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Government Deficit: The difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect.

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Artichoke: The only vegetable you have more of when you finish eating it, than you had when you started.

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Reducing: Wishful shrinking.

Appearance Body Definitions Wordplay

Underwater Swimmer: One who practices submersive activitites.

Activities Definitions

Monastery: Consecration camp.

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Donation: A country full of female deer.

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Baby: Morning caller, noonday crawler, midnight bawler.

Children Definitions Family

Looting: A public shopping spree generously sponsored by local merchants in the wake of a riot.

(1950 – ) American author, satirist, webmaster & copywriter
Crime Definitions

Longevity: Uncommon extension of the fear of death.

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

Whistle: Wind having a narrow escape.

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Ventriloquist: A man who never speaks for himself.

Communication Definitions Speech

Sinker: Lead weight attached to the end of a length of fishing line to facilitate the speedy disposal of unwanted lures.

Activities Definitions Things

Economist: A man who knows more about money than the people who have it.

Definitions Occupations People

Pocket Watch: A watch for people who don’t like having time on their hands.

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Middle age: When a woman’s hair starts turning from gray to black.

Age Appearance Definitions Hair

Recollect: To recall with additions something not previously known.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Definitions Memory

Oppose: To assist with obstructions and objections.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Definitions Language

Fashion: Something that goes out of style as soon as most people have one.

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Shakespeare: A man whose writings are so excellent it’s believed someone else must have written them.

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Newspaper: A publication that condemns gambling and promotes lottery numbers.

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Acrobat: The person who turns a flop into a success.

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