Subject: Definitions (Page 4)

Internship: A sleepless ordeal imposed on young M.D.’s for the purpose of weeding out the weak and infirm among them, and eroding the health of the survivors sufficiently to ensure better empathy in the years to come.

Home: A place where man goes to raise a fuss because something went wrong at the office.

April 1: The day we are reminded of what we are the other 364.

Mugger: A benevolent citizen of the streets who frequently spares the lives of total strangers in exchange for any cash and valuables in their possession.

Alliance: In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other’s pockets that hey cannot separately plunder a third.

Makeup: Lipstick, eyeliner, blush which ironically makes Mom look better while making her young daughter look “like a tramp.”

Tricycle: A tot rod.

Bimbo: Any woman to whom you pay a compliment, while in the company of your wife.

Graffiti: Urban scrawl.

Chic: Considered smart without the deadening implication of intelligence.

(1950 – ) American author, satirist, webmaster & copywriter

Self-evident: Evident to one's self and to nobody else.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Doorman: A genius who can open the door of your car with one hand, help you in with the other, and still have one left for the tip.

Underwear: An article of clothing which, when kept clean, ensures the wearer will never have an accident.

Friend: Someone who thinks you’re a good egg even though you’re slightly cracked.

Centaur: A man with a horse where his pants ought to be.

Fishing: A venerable contest in which modern man pits his intelligence and technology against the native wit of primitive aquatic vertebrates, and generally finishes second.

Post Office: U.S. Snail.

Domestic Harmony: Music produced only if the husband plays second fiddle.

Judge: A lawyer who once knew a politician.

Twilight: All the difference between day and night.

Darling: The popular form of address used in speaking to a member of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment remember.

(1863 – 1935) British-born American writer, artist & illustrator