By John F. Di Leo -
It has recently surfaced that a large number of once well-known English words are suffering from a severe shortage of definitions. We will do our best to help alleviate this condition.
Bike path:
A scenic obstacle course for basement dwellers.
Carbon footprint:
The image left behind by the jackboot of the Left on society’s neck.
Economy:
The place where medieval doctors and modern bureaucrats inject the needle, when it’s time to start bleeding the patient.
Fertile farmland:
A beautiful place to cover with Chinese solar panels and windmills.
Free market:
An endangered species.
Free lunch:
Ain’t no such thing.
Free fall:
Sure, but Winter’s gonna cost ya…
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