization: Mammon... Educated, adj. Unemployed with a degree... Marxism, n. A system of thought named after Karl Marx, who said, "Religion is the opium of the people," and, coincidentally, lived before the invention of television... Pesticide, n. A chemical agent used to increase the population of pests by making them immune to poison and by destroying their natural predators...