Trompe-l’œil (French for “deceive the eye”, is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions.
noun
1. a victory or goal achieved at too great a cost.
Word Origin and History for Pyrrhic victory
1880-85; < Greek Pyrrikós; after a remark attributed by Plutarch to Pyrrhus, who declared, after a costly victory over the Romans, that another similar victory would ruin him
[kak-uh-stok-ruh-see]
noun, plural kakistocracies.
1. government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
Word Origin and History for kakistocracy
1829, “government by the worst element of a society,” coined on analogy of its opposite,aristocracy, from Greek kakistos “worst,” superlative of kakos “bad” (which perhaps is related to the general IE word for “defecate;”see caco- ) + -cracy.
This is (a sketch of) the cartoon I thought I was going to run. Imagining a very short”honeymoon” period for Hillary Clinton’s presidency. If only I knew it would last about 30 minutes after the first polls closed.
Photo sources — left: Meredith McIver’s Twitter account, right: New York Daily News article.
I know this isn’t the most important thing in the world right now and I am not a conspiracy theorist but… when you Photoshop yourself with The Donald, you should really use an unpublished photo for your source.
Some observations:
For the record, I don’t think Meredith McIver is not a real person. I do think her photo is not real.
With apologies to many, mostly Dr. Seuss and Steve Martin.
References:
CNN: 10 groups Donald Trump offended since launching his campaign
Washington Post: 20 times Donald Trump has changed his mind since June
Steve Martin: What I Believe (video)
Pretty sure the “highly susceptible to involuntary gestures” vote is all Trump’s.
Listening to Trump speak is like waiting for the other shoe to drop. Only there are so many shoes.
One theory is that Donald Trump is really a humble, self-effacing, and modest guy — he’s just influenced by braggarts in his midst.
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