Subject: Definitions (Page 26)

Accrue: People who work on a ship.

Paunch: A bulging trunk.

Doubles: Tennis game played by athletic couples who wish to burn a few calories while arguing.

Debt: A trap which a man sets and baits himself, and then deliberately gets into.

April 1: The day we are reminded of what we are the other 364.

Communist: A fellow who will gladly divide his hunger and thirst with you if you’ll divide your beer and salami with him.

Thrift: Common sense applied to spending.

Roulette: A wheel that seldom takes a turn for the bettor.

Deterrence: The art of producing, in the mind of the enemy, the fear to attack.

Vaccination: An ouch of prevention.

Consciousness: The annoying time between naps.

Acrimony: The holy state of being married.

Life: A breathing spell.

Refinement: The ability to yawn without opening your mouth.

Good Neighbor: A fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn’t climb it.

Fiddlesticks: Violin bows.

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

Y Chromosome: The cause of virility, war, baldness, hockey, sex crimes, clever inventions and a disinclination to ask for directions when lost.

Family Swimming Pool: A small body of water completely surrounded by other people’s children.

Cardiology: The study of poker playing.

Apparently: As either mother or father would do it.