Saturday, April 30, 2005
The Oxford Dictionary's latest definition of the following words:
1. Cigarette : A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool on the other
2. Lecture : An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through the minds of either
3. Conference : The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present
4. Compromise : The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.
5. Conference Room : A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.
6. Classic : A book which people praise, but do not read.
7. Etc. : A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.
8. Committee : Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
9. Experience : The name men give to their mistakes.
10. Atom Bomb : An invention to end all inventions.
11. Philosopher : A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead.
12. Diplomat : A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
13. Father : A banker provided by nature.
14. Boss : Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.
15. Doctor : A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills.
♥ a flower bloomed
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