OYSTER, n. A slimy, gobby shellfish which civilization gives men the hardihood to eat without removing its entrails The shells are sometimes given to the poor. (Ambrose Bierce)

OYSTER, n. A slimy, gobby shellfish which civilization gives men the hardihood to eat without removing its entrails The shells are sometimes given to the poor.

Ambrose Bierce

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