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Quagmire: Any situation more easily entered into than exited from; e.g., a guerrilla war, a bad marriage or a conversation with an insurance salesman.

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

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Compromise: An amiable arrangement between husband and wife whereby they agree to let her have her own way.

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Prophylactic: A rubber check.

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Archive: Where the two bees stayed after Noah brought them aboard.

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Banker: A pawn broker with a manicure.

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Acorn: An oak in a nutshell.

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Amateur: A person too stupid to profit from the talent they possess.

British writer, cartoonist, poet & performer
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Gardening: Man’s effort to improve his lot.

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Epitaph: An inscription which hopes that virtues acquired by death will have a retroactive effect.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Four-wheel Drive: Getting stuck in more inaccessible places.

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Adage: To become older.

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Filing Cabinet: A place where you lose things alphabetically.

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Multitasking: Messing up several chores at the same time.

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Yearbook: A book of pictures that get nerdier with time.

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Sales Resistance: The triumph of mind over patter.

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Creditor: A man who has a better memory than a debtor.

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Horse: An oatsmobile.

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Bra: Decoration draped by your wife over the shower curtain rod in the bathroom.

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Self-esteem: An erroneous appraisement.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Bum: A man-about-town.

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