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A man with both feet planted firmly in the air.

(1882 – 1945) 32nd U.S. president
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Diet: A brief period of starvation followed by a gain of five pounds.

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Mason-Dixon Line: A geographical division between “you all” and “youse guys.”

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Discriminate: To note the particulars in which one person or thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Martyr: One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Caterpillar: An upholstered worm.

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Middle Age: That period when a man begins to shed his hair, his teeth, and his illusions.

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Chivalry: The attitude of a man toward somebody else’s wife.

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Zoo: A place devised for animals to study the habits of human beings.

(1863 – 1935) British-born American writer, artist & illustrator
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Nymphomania: A disease where the patient enjoys being bedridden.

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Inflation: When nobody has enough money because everybody has too much.

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Dieting: The penalty for exceeding the feed limit.

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Hanging: A suspended sentence.

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Absurdity: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Antipathy: The sentiment inspired by one’s friend’s friend.

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Hospital Bed: A parked taxi with the meter running.

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Gardening: Man’s effort to improve his lot.

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Autobiography: An I-witness account

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Vice: A function to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

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Cricket: A game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity.

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Innocent Bystander: A person so simple-minded he doesn’t know enough to get out of the way.

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