Subject: Definitions (Page 54)

Doctor: A guy who tells you if you don’t cut out something he’ll cut something out of you.

Creditor: A man who has a better memory than a debtor.

Doorman: A genius who can open the door of your car with one hand, help you in with the other, and still have one left for the tip.

Humility: The ability to act ashamed when you tell people how wonderful you are.

Apple: Nutritious lunchtime dessert which children will trade for cupcakes.

Orthodox: Bone doctors.

Optometrist: A person you have to see.

Wig: A convertible top.

Consumer: One who delights advertisers by acquiring unnecessary products.

Violinist: A high-strung musician.

Childish Games: Those at which your wife beats you.

Admiration: Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Bum: A man-about-town.

Sidesaddle: How men, rather than women, would ride in a truly logical world.

Dawn: 1. The time when men of reason go to bed. 2. When the sun first shines on your hangover.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Armor: The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.

Anoint: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.

Sewing Circle: Where friendship hangs by a thread.

Marriage: The difference between painting the town and painting the back porch.

Cleopatra: Queen of denial.

Post Operative: Letter carrier