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Fiddler: A violinist before he becomes the virtuoso.

Definitions Entertainment Music

Absolute Pitch: Completely dark.

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

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Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act.

(1877 – 1947) British diarist & critic
Acting Definitions Entertainment Occupations

Satan: The scarecrow in the religious cornfield.

Beliefs Definitions Religion

Bum: A man-about-town.

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Diplomat: A person who thinks twice before saying nothing.

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Bogey: The number of strokes needed to finish a hole by a golfer of average skill and above-average honesty.

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Sense Of Humor: Being able to laugh at your friends’ misfortunes.

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Middle Age: When your age starts to show around your middle the art of raising eyebrows instead of the roof. 

Age Definitions

History: The version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

Definitions History Time

Chauffeur: A man who is smart enough to operate an automobile, but clever enough not to own one.

Autos Definitions Things

Childhood: The rapidly shrinking interval between infancy and first arrest on a drug or weapons charge.

(1950 – ) American author, satirist, webmaster & copywriter
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Philosophy: Common sense in a dress suit.

Definitions Intelligence Wisdom

Marital Freedom: The liberty that allows a husband to do exactly that which his wife pleases.

Definitions Marriage

Efficiency Expert: A man smart enough to tell you how to run your business and too smart to start his own.

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Birthday: Anniversary of one’s birth, observed only by men and children.

Age Definitions

Secret: What we tell everybody to tell nobody.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Rattlesnake: Tattle tail.

Animals Definitions Wordplay

Gossip: Something negative that is developed and then enlarged.

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Winter: The time of year when it gets later earlier.

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