Tuesday, July 24, 2007
New Descriptions in Oxford Dictionary
Atom Bomb: An invention to end all inventions.
Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early
Cigarette: A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end and a fool on the other
Classic: A book which people praise, but do not read
Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together
Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece
Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on
Criminal: A guy no different from the rest....except that he got caught
Diplomat: A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip
Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills
Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do
Experience: The name men give to their mistakes
Father: A banker provided by nature.
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
Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
Philosopher: A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead
Politician: One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after
Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight
Yawn: The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.
Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early
Cigarette: A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end and a fool on the other
Classic: A book which people praise, but do not read
Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together
Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece
Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on
Criminal: A guy no different from the rest....except that he got caught
Diplomat: A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip
Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills
Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do
Experience: The name men give to their mistakes
Father: A banker provided by nature.
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
Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
Philosopher: A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead
Politician: One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after
Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight
Yawn: The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.
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