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Highbrow: One whose learning has outstripped his intelligence.

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Tact: The art of saying nothing when there is nothing to say. 

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Old Age: When you find yourself using one bend-over to pick up two things.

Age Definitions Old

Adolescence: That period when children feel their parents should be told the facts of life.

Age Definitions

Wrinkles: Something other people have… you have character lines.

Appearance Body Definitions

Argument: A discussion that occurs when you’re right, but the other person hasn’t realized it yet.

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Rejoinder: Married his ex.

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Alimony: Bounty after the mutiny.

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Dumbwaiter: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert.

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Mausoleum: The final and funniest folly of the rich.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Death Definitions Language Money Wealth

Madam: Someone for whom the belles toil.

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Homosexual: A man’s man.

Definitions Men

Democracy: A state of mind in which every man is as good as every other man, provided he really is.

Definitions Democracy Government

Oar: Clumsy wooden implement used to moisten boat occupants.

Definitions Things

Friends: There are two kinds of friends – those who are around when you need them, and those who are around when they need you.

Definitions Friends People

Life: Coming into the world wit nothing, leaving with nothing and, in between, giving everything to the IRS.

Definitions Life Taxes

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

(1895 – 1979) American archbishop of the Catholic Church
Beliefs Definitions Religion

Righteous Indignation: Your own wrath, as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others.

Anger Definitions Emotions

Plagiarize: To take the thought or style of another writer whom one has never, never read.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Definitions Language Reading/Writing

Drama Critic: A person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.

Definitions Occupations Reviews/Criticism

Vacuum Cleaner: A sonic broom.

Definitions Things