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Examples
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At 3:00 minutes in, Steve is called "Absurd" and "living in the land of the lazy" and is called out for being a political hack.
Crooks and Liars John Amato 2011
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And words whereby we conceive nothing but the sound, are those we call Absurd, insignificant, and Non-sense.
Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 1633
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Song that makes you want to dance: "Absurd" - Fluke (Jessica Alba's strip-dance song in Sin City, FYI)
I really like the Lord of the Rings movies. intertribal 2009
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File this under "Absurd" - The Austrian Economists
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As it happens, I have no doubts about Cleaver's sincerity in this case; this political ignoramus and half-baked Theoretician of the Absurd has been a disaster for the Panthers just as he was a disaster for the Peace and Freedom Party, which he knifed in the back after being named its presidential candidate.
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"Obama: Ferraro Claim 'Absurd'" (Josh Drobnyk and John McCormick, Chicago Tribune) The latest primary scandal ensares Geraldine Ferraro, fundraiser for the Clinton campaign, who mentioned race and Obama in the same sentence.
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"Absurd," cries the sparrow, and off he flies in disgust.
Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young Various
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"Absurd," agreed Mr. Carrington, helping himself to cake.
Simon 1907
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"Absurd," she murmured, and inclined her head towards the billiard-table.
A Prince of Sinners 1906
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"Absurd," he repeated for the fourth time, and tossed his cigarette into the open fireplace.
Lorraine A romance 1899
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