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American Way: Using instant coffee to dawdle away an hour.

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Telephone: An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Chic: Considered smart without the deadening implication of intelligence.

(1950 – ) American author, satirist, webmaster & copywriter
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Star: A performer who makes more than his or her agent.

(1950 – ) American author, satirist, webmaster & copywriter
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Dictator: One who thinks he can take it – no matter to whom it belongs.

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Lawyer: Men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers.

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Awe: Wow of silence.

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Definition: A statement intended to put a word in its place.

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Regret: Insight that comes a day too late.

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Desk: A dangerous place from which to view the world.

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Outdo: To make an enemy.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Detour: The roughest distance between two points.

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University: A college with a stadium seating more than sixty thousand.

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Connoisseur: One who attains an obsessive knowledge of wines, audio equipment, cats or French cheeses so as to confer a sense of inadequacy on those who would simply enjoy them.

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Poor man: One feels genuinely sorry for him.

British writer, cartoonist, poet & performer
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Adolescence: The age between puberty and adultery.

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Epitaph: A belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been permanently discontinued.

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Strapless Gown: A compromise between the law of decency and the law of gravity.

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Lecher: A stud with liver spots.

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Civilization: A process whereby one generation finds the questions to the previous generation’s answers.

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

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