Hoi polloi
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*Hoi polloi* (/ˌhɔɪ pəˈlɔɪ/; from Ancient Greek οἱ πολλοί* (hoi polloí)* 'the
many') is an expression from Greek that means "the many" or, in the
stricte...
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3 comments:
Very amusing. I like the line "I didn't get this far by selling just half my soul."
In the interest of fairness, however, I need to point out that ants vastly outnumber elephants, and that humans lose far more food to being eaten by insects, small though they are, than by elephants.
Wait. Is that the artist's rendering of Boehner (Agent Orange) in the first frame?
Excellent!
Thanks Erin. I should have drawn him in orange. Oh well.
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