Subject: Definitions (Page 39)

Television: A means of getting a babysitter so Mom and Dad can get out to the movies.

Riot: A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Vuja de: The feeling you've never been here.

Pediatrician: Man of little patients.

Small Town: A place where everybody knows the troubles you’ve seen.

Insanity: Knowing that what you’re doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can’t stop it.

College: A fountain of knowledge where students gather to drink.

Woman: A creature who is either making a fool out of man, or making a man out of a fool.

Confidence: What you have before you understand the problem.

Redneck: Popular term for a rustic male, but rarely employed when addressing one in person.

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

Choir: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the Congregation to lip-sync.

Impregnable: A woman whose memory of labor is still vivid.

Igloo: An icicle built for two.

Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

Newlywed: What you and your spouse will officially be considered until your first anniversary, or until you go an entire week without sex (whichever comes first).

Traffic Light: A trick to get pedestrians halfway across the street safely.

Honest Politician: One who, when he is bought, will stay bought.

Harp: A piano in the nude.

Consultation: A medical term meaning “share the wealth.”

Cynic: A man who sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Detour: The roughest distance between two points.