Subject: Definitions (Page 10)

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

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

District of Columbia: A territory bounded on all sides by the United States of America.

Matrimony: A knot tied by a preacher and untied by a lawyer.

Appendix: A portion of a book, for which nobody yet has discovered any use.

Tact: The knack of making a point without making an enemy.

Shin: A device for finding furniture in the dark.

Executive Shakeup: Title wave.

Budget: A method of worrying before you spend, instead of afterward.

Alimony: The high cost of leaving.

Petting: The study of anatomy in braille.

Connoisseur: One who attains an obsessive knowledge of wines, audio equipment, cats or French cheeses so as to confer a sense of inadequacy on those who would simply enjoy them.

Engagement: A period in which a girl is placed in solitaire confinement.

Loquacity: A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to talk.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Diplomat: Someone who can lose all the points and still win the game.

Houseplants: Vegetable companions.

Adolescence: The age between puberty and adultery.

Gold Digger: A girl who will date any man that can pass the asset test.

Glutton: A person who takes the piece of French pastry you wanted.

Faith: Not wanting to know what is true.

(1844 – 1900) German philosopher

Conservative: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Baby: Nine months interest on a small deposit.