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Acquaintance: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Class Reunion: Where everyone gets together to see who is falling apart

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Mixed Company: What you are in when you think of a story you can’t tell there.

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Contract: An agreement to do something if nothing happens to prevent it.

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Propaganda: Baloney disguised as food for thought.

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Boundary: In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of the other.

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Marriage: A process of finding out what sort of guy your wife would have preferred.

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Good Advice: What a man gives when he gets too old to set a bad example.

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Antipathy: The sentiment inspired by one’s friend’s friend.

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Acoustic: An instrument used in shooting pool.

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Deluxe: Mediocre in a big way.

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

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An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.

(1895 – 1979) American archbishop of the Catholic Church
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American: One who gets mad when a foreigner curses the institutions he curses.

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Trojan Horse: A phony pony.

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Hors d'oeuvres: A sandwich cut into 20 pieces.

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Tips: Wages we pay other people’s help.

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World: A place that was built in six days – and looks it.

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Hospital: A place where people who are run down wind up..

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To be positive: To be mistaken at the top of one's voice.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Zigzag: The shortest distance between two drinks.

Alcohol Definitions Food/Drink