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Avoidable: What a bullfighter tries to do.

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Diplomacy: The ability to take something and make the other fellow believe he is giving it away.

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Adherent: A follower who has not yet obtained all that he expects to get.

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Death: Life’s way of telling you you’ve been fired.

Death Definitions Life

Skeptic: One who won’t take know for an answer.

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Tabloid: A screamlined newspaper.

Communication Definitions Reading/Writing

Diplomat: A person who can juggle a hot potato long enough for it to become a cold issue.

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Rugby: A game played by gentlemen with odd-shaped balls.

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Congratulation: The civility of envy.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Ventriloquist: A man who never speaks for himself.

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Woman: A creature whom God made beautiful that man might love her, and unreasonable that she might love man.

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Parking Space: An unoccupied place on the other side of the street.

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Etiquette: Learning to yawn with your mouth closed.

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Impotence: Nature’s way of saying “No Hard Feelings.”

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Current Events: Electric shocks.

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Sarcasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the recipient who doesn’t get it.

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Rational: Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Home: The place where you can scratch any place you itch.

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Gourmet: A food fetishist.

Cooking Definitions Food/Drink Occupations

Virus: A Latin medical term meaning, “Your guess is as good as mine.”

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