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Jai Ganesh

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Deft Definitions

Ant : A busy insect that still finds time to go to picnics.

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."

Drama : What literature does at night.

Ecstasy : Discovering a second layer of chocolates under the first.

Etiquette : Learning to yawn with your mouth closed.

Net worth : Fisherman's income.

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 check.

Semiconductors : Part-time band leaders.

Summer vacation : When parents suddenly realize that teachers are grossly underpaid.

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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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

Agnishom

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Re: Deft Definitions

nice jokes, ganesh

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'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
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Jai Ganesh

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Re: Deft Definitions

Thanks, Agnishom. I am sorry I was unable to comment earlier.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,406

Re: Deft Definitions

Deft Definitions

(Some more)

Adder : Mathematically inclined snake.

Babies : Nature's way of showing people what the world looks like at 2 a.m.

Comic books : The opera of the print media.

Drama : What literature does at night.

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.

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 forecast yesterday didn't happen today.

Perfectionist : A person who takes great pains and gives them to others.

Slimming : Living beyond your seams.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.