bureaucracy

(thing) by Tony Tastey (5.8 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 8:56:55

A collection of meaningless rules, forms, red tape, and office workers. Best envisioned as a squid where each tentacle has its own goals, most of which either duplicate, or run completely contrary to, the goals of most of the other tentacles. Exemplified by the well-molassessed machinery known as Boston "the first two letters in bureaucracy are BU" University.

(thing) by Antipodean Straggler (8.5 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 8:56:55

Also a rather groovy Infocom text adventure game by Douglas Adams. The aim of the game was to get the post office to acknowledge your change-of-address.

(thing) by thecarp (1.1 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Tue Aug 15 2000 at 3:08:24

The 4th seasons of the Discordian Calender. It is named after the current state of human affairs, as is laid out by Discordian belief.

The 5 states in the cycle of the world are: Chaos, Discord, Confusion, bureaucracy, and Aftermath. The 5 discordian seasons are named after these stages of society.

The Patron Apostle of this month is Zarathud. The Holiday is, as always, on the 5th day of the season, and is called Zaraday.

The season of bureaucracy begins on the standard day of August 8th and ends on October 19th. The 50th day is the seasonal holiday and is called Bureflux.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:16:57

Bu*reau"cra*cy (?), n. [Bureau + Gr. to be strong, to govern, strength: cf. F. bureaucratie.]

A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system.

Government officials, collectively.

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Infocom	red tape	In case of rapture, this vehicle will be unmanned	Female ejaculation
Douglas Adams	There are more Chinese restaurants in Toronto than in Shanghai	Bureaucrat	hierarchal power structure
Gilhooley's First Fundamental Finding	bureaupathology	Post Office	health department
sepulchral plaint	I find the idea of political parties in a democracy objectionable	Discordian calendar	text adventure
Wasta	Scanners Live in Vain	Apostle Zarathud	Georgia Quality Core Curriculum
Cadillac Desert	squid	September 27, 2001	Dragon

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