The Mock Turtle, the Gryphon and Alice were discussing education:
"I only took the regular course."
"What was that?" inquired Alice.
"Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with," the Mock Turtle replied: "and then the different branches of Arithmetic-Ambition, Distraction, Uglification and Derision."
"I never heard of 'Uglification,'" Alice ventured to say. "What is it?"
The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in surprise. "Never heard of uglifying!" it exclaimed. "You know what to beautify is, I suppose?"
"Yes," said Alice doubtfully: "it means -to-make-anything-prettier."
"Well then," the Gryphon went on, "if you don't know what to uglify is, you ARE a simpleton."
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"I only took the regular course."
"What was that?" inquired Alice.
"Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with," the Mock Turtle replied: "and then the different branches of Arithmetic-Ambition, Distraction, Uglification and Derision."
"I never heard of 'Uglification,'" Alice ventured to say. "What is it?"
The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in surprise. "Never heard of uglifying!" it exclaimed. "You know what to beautify is, I suppose?"
"Yes," said Alice doubtfully: "it means -to-make-anything-prettier."
"Well then," the Gryphon went on, "if you don't know what to uglify is, you ARE a simpleton."
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Re: Uglification
Tue, June 14, 2005 - 1:20 AMI've read ALice in WonDerlanD and enjoy it. Just wonder what you want to promote with this post. Condos and development come to mind. Plastic surgery, as well. . .
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Re: Uglification
Wed, June 15, 2005 - 11:52 PM"It has, moreover, been proven that horror, nastiness and the frightful are what gives pleasure when one fornicates. Beauty is simple: Ugly is the exceptional thing. And fiery imagination no doubt always prefer the extraordinary thing to the simple thing."
-The Divine Marquis
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