Subject: Definitions (Page 33)

Average Man: A person who doesn’t want much, and usually gets a little less than that.

Handicap: An allocation of strokes on one or more holes that permits two golfers of very different ability to do equally poorly on the same course.

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

Ambition: Goaled rush.

Sympathizer: A fellow that’s for you as long as it doesn’t cost anything.

Sociology: Journalism without news.

Recursion: If you still don't get it, See: Recursion.

Unwed Mother: One who helps perpetuate the genes of an unwed father, without the latter’s talent for becoming invisible at will.

No Exit: A sign indicating the most convenient way out of a building.

Fiber: Edible wood-pulp said to aid digestion and prolong life, so that we might enjoy another six or eight years in which to consume wood-pulp.

(1950 – ) American author, satirist, webmaster & copywriter

Two-minute warning: When your baby’s face turns red and she begins to make those familiar grunting noises.

Dictator: One who thinks he can take it – no matter to whom it belongs.

Golf: A long walk broken up by disappointment and bad arithmetic.

Twins: Infant replay.

Longevity: Uncommon extension of the fear of death.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Bureaucracy: A system that enables ten men to do the work of one.

Credit: A commodity that becomes better the less it is used.

Memorial Service: A farewell party for someone who has already left.

Vasectomy: Spoil the rod… spare the child.

Bore: A person who takes his time taking your time.

Communist: A guy who borrows your pot to cook your goose.