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BALOGNA-SAUSAGE, n. A dead dog that is better than a living lion, but not to eat.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Bologna-sausage,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-05-14)

BALOGNA-SAUSAGE, n. A dead dog that is better than a living lion, but not to eat. Not collected in later books. A play on Ecclesiastes 9:4.

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