Cynical Definitions - L
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Lottery
The equivalent of betting that the next pope will be from Dingwall, or that the parrot in the pet-store window speaks Flemish. |
Lower Middle Class
Heaven for working-class folks who strive long and hard enough to purchase a small property, and hell for bright middle-class Baby Boomers who expected to coast through life on an arts degree and their own wits. |
Lowest Common Denominator
In an unravelling social fabric, the few shared strands that can still be yanked by mass-media exploiters: sex, greed, fear of old age and fear of its alternative. |
Loyalty
The noblest quality of a dog, a spouse, a friend, a ballplayer or an employee-company relationship. Nowadays the surest mark of a born patsy - including the dog, lately replaced as Britain's preferred pet by the ever-expedient cat. |
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