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Quartet: Four men, all of whom think that the other three can’t sing.

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Gentleman: A man who remembers a woman’s birthday but forgets her age.

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Keepsake: Something given us by someone we’ve forgotten.

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Necking: A passion fancy.

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Perfume: Any smell that is used to drown a worse one.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
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Defame: To lie about another. To tell the truth about another.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Family Planning: Having all your children while their grandparents are still young enough to be babysitters.

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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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Communism: Liberation of the people from the burdens of liberty.

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Disinheritance: Heir cut.

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Neighbors: The only people who listen to both sides of an argument.

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Modesty: Being comfortable that others will soon discover your greatness.

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An allowance is what you pay your children to live with you.

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Repressed: Sitting on one’s inner demon to keep it decorously immobilized, as practiced by lifelong Presbyterians or anyone who attempts to exchange pleasantries with a tyrannical boss.

(1950 – ) American author, satirist, webmaster & copywriter
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Leftovers: Repast history.

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Insurance: A form of gambling in which we bet our chance of escaping disaster, and win only when we lose.

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Sleet: A slipcover.

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Fable: A story told by a teenager arriving home after curfew.

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Delegation: In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in sets.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Fiddlesticks: Violin bows.

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Yawn: It’s always dullest just before the yawn.

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