Subject: Definitions (Page 62)

Violinist: A high-strung musician.

Smuggler: One who neglects his duty to his country.

Tomorrow: What always comes but never arrives.

Memorial Service: A farewell party for someone who has already left.

Whoa!: A brake for horses.

Tattoo: Permanent proof of temporary insanity.

Teenagers: People who express a burning drive to be different by dressing alike.

Punctuality: Waiting around for other people.

Miser: A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.

Spilt Milk: Udder waste.

Vaccination: An ouch of prevention.

Grandparents: The people who think your children are wonderful even though they’re sure you’re not raising them right.

Twins: Infant replay.

Good Neighbor: One who makes his noise at the same time you make yours.

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

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

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

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Small Town: Where everybody knows what everybody else is doing, and all buy the weekly newspaper to see how much the editor dares to print.

Geologist: Fault finder.

Market Correction: The day after you buy stocks.

Teenagers: People who get hungry again before the dishes are even washed.