"Offensive" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
In the law relating to nuisances and similar matters, this term means noxious, causing annoyance, discomfort, or painful or disagreeable sensations. See Rowland v. Miller (Super. N. Y.) 15 N. Y. Supp. 701; Moller v. Presbyterian Hospital, 65 App. Div. 134, 72 N. ¥. Supp. 483; Barrow v. Richard, 8 Paige (N. Y.) 360, 35 Am. Dec. 713. As occasionally used in crim-inal law and statutes, an “offensive weapon” is primarily oue meant and adapted for at-tack and the infliction of injury, but prac-tically the term includes anything that would come within the description of a “deadly" or “dangerous” weapon. See State v. Dineen, 10 Minn. 411 (Gil. 325); Rex v. Grice, 7 Car. & P. 803; Rex v. Noakes, 5 Car. & P. 326. In international law, an “of-fensive and defensive league" is one bind-ing the contracting powers not only to aid each other in case of aggression upon ei-ther of them by a third power, but also to support and aid each other ln active and ag-gressive measures against a power with which either of them may engage in war
Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment;
displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.
Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence,
used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war;
offensive weapons.
Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable;
revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds.
The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack;
aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to
defensive.
And no wonder; for the new technique of "subliminal projection," as it was called, was intimately associated with mass entertainment, and in the life of civilized human beings massed entertainment now plays a part comparable to that played in the Middle Ages be religion.
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A pious man who had reached the age of 105 suddenly stopped going to synagogue. Alarmed by the old fellow's absence after so many years of faithful attendance the Rabbi went to see him. He found him in excellent health, so the Rabbi asked, "How come after all these years we don't see you at services anymore?"The old man looked around and lowered his voice. "I'll tell you, Rabbi," he whispered. "When I got to be 90, I expected God to take me any day. But then I got to be 95, then 100, then 105. So I figured that God is very busy and must've forgotten about me, and I don't want to remind Him!"
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