restraint a manifestly horrible impulse to think before you speak instead of really saying what's on your mind
Trial by Peers
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restraint a manifestly horrible impulse to think before you speak instead of really saying what's on your mind
Trial by Peers
Trial by Peers:- negative glances imposed by those who had been supportive and chummy moments earlier.
equalizer:-
A Smith and Wesson.
Didgeridoo
Didgeridoo Apparently this term came about through the inability of people to correctly pronounce "Did you do." Often screamed by irate parents at adolescent children, usually followed by some sort of crime being listed, and a punishment being formulated.
Passion
An adjective applied to certain fruit, once thought to have aphrodisiac properties.
Tram
Tram: A combination of a truck and a pram.
Homework
That which gets blown off desks by freak gusts of wind, gets eaten by the dog or magically disappears from inside a fastened school bag. Do not try and fool a teacher - he/she tried the same ploy long ago. This is known as survival of the fittest.
Pterodactyl
Pterodactyl - archaic form of mouthwash used by first humans.
Curlicue -
A device for playing Pool or Snooker shots round corners.
Wesleyan
A church devoted to one of Harry Potter's lackeys.
Landscaping
Landscaping: An endeavour which, when undertaken by Man in an attempt to modify the work of God (consider Capability Brown, Le Notre, Farrand), is considered an Artform. When undertaken by God in an attempt to modify the work of Man (consider Katrina, San Andreas, Vesuvius), it is considered a Disaster. Thus may we divine Man's opinion of the handiwork of God.
Breakfast
A repast which is enjoyed by two classes of people - those who eat muesli and yoghurt, and the more enlightened who enjoy bacon, egg, sausage, mushroom, fried potatoes, baked beans, toast, butter, marmalade and several cups of something hot and sweet. Note the use of the verb "enjoy".
constrict
constrict A technique used by wardens of prisons to weed out the extremely rowdy and dangerous prisoners by taking away such privileges as cigarettes and color TV.
Vanity
Vanity:- the thing that often walks with people who think they are beautiful and rich. Also, occasionally, a trait of dumb people.
Devil's Dictionary-
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth!
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