Classic deft definitions! - crisp and clear
I found this in my email sent by a friend. Mostly amusing; some thought provoking.
Ant: A busy insect that still finds time to go to picnics.
Adder: Mathematically inclined snake.
Atheism: Non-prophet organization.
Babies: Nature's way of showing people what the world looks like at 2 a.m.
Baby sitter: A teenager who must behave like an adult so that the adults who are out can behave like teenagers.
Buffet: A French word which means "Get up and get it yourself."
Charisma: That mysterious something that bald, dull billionaires have.
Comic books: The opera of the print media.
Drama: What literature does at night.
Ecstasy: Discovering a second layer of chocolates under the first.
Ego trip: Something that never gets you anywhere.
Emergency numbers: Police station, fire department, and places that deliver.
Eternity: The first 60 seconds of a blind date.
Etiquette: Learning to yawn with your mouth closed.
Fancy Restaurant: One that serves cold soup on purpose.
Fear: Excitement in need of an attitude adjustment.
Great economist: Someone who, tomorrow, is perfectly capable of explaining why what he forecasted yesterday didn't happen today.
Kissing: A means of getting two people so close together that they can't see anything wrong with each other.
Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.
Mobile phones: The only subject on which men boast about who's got the smallest.
Net worth: Fisherman's income.
Perfectionist: A person who takes great pains and gives them to others.
Pessimist: Someone who complains of the noise when opportunity knocks.
Poise: The ability to continue speaking fluently while the other fellow is picking up the cheque.
Quartet: Where all four think the other three can't sing.
Real Patriot: The fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.
Semiconductors: Part-time band leaders.
Slimming: Living beyond your seams.
Summer vacation: When parents suddenly realize that teachers are grossly underpaid.
Superstition: Dark side of wonder.
Tattoo: Permanent proof of temporary insanity.
Walking: A form of exercise that loses some appeal when it's done behind a lawn mower.
Workaholic: Someone whose favorite entertainment is Monday morning.
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Subtle and clever. Deft is a variant of daft. Enjoyed the share. ^_~