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The Oxford Dictionary's latest definition of the
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2 R/ K- C0 @+ l! A) W& u. g*Divorce:
m$ a- q1 |2 f h( G*Future tense of marriage*
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Cigarette:( ]6 h+ P4 e/ A9 c1 B. K
*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire
2 q3 N( W# A Z3 b' H7 J% W4 kat one end and a fool on the other. *
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/ g4 z( a2 {& y7 JLecture:
2 V- x( f$ i L7 p- h% U+ t* w*An art of transferring information from the) m V# p0 F9 b( o4 f0 Q
notes of the lecturer to the notes of the
7 t7 _0 P0 {" W) E) S: I1 ystudents without passing through the minds
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Compromise:& u; @7 ?- O z; I3 y
*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that U2 a9 T) G( s$ V- `6 R* T
everybody believes he got the biggest piece.*
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Tears:
* Z) i. N, n! p) S) E1 f8 R*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power) N" E) D% ^, s: R. t
is defeated by feminine water power.*( d/ C$ `1 d( w; d
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$ E$ i3 Q5 P6 _ i/ u*A place where success comes before work.*% I; Q' `5 s6 O* h) @$ n
' | @- a; s! i: f$ s5 SConference Room:
# h: y' k0 y! y$ K" [, S*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens' `4 W, [! R' L T$ O
and everybody disagrees later on.*
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O( r' s0 x. _. H* M3 yClassic:
0 v1 Y# d& L5 E0 c+ O% v' s# y* w*A book which people praise, but do not read.*5 S( y2 ]* I* | Y2 d
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Smile:
2 A! n# w% M' v*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*
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i- g+ N0 w% p; A/ z' U# Q2 v* TOffice:0 F1 R* F3 ?" A/ ~. r/ f4 V5 d2 |/ R
*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home/ r* Z4 Z. Z' @4 @
life.*
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$ t+ G# |8 D8 n6 k0 nYawn:# I6 w! Q7 p' S
*The only time some married men ever get to open their0 \ X, k9 R5 f, S, a8 D& {
mouth.* C9 g; H0 } a+ G9 C4 w9 D+ W$ Y
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Etc:7 G& p, i* C0 R& ~& Q) f( ^: ~
*A sign to make others believe that you know more than: c2 i! a3 z/ x: N! g: ^- y7 q5 ?
you actually do.*
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Committee:/ K. L3 ?" S" \
*Individuals who can do nothing individually and0 V X/ d! h( ]. U# \. h/ [
sit to decide that nothing can be done together.*
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; O& s7 i6 b7 R0 E* A( fExperience:
?$ i0 R# C* g. O% i& m*The name men give to their mistakes.*! ~9 l+ s, b Z1 m; X( a: ?
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Atom Bomb:
% y3 ?- t* e0 A1 o3 j*An invention to end all inventions.*' v/ r& M; r' {. u! m3 u
4 _% |9 j+ g/ Q: i: V5 N2 vPhilosopher:
4 P& o+ h7 k; g% S*A fool who torments himself during life, to be
% P- I0 ^! O9 {' i3 ~spoken of when dead.*
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* O0 l1 M! D/ F. }7 O# dDiplomat:* R8 z- _( R2 _' O3 |1 @6 W; w- o3 C
*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way9 z. u0 t f/ k! L9 X+ k
that you actually look forward to the trip.*4 u7 i7 ~. R/ H' |
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: E- J% c/ u8 _Opportunist:: p& F" W4 I) C! y
*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally) r; d& b( T% p. ~, ` S
falls into a river.*
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Optimist:' o% S0 S; O) p; {" V- F
*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in! H- G4 ?4 U2 X. G1 X1 e
midway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *, W& ]$ @; p$ w8 N7 b
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*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*
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Father:
. {$ \& a' T& j+ v4 _! G*A banker provided by nature.*; Y0 B; A% c S( n& J+ _6 I
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*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got4 P7 a; v: @3 G# g; G5 A
caught.*
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% c; d! B2 c% ~Politician:
% B! S# M! ?# ]( e*One who shakes your hand before elections and your- Z X4 V. C1 k @1 f) U0 z) B2 K0 X
confidence after.*: _% U8 ?4 H- ]' G) ^9 b1 {/ C2 k
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/ j, n; O% J! v3 X6 X* ?Doctor:
! K( {8 j5 ^( M# q7 Y) C. j4 V8 h( A! r*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills
4 N; y4 d m. \2 C; dyou with his bills.*" ^- W/ v0 n' \, M8 r5 p7 p5 B" n
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Boss:7 I" e6 p3 Y' y/ E4 ?. u
*Someone who is early when you are late and late
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