Subject: Definitions (Page 75)

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Tricycle: A tot rod.

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Juvenile Delinquents: Other people’s children.

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Spinster: A lady in waiting.

Definitions People Women

Cookie: A standard method for converting sugar, floor, and butter into body fat.

Definitions Food/Drink

Heredity: What a man believes in until his son begins to behave like a delinquent.

Definitions Family

Buffet: A French word that means “get up and get it yourself.”

American humorist & public speaker
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Beauty: The power with which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.

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Discretion: When you are sure you are right and then ask your wife.

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Judge: A lawyer who once knew a politician.

Definitions Government Law

Americans: People with more time-saving devices and less time than any other people in the world.

Definitions People

Bargain: Something you can’t use, at a price you can’t resist.

Activities Definitions Shopping

Good Neighbor: A fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn’t climb it.

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Scotsman: A man who, before sending his pajamas to the laundry, stuffs a sock in each pocket.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

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Philosophy: A study which enables man to be unhappy more intelligently.

Definitions Happiness Intelligence

I.O.U.: A type of paper wait.

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Conference: An organized way of postponing a decision.

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Family Planning: Having all your children while their grandparents are still young enough to be babysitters.

Children Definitions Family

Bikini: Baiting Suit.

Clothing Definitions

Discriminate: To note the particulars in which one person or thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Definitions Language People

Percussive Maintenance: Striking a recalcitrant piece of electronic hardware in order to facilitate a successful reboot, and repeating as necessary.

Definitions Failure Problems Things