Subject: Definitions (Page 8)

Fiddlesticks: Violin bows.

Bus Driver: A person who tells people where to get off.

Cloud: What’s in front of every silver lining.

No Exit: A sign indicating the most convenient way out of a building.

Regret: Insight that comes a day too late.

Florida: God's waiting room.

Take: To acquire, frequently by force but preferably by stealth.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

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

Banker: A pawn broker with a manicure.

Oaf: An old fashioned jerk.

Conservative: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Fiber: Edible wood-pulp said to aid digestion and prolong life, so that we might enjoy another six or eight years in which to consume wood-pulp.

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

Family Planning: The art of spacing your children the proper distance apart to keep you on the edge of financial disaster.

Professor: A person whose job is to tell students how to solve the problems of life he avoided by becoming a professor.

Kill: To create a vacancy without nominating a successor.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Executive: A man who talks to visitors so the other employees can get their work done.

Sewing Circle: A group of women who needle each other.

Psychology: The science that tells you what you already know in words you can’t understand.

Accomplice: One who lacks brains as well as honesty.

Atrophy: An award given to those who do not exercise.

Freudian Slip: Foot-in-mouth disease.