Subject: Definitions (Page 22)

Diaper: A changeable seat cover.

Middle age is when you go to bed at night and hope you feel better in the morning; old age is when you go to bed at night and hope you wake up in the morning.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Derange: Where de buffalo roam.

Blurt: To speak the truth.

Venereal Disease: Germs of endearment.

Birth: The first and dirtiest of all disasters. 

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Whoa!: A brake for horses.

Parenthood: Feeding the mouth that bites you.

Egotist: A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

The best definition of an honest politician is one who… when he is bought, stays bought.

(1927 – 2004) American comedian & actor

Absentee: A missing golfing peg.

Bargain Hunter: One who is often led astray by false profits.

Hot Dog: The only animal that feeds the hand that bites it.

Delegate-At-Large: A man at a convention whose wife didn’t accompany him.

Diplomat: A fellow who prefers ironing out his differences to flattening his opponent.

Sound Sleeper: Someone who snores.

Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one’s country.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Tolerance: That uncomfortable feeling that the other fellow might be right after all.

Communist: One who has yearnings for equal division of unequal earnings.

Small Town: A place where everybody knows the troubles you’ve seen.

Bulletin: Your receipt for attending church services.