[These are attributed to Paul Ogden in redefining words]
Adult, n., a person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing
in the middle.
Beauty Parlor, n., a place where women curl up and dye.
Cannibal, n., someone who is fed up with people.
Chicken, n., the only animal we eat before it is born and after it is dead.
Committee, n., a body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.
Dust, n., mud with the juice squeezed out.
Egotist, n., someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.
Handkerchief, n., cold storage.
Inflation, n., cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
Mosquito, n., an insect that makes you like flies better.
Secret, n., something you tell to one person at a time.
Skeleton, n., a collection of bones with the person scraped off.
Toothache, n., the pain that drives you to extraction.
Tomorrow, n., one of the greatest labor saving devices of today.
Yawn, n, an honest opinion openly expressed.
Wrinkle, n., something other people have; I have character lines.
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Dr Bob Griffin, www.grif.net
1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given