Subject: Definitions (Page 44)

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Parking Space: An unoccupied place on the other side of the street.

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Flood: A river too big for its bridges.

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Nepotism: A form of favoritism – relatively speaking.

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Foreign Aid: The transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

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Insomnia: contagious disease often transmitted from babies to parents.

Activities Definitions Sleep

Puritan: A person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things.

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Fishing: A jerk at one end of the line waiting for a jerk at the other end.

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Camp: A place in the country where a mother sends her children for her vacation.

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Ability: What you have to get by on if you don’t kiss-up to the boss.

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Atrophy: An award given to those who do not exercise.

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Year: The exact length of time that will pass from the day you get married to the day you forget your first anniversary.

Definitions Marriage Time

Miser: A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.

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Major: Area of study that no longer interests you.

Definitions Education Learning

Parents: The one thing children wear out faster than shoes.

Definitions Family Parents

Baby: Nine months interest on a small deposit.

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Luck: An explanation for the other fellows’ success.

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District of Columbia: A territory bounded on all sides by the United States of America.

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Tact: The art of knowing how far one may go too far.

Communication Definitions

Toupée: Top secret.

Appearance Definitions Hair

After-Dinner Speaker: A fellow who rises to the occasion – and then stands too long.

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Dermatologist: Person who makes rash judgments.

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