Subject: Definitions (Page 16)

Congress: A place where there are too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen – and not enough U.S. Congressmen.

Yacht: A floating debt.

Liberal: A man with his mind open at both ends.

Kilt: A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Selfishness: Annoying quality of someone who has what I want, but is not prepared to give it to me.

English Channel: The BBC.

Good Advice: What a man gives when he gets too old to set a bad example.

Insomnia: The inability to sleep even when it’s time to get up.

Abscond: To move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another.

Foosball: A combination of soccer and shish kabobs.

Campers: Nature’s way of feeding mosquitoes.

Hors d'oeuvres: A sandwich cut into 20 pieces.

Earthquake: A topographical error.

Limit: Maximum number of a particular fish that an angler can take in a day. This number varies from place to place and species to species, but it is a largely theoretical restriction with little practical application.

Entrepreneur: What you’re called when you don’t have a job.

Trombones: Bones in an orchestra.

Aussie Kiss: Similar to a French Kiss, but given down under.

Aborigines: Persons of little worth found cumbering the soil of a newly discovered country.

Fettuccine Alfredo: Macaroni and cheese for adults.

Diaphragm: A muscular partition separating disorders of the chest from disorders of the bowels.

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.