orth 发表于 2007-8-6 16:49

Subject: The Oxford Dictionary's latest definition

The Oxford Dictionary's latest definition of the
following words.


*Divorce:
*Future tense of marriage*

Cigarette:
*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire
at one end and a fool on the other. *

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.*

Compromise:
*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that
everybody believes he got the biggest piece.*

Tears:
*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power
is defeated by feminine water power.*


Dictionary:
*A place where success comes before work.*

Conference Room:
*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens
and everybody disagrees later on.*


Classic:
*A book which people praise, but do not read.*

Smile:
*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*


Office:
*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home
life.*

Yawn:
*The only time some married men ever get to open their
mouth.*


Etc:
*A sign to make others believe that you know more than
you actually do.*


Committee:
*Individuals who can do nothing individually and
sit to decide that nothing can be done together.*

Experience:
*The name men give to their mistakes.*


Atom Bomb:
*An invention to end all inventions.*

Philosopher:
*A fool who torments himself during life, to be
spoken of when dead.*


Diplomat:
*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way
that you actually look forward to the trip.*


Opportunist:
*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally
falls into a river.*

Optimist:
*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in
midway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *


Miser:
*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*

Father:
*A banker provided by nature.*


Criminal:
*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got
caught.*

Politician:
*One who shakes your hand before elections and your
confidence after.*


Doctor:
*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills
you with his bills.*

Boss:
*Someone who is early when you are late and late
when you are early.*

samsammi 发表于 2007-8-7 12:44

$送花$ $送花$ $送花$

Arterix 发表于 2007-9-21 23:54

ROTFL!!!!
I love it, the English humour!
So black!

吉粒粒 发表于 2007-9-24 17:12

:D :D $支持$ $送花$
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