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Taxation: The process by which money is collected from the people to pay the salaries of the men who do the collecting.

Don't do the crime if you can't get out the kitchen.

What is the probability that something will happen according to the odds?

I’ll get it by hook or ladder.

Courage: Fear in action.

Keep your eyes pierced, it's got to be around here somewhere.

Diplomacy: The art of letting someone else have your own way.

Geologist: Fault finder.

Flirt: A girl who got the boy you wanted.

He is not the sharpest cookie in the jar.

Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

“Don’t give me the gears!” said Tom automatically.

Let’s start at square zero.

Tolerance: That uncomfortable feeling that the other fellow might be right after all.

Class Reunion: Where everyone gets together to see who is falling apart

He is so ugly… when he walks into the bank they turn off the cameras.

“This tooth extraction could take for ever,” said Tom with infinite wisdom.

Kin: An affliction of the blood.

“You dance just like Fred Astaire,” she said gingerly.

Zircon: A diamond falsie.

Childish Games: Those at which your wife beats you.