Homunculus
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| "Depite Skinner's claims to have deloused mankind, homunculi fling [[David Payne|Payne]] like a rag doll." | "Depite Skinner's claims to have deloused mankind, homunculi fling [[David Payne|Payne]] like a rag doll." | ||
| - | :-- ''A Snoutless Setter: Payne Has No Point'', Nick Hook, ed., ''The Whittier Globe'', Dec. 3, 1994. | + | : -- ''A Snoutless Setter: Payne Has No Point'', Nick Hook, ed., ''The Whittier Globe'', Dec. 3, 1994. |
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| - | *[[Vapor]] | + | * [[Blindingly Drunk]] |
| - | *[[Mitochondria]] | + | * [[Flambini Lamenti|Pope Pius VII]] |
| - | *[[God]] | + | * [[God]] |
| - | *[[Flambini Lamenti|Pope Pius VII]] | + | * [[Jack Parsons]] |
| - | *[[Blindingly Drunk]] | + | * [[Mitochondria]] |
| - | *[[Jack Parsons]] | + | * [[Vapor]] |
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homunculus n. 1. A controlling agent or meme, often diminutive in size or concept; the seed of a watermelon. 2. trad. A miniature human being residing in a sperm cell, which, when properly introduced to an egg, will develop into a full-sized person, a tiny golem, or an unseen master inhabiting a human host. 3. A profane creation which thwarts its intended purpose; an unwelcome visitor. 4. The bane of a poob.
Usage"Depite Skinner's claims to have deloused mankind, homunculi fling Payne like a rag doll."
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William Godwin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Godwin), Mary Shelly's father, was an avid collector of homunculi.
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